The secret behind the Jets' offensive turnaround with Tyrod Taylor at QB? Wide receivers, the data shows.

Tyrod Taylor faked a handoff to Breece Hall, dropped back and then stepped up to launch a pass that traveled 59 yards in the air on Sunday. Adonai Mitchell caught it at the 1 and fell backward into the end zone.

It was officially a 52-yard touchdown pass that was helped by Falcons cornerback Michael Hughes falling down around the 8. It also was a significant moment for the Jets in their 27-24 win over Atlanta and this season. It represented the longest offensive play of the year.

Before the Taylor-to-Mitchell deep shot, the Jets’ longest pass-play was a screen pass to Hall that he took 42 yards for the touchdown in a win over Cleveland in Week 10.

Pushing the ball down the field and taking shots haven’t happened much for the Jets this season. They will take more shots with Taylor running the offense than Justin Fields, which was one of the reasons Aaron Glenn made the quarterback switch two games ago.

The Jets are throwing the ball more with Taylor. They have averaged 181.5 net passing yards the past two games, up from 139.9 in the first 10.

Taylor was 19-for-33 for 172 yards on Sunday. His completion percentage and passing yards were impacted by the weather and sloppy conditions, but he was making throws down the field.

The 52-yard completion was the Jets’ lone explosive play — and was more passing yards than Fields had in three of his starts this season. The Jets’ second-longest play was a 15-yard pass from Taylor to rookie tight end Mason Taylor.

The Mitchell touchdown came at a good time. Atlanta had just taken a 14-7 lead and the Jets answered 38 seconds later with the big play.

“We got the perfect coverage for it and AD went up and made a play,” Tyrod Taylor said. “Offensive line had a great job, it’s a longer-developing play. Confirmed the coverage before I did my fake and gave AD a chance down the field and he made a great play.”

Mitchell, who the Jets acquired on Nov. 4 when they traded Sauce Gardner to Indianapolis, had a career game. He caught eight passes for 102 yards and his first NFL touchdown. Mitchell also recorded the Jets’ first 100-yard receiving game this season.

The second-year pro and downfield threat gave a glimpse of what he can be in this offense. Mitchell could develop into the No. 2 receiver that the Jets need. Right now, he’s their No. 1 with Garrett Wilson on injured reserve.

“He was never a throw-in,” Glenn said of Mitchell. “He was a guy that we wanted. … I just look forward to seeing him progress as the season goes and for him coming back next year and being a huge part of what we’re doing.”

Mitchell and receiver John Metchie — who came from Philadelphia in the Michael Carter II trade on Oct. 29 — have quickly become focal points of the Jets’ offense.

In Sunday’s game, Mitchell was targeted 12 times and Metchie eight. In the previous game, they were each thrown to seven times. The Jets are utilizing their new receivers and playing to the strengths, especially with Wilson sidelined.

Mitchell has played just three games for the Jets. His 25 targets rank second among their wide receivers behind Wilson. Taylor’s 22 targets to wide receivers on Sunday were the most that position group has gotten this season.

“I knew we were going to have to air it out and throw the ball a lot because they were hanging their hat on stopping the run game,” Hall said. “I was playing decoy and watching everybody else.”

Hall’s usage and value have also gone up recently. He played 88% of the snaps in Sunday’s game, the second-highest in his four seasons. Hall, the Jets’ YAC leader (Yards After the Catch) with 266 is finally being treated as true dual-threat, three-down back.

He had 21 touches Sunday and got in the end zone for the fourth time in the last five games. He had zero touchdowns in the first seven.

“We felt like the matchup with Breece in certain situations, for certain downs and distances, were going to give us an opportunity to create some explosive plays,” Glenn said. “So he was a huge part of what we were doing when it came to that. The other three dynamic players, too, Metchie, Ad and Mason.”