For the first time in the Aaron Glenn era, the New York Jets are on a winning streak.

However, as welcome as their 27-20 victory over the Cleveland Browns was, an obvious concern continued to overshadow the team’s progress.

New York’s passing offense has continued to struggle. In Sunday’s win, quarterback Justin Fields completed just six of 11 passes for 54 yards and a touchdown. The lone offensive score came on a 42-yard screen pass by running back Breece Hall.

With three sacks for 12 yards on the day, if you take out Hall’s explosive screen play, New York gained zero passing yards — the third time this season they have failed to record more than 60 yards passing in a contest.

While the Jets look for answers, though, the team remains steadfast in its belief that only the end result matters.

Jets’ passing offense stumbles

Whether it has been Fields or backup quarterback Tyrod Taylor, the Jets’ passing offense has been the worst in football all season. They have failed to produce at an acceptable level in many key areas.

Instead of bashing his quarterback, though, Glenn believed that the offense’s approach simply had things to work on — nothing to panic over.

“We only threw 11 passes,” Glenn said. “I think he (Fields) was 6-of-11. Obviously, there’s some things that we got to clean up there, but there’s also some good things that he did.”

Despite the somewhat positive reinforcement, the Jets declined to name a set starter going into Thursday’s short-week showdown against the AFC East-leading New England Patriots.

While Fields remains in limbo, particularly due to his poor passing numbers, Glenn did see one positive outlook in one of his mistakes.

Early in the second quarter, Fields tried to push the ball downfield to Garrett Wilson, but was picked off by Ronnie Hickman of the Browns. Cleveland ended up getting a touchdown on the very next play to tie the score.

Fields’ throw was troublesome. Hickman had read the quarterback’s eyes the whole way, and the quarterback threw a bad ball. The decision that led to that pass, though, was fine, according to Glenn.

“I was happy that he tried to force the ball, get the ball down the field in that situation,” Glenn said. “I thought Cleveland did a hell of a job in their coverage.”

Cleveland may have tied the game in the second, but Hall’s 40-yard scamper in the fourth helped the Jets win the game. That’s all that matters to Glenn at this point.

Opportunity over value

The Jets are not the first team to prioritize wins over passing numbers.

In the modern NFL, though, the results have to be better than what the offense is currently producing.

New York is dead last in passing yards. While there are some winning teams that rank near the bottom of passing yards this year, like the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers, the Jets aren’t in the same talent sphere as either of those contending rosters.

Even so, the Jets continue to push back against the value of the passing game if the opportunity isn’t there — especially if they are winning games, as they are right now.

“As coaches, we coach to win the game, as players you play to win the game however that may be,” Glenn said. “And sometimes it’s not pretty for fantasy players, sometimes it’s not pretty for the media, the only thing that matters is how we do it, and the W is all that matters.”

For the Jets, the object isn’t to put up the best numbers, but to win.

“It’s a by-any-means-necessary type of League, and my plan is continue to coach to win the game, you know, however that may be, and we’re going to continue to do that,” Glenn said.

New York hasn’t done a lot of winning over the last 14 years. On this two-game winning streak, the passing game has not been a driving force.

Glenn is aware that things must change in that regard, but if the wins keep piling up, there will be little to complain about.