The Jets staged a thrilling comeback to earn their first win of the season against the Bengals

The New York Jets‘ Sunday began with a devastating loss, as legendary center Nick Mangold passed away after a long battle with kidney disease.

But his old team did him the greatest honor with a miraculous comeback to earn their first win of the season in a 39-38 thriller. Cincinnati Bengals.

Justin Fields and the Jets offense scored 23 fourth-quarter points to stun Joe Flacco and the Bengals as they fell to 1-7 on the season. Meanwhile, Cincinnati’s momentum was 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 on Oct. 26 in Cincinnati, Ohio. 2025 carries the ball for a two-point conversion against the Cincinnati Bengals during the fourth quarter of a game at Pecor Stadium. (Justin Casterline/Getty Images)

The fourth quarter began with the Bengals leading 31–16, as Flacco picked up where the Steelers had left off that game and put the Bengals in position to score a touchdown. But Fields, who came into this game under a lot of scrutiny for his play this season, kept moving the ball and stayed in the game.

So, the quarterback was spotted running back Brice Hallwho had 133 yards on 18 carries and two touchdowns, broke out for 35 yards to set it up in the red zone. A few plays later he got into the end zone and instead of going for the extra point, the Jets broke up the field and scored two points.

With the game 31–24 in Cincinnati’s favor, the Bengals’ running game responded and Chase Brown and Samjay Perine led the way on the next drive, with the former scoring his second touchdown.

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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 eluded multiple tacklers, stayed in bounds and found the paint. The Jets scored two runs for the second straight drive, and it proved crucial when Isaiah Davis caught a pass and broke through the goal line to make it 36-32.

Oct. 26 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Brice Hall of the New York Jets scores a touchdown against the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth quarter of the game at Pecor Stadium on June 25, 2025. (Dylan Buell/Getty Images)

Still, the Jets’ defense needed a stop as 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 advantage, going nine plays where Hall threw a touchdown to Mason Taylor to take the lead after the extra point.

As the Jets celebrated, they knew the Bengals had three timeouts and enough time on the clock for Evan McPherson to get into field goal range for a potential game-winning attempt. But Flacco couldn’t find Andre Iosivas twice on third and fourth-and-9 and turned the ball over on downs to give the Jets their first win of the year.

Oct. 26 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Justin Fields of the New York Jets passes the ball against the Cincinnati Bengals during the first quarter of a game at Pecor Stadium in 2025. (Justin Casterline/Getty Images)

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Looking at the box score, Fields went 21-of-32 for 244 yards with one touchdown pass and 31 rushing yards. His touchdown pass was to Tyler Johnson, who had three catches for 64 yards at the end of the first half.

As for Flacco, he once again shined with Jamar Chase going 21-34 for 223 yards with 12 receptions for 91 yards with two touchdowns. Tee Higgins had only one catch for Cincinnati, but it was a 41-yard touchdown for the Bengals.

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