Jets' Mike White: Wins scintillating debut
White completed 37 of 45 passes for 405 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions in Sunday's 34-31 win over the Bengals. He add minus-1 yard on five rushing attempts and caught a two-point conversion.
Making his first NFL start, White led the Jets to an opening-drive touchdown, with Michael Carter scoring on an eight-yard scamper. White proceeded to throw interceptions on both of the next two possessions as Cincinnati built up a 17-7 lead. The quarterback then bounced back nicely in the two-minute drill, shaking off the disappointment of an overturned would-be Keelan Cole touchdown by finding Braxton Berrios for an eight-yard score two plays later to cut the deficit to three heading into halftime. After a quiet third quarter, he heated back up with the game on the line, throwing touchdown passes of 19 yards to Ty Johnson and 13 yards to Tyler Kroft, the latter of which White followed up with a back-shoulder catch for a two-point conversion on a trick play. White fittingly closed it out himself by converting a third-and-1 for the game-sealing first down on a quarterback sneak. After White topped 400 passing yards in his first career start and led New York to its second win of the season, head coach Robert Saleh confirmed that the 26-year-old would remain the team's QB for a Thursday matchup with the Colts in Week 9, according to Al Iannazzone of Newsday.
