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During a defensive struggle on Sunday, the Broncos clinched a 13-11 victory over the winless New York Jets. Quarterback Bo Nix threw an early scoring strike and specialist Wil Lutz kicked the game-winning decisive three-pointer to secure the ugly win.

Dominant Display Seals Contest

Despite registering nine sacks versus Jets quarterback Justin Fields, the Broncos were behind 11-10 following giving up a safety in the second half. Remarkably, the Jets managed a mere 82 offensive yards throughout the entire game.

The Denver quarterback, who went 19 of 30 attempts for 174 yards, engineered a decisive 12-play, 65-yard possession that ended with Lutz's 27-yard kick with approximately five minutes remaining.

Historic Difficulties for Jets Offense

Despite their dismal performance, the Jets maintained the ball with a opportunity to score a potential winning score. However Fields was sacked on fourth-and-eight from the Denver 44 when coach Aaron Glenn chose to attempt the conversion instead of calling on kicker Nick Folk for a difficult field-goal attempt.

Fields had difficulties throughout, connecting on just 9 of 17 attempts for 45 yards. New York finished with minus-10 net yards passing, the fewest in any contest since 1998.

"The aerial attack was non-existent," the coach stated after the contest.

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