New York Jets QB Justin Fields went 21-32 through the air for 244 yards and a touchdown.
The New York Jets stunned the football world on Sunday by beating the Cincinnati Bengals for their first win of the season.
The Jets, who entered the game 0-7, trailed the Bengals 31-16 heading into the fourth quarter and won by a final score of 39-38.
New York started Justin Fields at QB because Tyrod Taylor was dealing with a knee injury. Fields, who was benched at halftime last week against the Carolina Panthers and called out by Jets owner Woody Johnson, played a great game, going 21-32 through the air for 244 yards and a touchdown.
The Ohio State product converted two two-point conversions in the fourth quarter and NFL analyst Brent Sobleski of Bleacher Report gave Fields the following grade for his performance: B.
"Justin Fields showed he can complete a pass," Sobleski wrote. "In fact, he completed 21 passes in the New York Jets' first win of the season, as the quarterback helped erase a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit.
"Make no mistake, he should feel good about proving doubters wrong, especially when it's an owner speaking out of turn, even if the quarterback didn't express those thoughts."
Fields has 1,089 passing yards, five passing touchdowns, 288 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns on the season. The Jets, who have next week off, take on the Cleveland Browns in Week 10.
"It's been a lot for me, emotionally, spiritually," Fields said after the Jets-Bengals game. "When I was on the field, I was damn near about to start crying. ... It was nothing had to do with football. Football is football, but it was so much more just about the journey and about how we got to this point and just facing adversity and fighting through adversity.
"I get that he's the owner of the team, but that's outside noise. The biggest thing was my teammates still believing in me, my coaches still believing in me, and God."
Fields has struggled all season for the Jets, but he showed incredible poise and resolve by playing well against the Bengals despite fans, media members and Johnson destroying him.
"He's primed to be able to handle situations like this," Jets head coach Aaron Glenn said about Fields. "It's so unfair to him, it really is, that he gets criticized so much. ... I would say that some of it's unwarranted, but we understand. A lot of that goes with 0-7. He's a perfect person to be able to handle everything that's been thrown at him. He's a special person."