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During a defensive struggle on Sunday, the Broncos clinched a close victory over the winless New York Jets. Quarterback Bo Nix connected on a first-quarter touchdown pass and specialist Wil Lutz provided the game-winning decisive three-pointer to seal the ugly win.

Defensive Display Wins Contest

Despite recording nine sacks against Jets QB Justin Fields, the Broncos were behind 11-10 after giving up a two-point play in the second half. Remarkably, the Jets could only produce just 82 total net yards throughout the contest.

Nix, who completed 19 of 30 passes for 174 yards, engineered a critical 12-play, 65-yard drive that culminated in Lutz's 27-yard field goal with approximately five minutes remaining.

Historic Difficulties for Jets Attack

Despite their dismal offensive display, the Jets maintained the ball with a opportunity to score a potential victory. However Fields was tackled on fourth-and-eight from the Denver 44 when head coach Aaron Glenn chose to attempt the conversion rather than sending out specialist Nick Folk for a difficult field-goal attempt.

Fields struggled all game, connecting on just 9 of 17 passes for 45 yards. New York ended up with minus-10 passing yards, the lowest in any game since 1998.

"Our passing game was non-existent," Glenn stated after the game.

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