QB Zach Wilson after three-INT showing in Jets' loss: 'I need to be better'

It's been an arduous week for New York Jets quarterbacks.

Having lost Aaron Rodgers for the season on Monday, Zach Wilson took over the starting reins for Gang Green on Sunday and threw three interceptions while getting sacked thrice in a 30-10 defeat to the host Dallas Cowboys.

Still, Wilson and his head coach found positives in his performance, which was hardly the only factor in the Jets' lopsided loss.

"Yeah, absolutely man," Wilson said Sunday when asked if he felt better suited to be the starter than he was in his previous two seasons. "I feel like I'm seeing it well, I really do. And it's really unfortunate to show that as an offense, because we've got to be better, I need to be better. But we're right there, and so we're going to go back, and it's a long season, we're going to go watch this film and see how we can improve. Everyone trusts and believes in each other, and we all love each other, so we're excited for the challenge."

At game's end Wilson was 12 of 27 for 170 yards, a touchdown, the three picks, a 38.1 QB rating and had a team-high 36 rushing yards on five attempts. He had his moments, most notably a beautiful hook-up with Garrett Wilson for a 68-yard touchdown in the second quarter. Unfortunately, it was the first and last TD of the afternoon for a Jets offense swarmed by a stellar Cowboys defense.

"Up until we had to force it, I thought he did a really nice job," said coach Robert Saleh, referencing the Jets having an uphill climb with an 18-10 halftime deficit and then allowing the final 12 points of the game. "He had the strike route to Garrett for that big touchdown, I thought he did a really nice job at the end of the half moving the chains, getting us some points. It's just like I said, that team,