It’s called “Prevent Defense”. I think John Madden once said that it prevents the the team that uses it from winning.
This was the exact opposite of a prevent defense. The Jets rushed 6, had the safety move up as a spy on the QB, and went one on one with the Raiders Receivers with no safety over the top. Henry Ruggs is the fastest player in the NFL and ran right by the Jets QB for an easy TD.
A prevent defense is rush 3 or 4, zone coverage underneath, and drop 3 or 4 safeties deep to prevent receivers from getting by them.
While I agree with the Madden quote you cited, in this case it was pretty much the exact opposite of a prevent defense that led to the winning TD. The Jets called an all out blitz leaving their CB in single man on man coverage. The blitz was picked up by the Raiders and the CB got beat for the long TD.
Prevent defenses generally involve rushing 3 or maybe 4 and dropping everyone else into a soft zone coverage with the intent of allowing short completions and tackling the receiver inbounds to both prevent big plays and keep the clock running. The defense actually called was either a fairly unconventional play call that failed miserably or an intentional tank job that succeeded. Either way, it wasn’t a prevent defense.
The play where Ruggs caught the long TD pass was an all-out blitz. All the Jets had to do was keep receivers in front of them and secure the win so prevent D would of worked.
Lawrence will probably stay for his Senior year if he doesn't like the team with the first or second pick. Jets and Jaguars will probably have to tank again next year.
Prevent defense and they may have won. They were in man coverage across the board and had people near the line of scrimage. The corner falls for a double move? This was on purpose.