Jets' Hall hurts knee as initial diagnosis 'not good'

DENVER -- The New York Jets won their 4th consecutive crippled to amended to 5-2 for the archetypal clip since 2010, but the postgame temper Sunday was tempered with the fearfulness that rookie sensation Breece Hall volition miss the remainder of the play with a torn ACL.

Hall, carted disconnected the tract successful the 2nd 4th of the Jets' 16-9 win implicit the Denver Broncos astatine Empower Field, volition person an MRI connected Monday, but "the archetypal diagnosis is not good," manager Robert Saleh said.

He didn't elaborate, but to corroborate a apt ACL injury.

It's a devastating stroke for the Jets and Hall, 1 of the NFL's apical rookies. In six-plus games, helium proved to beryllium 1 of the astir breathtaking rookies successful franchise history, becoming the archetypal Jets subordinate since 2009 to person a rushing touchdown successful 4 consecutive games.

Hall gutted the Denver defence with a 62-yard touchdown tally successful the archetypal quarter, reaching a maximum velocity of 21.87 mph -- the fastest this play by immoderate shot carrier, according to Next Gen Stats. On his 2nd tally aft the touchdown, helium landed awkwardly aft being tackled by a clump of players successful beforehand of the Jets' sideline.

"He's a heck of a shot player," Saleh said. "When you suffer large shot players, it's not good."

The Jets mightiness person mislaid much than Hall to semipermanent injuries.

Right tackle Alijah Vera-Tucker (elbow) and wide receiver Corey Davis (knee) besides didn't decorativeness the game, and some volition acquisition tests Monday. Davis said he's optimistic that it's not a season-ending injury. He was really cleared to instrumentality to the crippled but didn't.

Quarterback Zach Wilson said helium wasn't alert of the 3 mislaid starters connected discourtesy until helium got into the huddle and saw unfamiliar faces staring backmost astatine him.

"I didn't adjacent cognize what was going on, but I'm conscionable successful the huddle like, 'Where they at?'" Wilson said. "It's pugnacious due to the fact that each of those guys are large players. They're each balling. But unfortunately, it's portion of the NFL, right?"

Wilson said helium tried to rally his teammates and liked however they responded.

"Guys stepped up, saw it was their accidental and that this is wherever much money, much playing clip and different things travel for people," helium said. "That was truly chill erstwhile the guys stepped up close there."

Still, it volition beryllium hard to regenerate Hall, a second-round draught prime retired of Iowa State whose velocity provided a caller magnitude for the offense. The Jets person go run-reliant successful the past 4 games, with Hall becoming the focal point. His 681 scrimmage yards are the 4th astir by a Jets subordinate successful the team's archetypal 7 games implicit the past 20 seasons. The radical up of him is elite -- moving backmost Curtis Martin (917 successful 2004), moving backmost LaDainian Tomlinson (688 successful 2010) and wide receiver Brandon Marshall (686 successful 2015).

Without Hall, the Jets volition trust connected Michael Carter, their starring rusher past season, on with seldom-used Ty Johnson. They tin elevate rookie Zonovan Knight from the signifier squad.

Against the Broncos, the Jets played a sloppy game, managing lone 53 plays, 10 archetypal downs and committing 11 penalties for 85 yards. Wilson passed for lone 121 yards, but they didn't perpetrate a turnover for the 3rd consecutive game, thing they hadn't done since 2010. They won due to the fact that their defence allowed lone a touchdown and tract extremity and constricted backup backmost Brett Rypien to 225 passing yards connected 24-for-46 efficiency.

"It was a grimy triumph for sure," Carter said, adding they were bailed retired by "the champion defence successful the league."