Garrett Wilson's one-handed touchdown grab leaves the Jets in awe

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Trailing in the fourth quarter with his team's season hanging in the balance, wide receiver Garrett Wilson delivered OBJ 2.0 – a spectacular, one-handed catch in the end zone that put the New York Jets up 21 points. 13 victory over the Houston Texans on Thursday night at MetLife Stadium.

Wilson's 26-yard touchdown, his second touchdown of the game, caused a stir in the locker room after the game. Some players said it reminded them of Odell Beckham Jr.'s legendary catch for the New York Giants 10 years ago in the same stadium (same end zone, different side).

Others described it as Michael Jordan-esque. In fact, Wilson resembled the Jumpman logo – mid-air – with his legs spread and his right hand high in the air as he snatched Aaron Rodgers' third-and-21 pass.

“He looked like he was Jordan,” defensive tackle Javon Kinlaw said. “Incredible.”

The ball was originally ruled incomplete because Wilson only got one foot down. However, the Jets won a replay challenge after officials ruled his left shin landed an inbounds in the back of the end zone. According to the rules, one shin equals two feet.

“Oh my God,” interim coach Jeff Ulbrich said. “I mean, I spoke to the referee when they reviewed it. I thought, 'Just for posterity's sake, we have to leave it standing so it goes down in history.' It would rival the Odell catch. It was amazing.

Wide receiver Davante Adams said he didn't see the replay until after the game. He joked with Wilson about the catch, saying it was so similar to the Jumpman logo that he might have to change his endorsement affiliation.

“I told him he might get kicked out of Adidas after this,” Adams said. “It looked like he was flying over the Jumpman with me. We'll see. I'll talk to some people about it. I'm not going to say they're going to replace the logo because Mike. “Maybe I wouldn't like me saying that, but that was a tough catch.”

Not only was it acrobatic, but it was important as the Jets (3-6) ended a five-game losing streak to preserve their slim playoff hopes. After a terrible first half, the Jets scored a touchdown on their final three drives and virtually clinched a must-win win.

Wilson, who had a crucial drop in a Week 7 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, finished the game with nine catches for 90 yards. His first touchdown, a 21-yarder, was also a one-handed grab. That was nice too, but his second touchdown could prove to be a turning point in the season.

“I thought, ‘This is good, this is good. And it has to count,'” Wilson said. “I remember saying to everyone, ‘You gassed me too soon. This has to count guys, let's relax.' As soon as it counted, I was like, 'Yeah, all right, now you can tell me anything, whatever.'”

Wilson was 14 years old when Beckham made his legendary catch against the Dallas Cowboys. Wilson was at his family home in Texas watching with his father.

“Man, it was different with Odell,” he said. “He landed half a meter in the air. The ball went out of bounds and it was Odell, man. It was Odell against the Cowboys. That was the right thing to do. I am blessed that this was even brought up in this convo. “I feel honored.

Wilson's touchdown gave the Jets a 14-10 lead with 12:54 left in the fourth quarter. The clinching point came when Rodgers (22 of 32, 211 yards) threw his third touchdown pass, this time a 37-yarder to Adams – his first receiving touchdown since being traded from the Las Vegas Raiders.

Rodgers admitted he was “terrible” in the first half, throwing for just 32 yards, a career low. The low point came when rookie wide receiver Malachi Corley fumbled the ball out of the end zone for a touchback on his first NFL carry – a major faux pas.

Corley, who got the ball on a jet sweep, had a clear path to the end zone but released the ball before it crossed the goal line. He celebrated as if he had scored his first touchdown, but a replay confirmed he came up short.

Rodgers called it a “silly” play. Corley didn't stay to talk about it and left before the media was allowed into the locker room. Ulbrich admitted that he was “definitely frustrated, to be honest – and angry at the same time. that will never happen again.

The Jets trailed after a sloppy and listless first half, but then Wilson scored. And scored again, with a catch that they will be talking about for a long time.

“Yeah, that’s up there,” Wilson said. “Just considering the stage is on – it’s in the NFL. But when I was in Little League, man, I had some catches now. Seriously, bro. It felt like I was going back to those days a little bit.”