The Jets (1-7) earned their first victory of the 2025 season on Sunday, defeating the Bengals (3-5), 39-38, in Cincinnati. The team rallied from a 15-point deficit, scoring 23 points in the fourth quarter. Here are three takeaways from the game.

O-Line Dominates, Run Game Thrives

Despite facing an early deficit, the Jets stuck to their game plan.

"Offensively, we knew we wanted to run the ball quite a bit against this team," HC Aaron Glenn said Sunday. "And we continued to do that. That's one thing that [OC] Tanner [Engstrand] didn't get away from."

The Jets rushed for a season-high 254 yards, highlighted by RB Breece Hall 's season-high 133 yards (7.4 yards per carry) and 2 fourth-quarter TDs. The O-line dominated the line of scrimmage, not allowing a single sack for the first time

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