EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) – Wide receiver Greg Salas scored on a 20-yard end-around for his first NFL touchdown, giving the New York Jets a 7-0 lead over the Miami Dolphins after one quarter at a half-empty MetLife Stadium on Monday night.
Salas took the handoff from Geno Smith, zipped around the left end and was untouched until Miami’s R.J. Stanford tried to trip him up at the 2-yard line, but Salas got in midway through the opening quarter.
Chris Johnson set up the play with an impressive 47-yard run – his longest as a member of the Jets – in which he made two Dolphins miss tackles as he zigged and zagged past them at the line of scrimmage before being caught at the 20.
Miami had a chance to get on the scoreboard, but Caleb Sturgis was wide left on a 43-yard attempt with 1:47 remaining in the first quarter.
Ryan Tannehill got the ball to the Jets 22 with a 10-yard quarterback keeper up the middle, but lost 8 yards on Kenrick Ellis’ first sack. After Jarvis Landry’s 5-yard catch, Tannehill couldn’t connect again with Landry as Sheldon Richardson and Quinton Coples put pressure on the Dolphins quarterback.