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New York Jets Sunday began with a horrible loss, as legendary center Nick Mangold passed away after a long battle with kidney disease.
But his former team honored him in the greatest way with a miraculous comeback for their first victory of the season in a 39-38 thriller over the Cincinnati Bengals.
Justin Fields and the Jets offense scored 23 points in the fourth quarter to upset Joe Flacco and the Bengals as they moved to 1-7 on the season. Meanwhile, Cincinnati’s momentum stalled after a big win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. They are now 3-5 on the season.
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Justin Fields of the New York Jets carries the ball for a two-point conversion against the Cincinnati Bengals during the fourth quarter of the game at Paycor Stadium on October 26, 2025 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Justin Casterline/Getty Images)
The fourth quarter began with a 31-16 Bengals lead, as Flacco picked up where he left off in that Steelers game and continued to put the Bengals in position to score touchdowns. But Fields, who came into this game with a lot of scrutiny for his play this season, continued to move the ball and stay in the game.
Then in the fourth running back Breece Hall, who had 133 yards on 18 carries and two touchdowns, burst for 35 yards to set up in the red zone. A few plays later he reached the end zone and instead of going for the extra point, the Jets went for two points with Fields breaking down the plain.
With the game 31-24 in Cincinnati’s favor, the Bengals’ running game responded with Chase Brown and Samaje Perine leading the ensuing drive that ended with the former scoring his second touchdown of the game.
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But once again, the Jets came back, as Hall’s second touchdown of the quarter was a 27-yard run where he avoided multiple tacklers, stayed in bounds and found the colored paint. The Jets made it two for the second consecutive drive, and this was the crucial one when Isaiah Davis caught the pass and broke the goal line after review to make the score 36-32.
Breece Hall of the New York Jets scores a touchdown against the Cincinnati Bengals during the fourth quarter of the game at Paycor Stadium on October 26, 2025 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
Still, the Jets defense needed to stop him because Flacco continued to dissect them to that point. Mission accomplished, as Will McDonald IV secured the Jets’ first sack of the game on third-and-10, forcing a punt.
The Jets took the lead, running nine plays in which Hall threw a touchdown to tight end Mason Taylor to take the lead after the extra point.
As the Jets celebrated, they knew the Bengals had their three timeouts and enough time on the clock to get into field goal range for Evan McPherson to attempt a potential game-winner. But Flacco couldn’t find Andre Iosivas twice on third-and-fourth-and-9 to turn the ball over and give the Jets their first winning formation of the year.
Justin Fields of the New York Jets passes the ball against the Cincinnati Bengals during the first quarter of the game at Paycor Stadium on October 26, 2025 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Justin Casterline/Getty Images)
Scoring-wise, Fields was 21 of 32 for 244 yards with a touchdown pass and 31 rushing yards. His touchdown pass went to Tyler Johnson, who had three receptions for 64 yards, near the end of the first half.
For Flacco, he was 21 of 34 for 223 yards with two touchdowns and Ja’Marr Chase shined again with 12 receptions for 91 yards. Tee Higgins had only one catch for Cincinnati, but it was a 41-yard touchdown for the Bengals.
