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For the first time this season, New York Jets quarterback Justin Fields took to the podium to speak to reporters after a win on Sunday.
The Jets pulled off a miraculous fourth-quarter comeback to defeat the Cincinnati Bengals, 39-38, to finally secure their first win of the 2025 campaign. They were the only ones left in the NFL without a win this year.
While Breece Hall’s two touchdown runs played a vital role in the victory, Fields’ efforts to keep the Jets in the game were paramount in achieving victory.
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Justin Fields of the New York Jets celebrates after passing for a touchdown against the Cincinnati Bengals during the second quarter of the game at Paycor Stadium on October 26, 2025, in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
Jets fans and even the team’s owner have criticized Fields all season. In fact, there was no certainty that Fields would start on the road at Paycor Stadium on Sunday, as head coach Aaron Glenn kept his decision close to his chest until Saturday arrived.
After his redemption game, Fields revealed that the criticism and pressure to perform really got to him this week.
“I’m going to make myself pretty vulnerable here,” Fields told reporters via Yahoo Sports. “This week, I found myself in my closet crying on the floor, lying down. Not because of the difficulties, not because of the problems. I felt like I was built to handle that… Yesterday, I was just praying over and over again, just one victory.”
JETS OWNER WOODY JOHNSON CRITICIZES JUSTIN FIELDS, DEFENDS AARON GLENN AMID TEAM’S DISAPPOINTING START
Jets owner Woody Johnson publicly criticized his quarterback’s play during the NFL’s annual fall meeting.
“It’s tough when you have a quarterback with the rating that we have,” Johnson told a group of reporters. “He’s got the ability, but something’s not right. If you look at any head coach with a quarterback like that, you’ll see similar results across the league.”
Justin Fields and Azareye’h Thomas of the New York Jets talk to the media after the game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paycor Stadium on October 26, 2025 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
Obviously, Fields heard what his employer had to say, although he referred to it as “outside noise at the end of the day.”
“I understand that he is the owner of the team, but that is noise from outside,” he continued. “The most important thing was that my teammates believed in me and my coaches still believed in me.”
While Fields got his first win as a Jets player, head coach Aaron Glenn has been waiting for this feeling for seven weeks. Glenn didn’t hold back either, acknowledging that the Jets had the Bengals defense on their heels and continued to chase two-point conversions on consecutive touchdown drives in the fourth quarter.
Without both being successful, we may still be talking about a winless Jets team on Monday.
But that is not the case. Instead, the Jets have a “Win Monday” and hope to build on their victory as they approach their bye week. They will return to the field on November 9 at home against the Cleveland Browns, another struggling team.
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)
“It’s been a lot for me emotionally and spiritually,” Fields said. “When I was on the field, I was about to start crying, not because we won but because of the goodness of God. Everything I went through last week, everything we went through as a team for the last seven weeks, there were a lot of ups and downs, and I received a lot of support from my teammates, from my brothers, from my family, from my friends, and most of all, I’m grateful. Yesterday I started praying, praying like crazy, just to win.”
Fields was 21 of 32 for 244 yards with a touchdown pass to receiver Tyler Johnson before the end of the first half. Hall added 133 rushing yards on 18 carries with his two scores, while also throwing a touchdown to rookie tight end Mason Taylor.
