The Jets (2-5) misplaced to the Steelers (5-2), 37-15, in Pittsburgh in Week 7 on Sunday night time. Listed below are three takeaways from the sport.

Momentum Swing Earlier than Halftime
Nearing the tip of the primary half, it appeared as if the Jets have been on the verge of breaking the dam in Pittsburgh and climbing out to an insurmountable lead. Up by 15-6 with 1:21 remaining within the first half, QB Aaron Rodgers fired a ball over the center of the sector supposed for WR Garrett Wilson that was deftly intercepted by Steelers rookie S Beanie Bishop on the Pittsburgh 46-yard line.

Bishop corralled the interception with one hand and put a pin into the Jets’ scoring likelihood. He, as an alternative, gave newfound life to the house crew, which scored the sport’s last 31 factors. QB Russell Wilson’s first landing go as a Steeler got here 5 performs after the choose with 32 seconds remaining within the half when he linked with WR George Pickens for an 11-yard rating.

“Going into this sport, we knew momentum can be an enormous a part of it, particularly the surroundings we’re enjoying in,” interim HC Jeff Ulbrich mentioned. “In these video games you possibly can’t hand over these performs as a result of it is an enormous shift in momentum. When you do make them, you bought to struggle your ass off to repair it. We did not try this properly sufficient. This has obtained to be a chance that we are able to develop from and develop into the crew we’re able to changing into as a result of that’s completely not ok the way in which we reacted to the adversity.

“I felt like guys have been combating. I felt like execution was not ok. I felt like we went into the mode of making an attempt too onerous. Typically that is simply as harmful as not making an attempt onerous sufficient.”