Titans Loose Ugly on the Road To Jets 30-8

PlayoffsTood Bowles was all smiles after a win like the one the Jets had on Sunday. If the Jets and Wilkerson can’t come to an agreement on a long-term deal, they will nearly definitely franchise tag Wilkerson.

What I’m most concerned about is Marcus Mariota busting out for an 86-yard touchdown run.

“You’re still talking about one of the best corners in the game”, defensive coordinator Kacy Rodgers said Thursday. No other Jet has more than Sheldon Richardson’s 3.5 sacks in 2015.

After the Cowboys, the Jets host AFC East-leading New England and then head to Buffalo to face former coach Rex Ryan in what could have enormous implications in the playoff hunt. Mariota said though that “Any athlete will tell you that they want to play and compete against the best, if we get that opportunity on Sunday I’ll do my best to make plays and win the game”. We played poorly in all three phases for one reason or another. It doesn’t matter who we play and how we play, we have to take care of ourselves. “It has to be corrected”.

Powell took a short pass from Fitzpatrick and slipped defenders and zipped his way into the end zone for a 16-yard touchdown that made it 20-0.

“It’s tough”, said Mariota, who was sacked five times one week after accounting for four touchdowns in a win over Jacksonville.

Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick had plenty of success. They are at a tiebreaker disadvantage against the Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers, both of whom are also 8-5, so the Jets could miss the tournament at 10-6 or even 11-5.

“I was very fortunate to be picked by the Tennessee Titans and that’s all I could have ever asked for”, Mariota said. “I’m just going to root for us and hope we do well”. “We did a good job”.

ABOUT THE JETS (7-5): Fitzpatrick’s 390 passing yards last week were the most by a Jet since Vinny Testaverde in 2000. Chris Ivory ran for 101 yards, while Powell and Stevan Ridley combined for 59.

Mike Mularkey’s post game press conferences are starting to sound like a tape recording.

The dynamic duo in Brandon Marshall and Eric Decker could make a case for the best wide receiver tandem in the league right now.

“Our headsets went down that series prior to running out there so there was no communication to upstairs or to the linebackers”, Mularkey said. Smith was injured on a punt while trying to get around a blocker, and immediately fell to the turf after landing awkwardly on his leg. After he went to the ground, Smith was holding his knee in obvious pain. The Titans, meanwhile, are playing loose and confident – and for the future of their head coach – after snapping an 11-game home losing streak with a shootout victory against the Jaguars. Also, Mariota and Peyton Manning are the only quarterbacks in National Football League history to record three touchdown passes four times during their rookie seasons.

The disconcerting performance, briefly interrupted by the novelty of Marcus Mariotacatching a 41-yard touchdown pass from running back Antonio Andrews, increases the likelihood that Mularkey’s tenure in Nashville ends with the regular season.

And, of course, the trick play that produced the Titans’ lone score.

I feel like he has done the first part and put the necessary plan in to keep Mariota upright, but with a 2-4 record since Ken Whisenhunt was sacked, I don’t think he has performed on the latter request. It was the second straight week in which Mariota scored an unusual touchdown.