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Offense finally seems to be clicking for the New York Jets against the Houston Texans

The New York Jets snapped a five-game losing streak against the Houston Texans with a 21-13 victory on Halloween night.

It was finally a good night for the Jets as they picked up their third win of the season and broke a month-long losing streak. Although New York got off to a slow start against the Texans, they were able to have an excellent second half as they started to show some of the potential of this team.

After a first-half shutout, thanks to a blunder by wide receiver Malachi Corely on what should have been his first career touchdown, the Jets scored 21 points in the second half and the offense seemed to be clicking.

It has been very frustrating to see all of the team’s talent underperform, especially on offense, as Davante Adams, Garrett Wilson, and Aaron Rodgers have all failed to live up to their potential in recent weeks.

However, the win against Houston might be the moment people look back and say the Jets figured that out and turned it around.

In the win, Rodgers was excellent in the second half as he totaled 211 passing yards, three passing touchdowns and zero turnovers.

With Allen Lazard still out, the veteran quarterback leaned heavily on his two-star wide receivers as Adams and Wilson both had good games and complimented each other nicely on the field. For Wilson, he totaled nine catches, 90 yards and two touchdown receptions.

The second touchdown reception by Wilson was a ridiculous grab that brought back memories of Odell Beckham Jr. years ago. against the Dallas Cowboys. Adams also had his best game as a member of New York, totaling seven receptions, 91 receiving yards and one touchdown reception.

While the passing attack finally got going, the running game led by Breece Hall also performed well as he totaled 74 rushing yards and averaged 4.9 yards per carry.

The Jets’ struggles in recent weeks mean there is still a lot of work to be done to save the season, but Thursday night was a good start. Now New York will have a nice longer break to get healthy before heading west to take on the Arizona Cardinals.

If the win over the Texans was any indication, New York could finally be on the offensive.