Jets report card: Another letdown for the defense

Grading the Jets’ 24-17 win over the Titans on Sunday:

The Jets did not move the ball for long stretches of the game and looked really shaky early, but they did score three touchdowns and put together a game-winning drive in the fourth quarter. They get credit for that. QB Aaron Rodgers (18-of-30, 176 yards, 2 TDs, 98.7 rating) was not spectacular, but he went 5-for-5 on the game-winning drive and moved the Jets down the field. RB Breece Hall (14 rushes, 62 yards, 7 rec., 52 yards, 1 TD) was a steady presence throughout the game. The offensive line played better than last week, but it still feels like the offense is a tick off.

GRADE: B-

It was another substandard effort for a defense that prides itself in being one of the best in the league. The Titans gained 300 yards, 130 on the ground. QB Will Levis (19-of-28, 192 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT, 84.2 rating, 1 fumble) had moments where he made the Jets defense look bad, but his fumble in the red zone really kept the Jets in the game. DE Will McDonald sacked Levis three times and was credited for the forced fumble when Levis threw the ball away. CB Sauce Gardner did not have a good game, allowing a touchdown to Calvin Ridley and getting beaten on several other throws.

GRADE: C

Irv Charles might have had the best game of anyone on the Jets. Charles blocked a punt and made two open-field tackles on punt returns. Thomas Morstead was his usual steady self with two punts inside the 20 and Greg Zuerlein made his only field-goal attempt.