Darrelle Revis on Jets future: We’ll see how it goes
And, lastly, Chris Long.
NOTES: The game was originally scheduled for the Sunday Night Football window but got “flexed” back in favor of the Denver Broncos-Kansas City Chiefs game. We’ve heard it all before. Gronkowski, who missed last week’s game due to a lung injury, had no catches on two targets. He failed to reverse direction with Mitchell in the back of the end zone on the first score and was several yards to the right of Mitchell as he caught the second touchdown.
The Jets (3-8) did just about everything they could to upset the Patriots (9-2) except shut the door with the game on the line. The Jets had two timeouts left, and the Patriots still had to get a first down. It’s not by throwing lead-blocks – something he nearly did on the Patriots’ second offensive drive of the game on Sunday, when LeGarrette Blount reversed course and found himself running behind the 39-year-old for a 10-yard gain.
There was little indication out of the notoriously secretive Patriots as to the nature or severity of the knee injury that caused Brady to miss multiple practices this week-per The Boston Herald, it’s the first time he’s missed two or more practices since the 2010 season-so there were doubts about whether he’d be able to go Sunday. That’s always a mistake.
That’s how quarterbacks can prove to their teammates that they’re tough, Brady explained. When a player can produce that way, the only way they can trend is up. We had to have it. He has the build of a running back, and with Matt Forte aging, Fournette could be a great option if the Jets want to attempt to stabilize their running game moving forward. Yes, not many people thought the Jets would be in the hunt for a top five pick in the 2017 National Football League draft, but they are.
It was initially called an incomplete pass, but Jets Coach Todd Bowles challenged and the call was reversed – for a 22-yard touchdown. The final play was a doozey. Hogan talked later about wanting to play harder after seeing that Brady is not 100 percent – and even Brady, usually so careful not to let on about a physical ailment, did not dismiss it this time.
“He’s been the same guy week in and week out”, cornerback Darrelle Revis said.
“I felt miserable after missing (that) pass”, Mitchell said. I thought the one Julian [Edelman] made late in the game was really critical.
With the offense having done its part, it was time for the defense to wrap things up.
The replays clearly showed that Enunwa got one foot and one cheek down in the end zone. But the receiver grabbed the ball with both hands and came down backside first.
“I felt good about Quincy”. “As a coach, you weigh trying to win ballgames first, and there’s a time and place that those guys will get a chance to play”. Of the Patriots’ 22 wins over the Jets with Brady behind center, 11 were by eight points or fewer, including six of the past 10 dating back to 2012.
Sammy Watkins played just 25 out of a possible 55 snaps on Sunday, catching three passes for 80 yards. Look for Dontrelle Inman’s role to grow in the passing game if Williams misses time. He was hardly spectacular, going 30 of 50 for 286 yards and two TDs, but he was good as ever in the end. The Jets’ pass rush didn’t help Brady, as it overwhelmed the Patriots’ offensive line, especially early in the game.
But then, the fourth quarter came, needing Brady to be Brady in the clutch in order to avoid a loss in the Meadowlands. The Jets had just three wins entering the day, and the Patriots were tied with the Oakland Raiders for the best record in the AFC.
“Lot of great plays we needed there in the last minutes of the game”, Brady said.
One good half for the Jets defense and another that can be considered the difference in what would have been their highlight win of the season.
‘And I’ve had a lot of great support over the years’.