Jets’ defense keeps Andrew Luck under wraps in 20-7 victory over Colts

The New York Jets’ suddenly opportunistic defense did it again Monday night.

Calvin Pryor intercepted one pass to set up a touchdown, Darrelle Revis snuffed out a scoring chance by recovering a Colts fumble in the Jets’ end zone and Andrew Luck for most of the game as the Jets held on for a 20-7 victory.

New York, 2-0 for the first time since 2011, already has 10 takeaways and has turned them into 31 points – a stark contrast from last season, when the Jets scored 20 points off turnovers the entire season.

Indianapolis matched last season’s 0-2 start by losing consecutive games for only the second time in Luck’s four-year career.

“It wasn’t a pretty win, but we’ll take it,” receiver Brandon Marshall said. “We’ve got a long way to go.”

Against an offense that was considered one of the league’s best going into the season, Revis and the Jets made sure it was no contest.

Revis continued his mastery of the Colts by recovering two fumbles and grabbing one of Luck’s three interceptions, and between the Jets’ suffocating defense and a steady stream of costly penalties, the Colts never could get in sync.

Ryan Fitzpatrick completed 22 of 34 passes for 244 yards and two touchdowns with one interception, getting his first victory at Lucas Oil Stadium. Fitzpatrick became the first player since 1950 to start five consecutive road games against one team while playing for five different teams. He lost the previous four.

Eric Decker had eight receptions for 97 yards before leaving because of a knee injury, and Brandon Marshall caught seven passes for 101 yards and a touchdown.

How strange was this for the Colts?

They were shut out in the first half in consecutive games for the first time since 1997 and Adam Vinatieri missed a field-goal attempt inside 30 yard for the first time since 2007. Luck completed 21 of 37 passes for 250 yards and a touchdown with three interceptions.

The Colts avoided the shutout when Luck hooked up with Donte Moncrief on a 26-yard touchdown pass with 10:07 to play.