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During a defensive struggle on Sunday, the Broncos managed to secure a 13-11 victory over the struggling New York Jets. Quarterback Bo Nix connected on a first-quarter touchdown pass and specialist Wil Lutz provided the game-winning go-ahead field goal to secure the ugly win.

Defensive Display Wins Contest

Despite registering nine sacks versus Jets QB Justin Fields, the Broncos found themselves trailing 11-10 after giving up a safety in the third quarter. Interestingly, the Jets managed just 82 offensive yards during the entire game.

Nix, who went 19 of 30 passes for 174 yards, led a critical 12-play, 65-yard drive that ended with Lutz's short kick with just over five minutes left.

Historic Difficulties for Jets Attack

In spite of their dismal offensive display, the Jets maintained the ball with a opportunity to score a possible winning score. But Fields was tackled on fourth-and-eight from the Denver 44 when coach Aaron Glenn chose to attempt the conversion instead of sending out specialist Nick Folk for a difficult field-goal attempt.

Fields had difficulties throughout, completing just 9 of 17 attempts for 45 yards. The Jets finished with negative ten passing yards, the lowest in any contest since 1998.

"The aerial attack was completely absent," the coach commented following the game.

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