Jets QB swipes at critics ahead of Pats rematch

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- For the archetypal clip successful his young career, New York Jets backmost Zach Wilson was subjected to aggravated disapproval pursuing his three-interception crippled against the New England Patriots connected Oct. 30.

Preparing for Sunday's rematch, Wilson, possibly emboldened by a bully rebound performance, took a swipe astatine his critics.

Asked to callback his emotions from the past New England game, Wilson said Thursday, "I thought they were bully emotions. I mean, I was frustrated. I inactive judge that cipher extracurricular of this gathering knows what they're talking about."

Wilson did propulsion for a career-high 355 yards and 2 touchdowns successful that game, but it was overshadowed by the turnovers that undermined the Jets successful their 22-17 loss.

The erstwhile No. 2 wide prime quieted overmuch of the sound with his champion crippled of the twelvemonth successful the Nov. 6 upset of the Buffalo Bills, but his manager inactive seems chafed by the fallout from the New England game. Robert Saleh said radical are "holding him hostage" for a fewer atrocious plays.

"From a communicative standpoint, to effort to onslaught a young antheral for 4 oregon 5 plays that are 4 oregon 5 teachable moments, successful my mind, I deliberation we're missing the large representation connected it," Saleh said. "That's all."

The AFC East rivals conscionable again, and the stakes are huge. The Jets (6-3) volition determination into archetypal spot with a triumph implicit the Patriots (5-4) astatine Gillette Stadium.

Wilson has yet to lick the Patriots. In 3 starts, including an injury-shortened game, helium has 7 interceptions and lone 2 touchdown passes. The Jets failed to people much than 17 points successful immoderate of those games, each losses.

"I don't needfully consciousness similar I person to beryllium anything, like, 'Last crippled didn't spell large and I person to bash thing antithetic this time,'" Wilson said.

Wilson did accidental helium learned a batch from the erstwhile meeting. Such as: "When I propulsion the shot away, I've got to propulsion the shot away" -- a notation to a careless interception successful which helium threw it to information Devin McCourty portion attempting to sail it retired of bounds.

Another interception, by McCourty, came erstwhile Wilson forced the shot downfield into coverage, trying to marque thing retired of nothing.

Another acquisition learned.

"Even successful a infinitesimal of feeling similar you privation to marque a play and person thing happen, you can't conscionable propulsion a shot up similar I did," Wilson said.

To his credit, helium rebounded with a cleanable crippled against the Bills -- 18-for-25, 154 yards, 1 touchdown and nary interceptions. It was the Jets' biggest triumph successful 7 years.

"This kid is very, precise resilient," violative coordinator Mike LaFleur said. "He cares astir winning shot games, helium cares astir getting arsenic bully arsenic helium tin perchance be, helium cares astir his teammates. It's cliché, but I curse by it, and that's wherefore I judge successful this kid truthful much, due to the fact that helium is highly resilient."