Jets quarterback Geno Smith threw two touchdown passes Sunday, but the time elapsed between them prevented him from keeping up with Denver counterpart Peyton Manning in another defeat.
Smith tossed a 2-yard touchdown pass to breakout tight end Jace Amaro with four minutes left in the first quarter to give his team its only lead of the game and added another 2-yard scoring strike midway through the fourth.
He started strong by hitting eight of his first nine passes, but finished the half just 11 of 18 for 88 yards. He finished 23 of 43 for 190 yards, two scores and a pick-six with 15 seconds remaining in the game that clinched defeat.
Smith and his team won't have much time to recover. They play at New England on Thursday night.