Jeff Ulbrich: Garrett Wilson’s second TD rivaled the Odell Beckham catch

Two different Jets teams showed up Thursday night. The team in the first half looked a lot like the version that had lost five in a row. The team in the second half looked like the version the Jets were supposed to be.

Receiver Garrett Wilson fueled the surge, thanks to a one-handed touchdown catch that was initially ruled out of bounds. The Jets challenged and the call was overturned. That gave New York their first lead of the game, 14-10.

Interim coach Jeff Ulbrich decided to challenge the play, in part because of the peculiar nature of the reception.

“I talked to the judge when they were reviewing it,” Ulbrich told reporters. “I’m like, ‘Just for posterity’s sake, you have to say it’s in. Just so it goes down in history.’ I mean, it would rival the Odell (Beckham) catch.

“It was close enough to challenge for sure. Fortunately, they got it right.”

The change for the Jets came after an ugly first half, one that included fans chanting, “Sell the team.”

So what happened at the break?

“It was a collective agreement,” Ulbrich said. “It was players and coaches. We all talked. . . . We came out and played Jets football in the second half.”

Wilson’s effort helped, as did quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who threw a pair of touchdowns to Wilson and the clincher to Davante Adams.

The win moves the Jets to 3-6. They still have a deep hole to dig out of, but the hole is not as deep as it would have been if they had continued to play in the second half as they had in the first.