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Jeff Ulbrich: Garrett Wilson’s second TD rivaled Odell Beckham’s catch
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Jeff Ulbrich: Garrett Wilson’s second TD rivaled Odell Beckham’s catch

Two different Jets teams showed up Thursday night. In the first half, the team looked a lot like the version that had lost five times in a row. The team in the second half looked like the version the Jets were supposed to be.

Receiver Garrett Wilson provided the surge, thanks to a one-handed touchdown catch that was initially ruled out of bounds. The Jets challenged and the call was overturned. It gave New York their first lead of the game, 14-10.

Interim coach Jeff Ulbrich decided to challenge the play, partly because of the special nature of the reception.

“I was talking to the referee when they reviewed it,” Ulbrich told reporters. ‘I’m like, ‘Just for posterity’s sake, you should say it’s in there. That’s how it goes down in history.’ I mean, it would match Odell’s (Beckham) catch. It was great. . . .

“It was close enough to definitely be a challenge. Fortunately, they got it right.”

The change for the Jets came after an ugly first half in which fans chanted “Sell the team.”

So what happened during halftime?

“It was a collective deal,” Ulbrich said. “They were players and coaches. We have all spoken. . . . We came out and played Jets football in the second half.”

Wilson’s efforts helped, as did quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who threw a pair of touchdowns to Wilson and the clincher to Davante Adams.

The win moves the Jets to 3-6. They still have a deep hole to dig out of, but the hole is not as deep as it would have been if they had continued to play in the second half as they did in the first.