The New York Jets broke through for their cathartic first win of the season against the Cincinnati Bengals - and nobody needed it more than quarterback Justin Fields. Fields, 26, and the Jets came from behind to defeat the Bengals at Cincinnati's Paycor Stadium on Sunday, October 26, earning their first victory of the year after a tumultuous week of behind-the-scenes drama. "I'm going to get pretty vulnerable right here," an emotional Fields told reporters after the game. "This week, I found myself in my closet crying on the ground. Laying down. Not because of the hardships, not because of the troubles. I felt like I was built to handle that and I was put in place to handle this situation." Fields, who signed a two-year, $40 million contract with the Jets in March, said the team's seven-game losing streak to start the season had been "a lot" for him to handle "emotionally, spiritually." New York Giants Issue Update on Cam Skattebo's Gruesome Injury, His Future "When I was on the field, I was damn near about to start crying," he said. "Not because we won, but just because of the goodness of God." Fields added, "It was a lot of ups and downs. I got a lot of support from my teammates, my brothers. From my family, from my friends. Most of all, I'm just thankful." The quarterback said he received a text message from his sister and stepmom during the week that inspired him to keep pushing. "It was an encouraging text [about], 'Just keep going and keep spreading the faith,'" he explained. The win over the Bengals - which saw Fields complete 21 of his 32 passes for 244 yards and one touchdown - came amid a bevy of controversy within the Jets organization. Last week, Jets owner Woody Johnson was asked about his team's winless start to the season and the occasion to bash Fields' performance. "It's hard when you have a quarterback with a rating that we've got," Johnson, 78, said on Tuesday, October 21. "He has the ability, but something just is not jiving." Johnson added, "If we can just complete a pass, it would look good." Fields also addressed Johnson's comments during his postgame remarks on Sunday. NY Jets Star Nick Mangold Was Feeling 'Better' Just Weeks Before His Death "I get that he's the owner of the team, but that's outside noise," Fields said. "The biggest thing was my teammates still believing in me, my coaches still believing in me, and God." After the win over the Bengals, Jets safety Isaiah Oliver acknowledged he could tell the weight of everything was being felt by his quarterback - but marveled at his ability to tune it all out. "It seemed like the world was kind of crashing in around him, and he just went out there with football in his mind, locked in, played a hell of a game and led us to the win," Oliver, 29, told reporters. "He was vocal on the sideline all week during practice. None of that changed who he was." After a bye week, the Jets seek their first winning streak of the season when they host the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, November 9.