NFL roundup: Hackett gets revenge on Payton and Broncos in Jets win
by Associated Press from on (#6FDF0)
- Detroit Lions march on after win over Carolina Panthers
- New England Patriots crushed by New Orleans Saints
The New York Jets celebrated Nathaniel Hackett's return to Denver by rallying past the Broncos 31-21 on Sunday behind Breece Hall's 72-yard touchdown run and Bryce Hall's 39-yard game-sealing scoop-and-score off Russell Wilson's fumble in the final minute.
That gave Hackett, the Jets' offensive coordinator who was fired after going 4-11 as Denver's head coach last season, a measure of satisfaction. Especially after new Broncos coach Sean Payton trashed him during training camp for the job he'd done in Denver.
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