Jets contain Marcus Mariota
“But we’ve got a great opportunity in front of us”. As of right now, the Chiefs and the Jets hold the fifth and sixth seeds for the AFC playoff race respectively.
In fact, if New York, Kansas City (8-5) and Pittsburgh (8-5) all win out, making them all 11-5, the Jets would be on the outside looking in because of tiebreakers.
Speaking at his daily press conference, the Jets coach said he thinks Fitzpatrick should shave his beard off entirely in an effort to “see if he can get any better”.
“The guys did a great job of selling it”, Mariota said.
Through two quarters, NY dominated the stats sheet: 324-72 in total yards, 17-4 in first downs and 19:47-10:13 in time of possession.
The Titans started the game horribly on both sides of the ball trailing 27-0 at halftime.
Meanwhile the Titans defense struggled for the second week in a row. “He’s even-keeled. He can run and throw the ball”.
Fitzpatrick is a journeyman who has had the likes of the Rams, Bengals, Bills, Titans, and Texans come to the realization that he’s not the quarterback for them. The drought ties the Titans with the Miami Dolphins for the seventh-longest playoff dry spell in the NFL. And if they get there, you never know what happens.
Tennessee interim coach Mike Mularkey said the team’s headsets failed just before the play, leading to confusion on the field.
Now, before you get the wrong idea about the present, Marshall said that he got the rest of the receiving corps a copy of the book. “That includes Ruston Webster”.
First quarter, 9:12 left: Eric Decker caught a 16-yard touchdown from Ryan Fitzpatrick.
Jets’ Bilal Powell celebrates with Brandon Marshall after Marshall’s 69-yard touchdown catch. The defense also had some lapses, including being beaten by a trick play for a touchdown pass for the second time in four games.
Tennessee quarterback Marcus Mariota was back in the metropolitan area Sunday, exactly one year after accepting the 2014 Heisman Trophy in Manhattan. Afterward, left tackle Taylor Lewan flapped his arms in disgust. The rookie quarterback made the catch and cruised into the end zone for a 41-yard score. Mariota split out right and sailed untouched into the end zone after safety Calvin Pryor fell down.
With the Jets ahead comfortably, bruising running back Chris Ivory went to work, registering his third 100-yard game of the season.
As Andrews uncorked the throw, Mariota was in full stride.
Congratulations to Buster Skrine on his first interception for the Jets.
Mariota (21-of-39 for 274 yards) was sacked five times, including three times by Jets defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson. “I think it was the most complete half that we’ve played to this point”. He threw a 37-yard completion as a freshman at Western Kentucky in 2009.
Gailey was so disconnected during his two seasons out of the league that he barely watched games. Unfortunately for the Jets, WR Devin Smith suffered a season-ending knee injury while racing down the field in pursuit of McCluster.
But other than expressing his desire to remain in green and white next season, Fitzpatrick didn’t have much of a reaction to his coach’s public desire to retain his services. Ivory was only briefly spelled by Powell (three carries for 36 yards) and RB Stevan Ridley (six carries for 23 yards), who had just four yards rushing all season entering the game.