Jets’ Ryan Fitzpatrick indicates he’s leaning toward Friday for thumb surgery

Brandon Marshall #15 of the NY Jets avoids the tackle attempt by Aaron Colvin #22 of the Jacksonville Jaguars during the first quarter at MetLife Stadium on November 8, 2015 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

NY Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick (14) passes against the…

During the CBS broadcast of the game, a sideline reporter said Fitzpatrick told them during a production meeting that he probably wouldn’t wait to have surgery to fix the thumb, and the reporter speculated that Friday could make sense since the Jets play Thursday night. However, he said it was still “up in the air”. But Williams got up and started running, which meant he was risking fumbling the ball back to the Jaguars. He finished 21 for 34 for 272 yards and a pair of touchdowns in his eighth consecutive start. But after a two-game skid, it’s a win they’ll gladly take.

With Folk injured, the Jets went for it on fourth-and-3 from the Jaguars’ 25 in the first quarter. Jacksonville would get the ball back one more time, but Bortles would have no magic bullets left, as he was picked off by Marcus Williams for the second time, essentially ending the game. “We felt like we were the better team coming in, but at the same time, they gave us a run for our money”. Perhaps the renewed pass rush the Jets exhibited against the Jaguars – when emerging rookie linebacker Lorenzo Mauldin recorded two of the team’s season-high six sacks – will have a trickle-down effect in coverage. “Yes”, he said. “I have to get surgery at a few point”.

Jason Myers made it a one-point game at 14-13 late in the third quarter with a 39-yard field goal. Making matters worse for the Rams, who are fifth in the league in yards allowed per game and sixth in points allowed per game, is the continued absence of defensive end Chris Long, who is out for the third straight game with a knee injury.

By improving to 5-3, the Jets remain in the thick of the wildcard conversation and having a quarterback like Fitzpatrick has been a steadying influence on a roster that includes many powerful weapons in the skilled positions.

The Jets were gashed for 381 passing yards by Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles, who directed a two-play, 50-yard touchdown drive in the final minute of the first half and a three-play, 72-yard touchdown drive late in the fourth quarter. “Obviously I don’t want to miss any time or any games”. “We worked out a couple today”, the coach said.

Blake Bortles remains winless in road games in his career.

One of the biggest offenders was Cromartie, who was beaten on back-to-back plays in the first half by Allen Hurns, first on a 20-yard catch, then a 30-yard touchdown.

Bowles said if Fitzpatrick doesn’t get the surgery, the injury could worsen. He didn’t win any favor in the locker room by calling out his offensive line days before he rushed 23 times for 26 yards against the Jaguars on Sunday.

Jacksonville left guard Zane Beadles returned after leaving briefly with what the Jaguars said was a sprained knee.