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Justin Fields mostly did his part.

He was nearly flawless in his Jets debut.

Until crunch time, at least.

And he was let down by his teammates in the 34-32 season-opening loss to the Steelers Sunday afternoon at MetLife Stadium.

Fields was confident throwing the ball, completing 16-of-22 passes for 218 yards and a touchdown.

And he was slippery when using his legs, rushing for 48 yards and two touchdowns. 4

After ample concern this summer about Fields, the passing game and the Jets offense as a whole, it was a promising start for him and the unit.

“I don’t think a lot of people expected us to come out like that,” Fields

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