CINCINNATI (AP) — The winless start for the New York Jets took a toll on Justin Fields. At one point in the runup to Sunday’s game in Cincinnati, he found himself laying down in his closet and crying.

Helped by the support of family and friends, Fields got up. Then he rallied his team.

Breece Hall rushed for two second-half touchdowns and threw a 4-yard TD pass to Mason Taylor with 1:54 left, helping Fields and the Jets edge the Cincinnati Bengals 39-38 on Sunday for their first win under coach Aaron Glenn.

“When I was on the field, I was damn near crying,” Fields said. “Not because we won. But just how everything I’ve been through the past week, everything we’ve been through as a team these past seven weeks. Lots of ups and downs.”

Fields was 21 for 32 for 244 yards and a touchdown in

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