Atlanta Falcons Getting the Best of Matt Ryan

Petty completed 10 if 18 passes for 50 yards, while projected starter Ryan Fitzpatrick finished with a mere three attempts.

After the ensuing Jets three and out, former Bears burner Devin Hester almost returned Ryan Quigley’s punt for a quick six points, but an outstanding effort by Bilal Powell stopped him at the four-yard line. Atlanta backup offensive tackles Jake Rodgers (-1.8) and Matt Huffer (-2.3) earned two of the team’s lowest grades on offense, so perhaps the gifted Walls will be able to do some damage and rehab his stock on Friday night. With Geno Smith set to miss time with a broken jaw, the play of the guys in his place is even more important, and on Friday both Ryan Fitzpatrick and Bryce Petty got some playing time.

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His hopes vanished quickly as the Atlanta Falcons completely dominated the Jets first-team to the tune of a 14-0 score after their first two drives.

The 6-foot-2, 229-pounder enters his fifth season in the league with nine starts under his belt, but he did little to suggest that he’s a starting-caliber player last week.

“We’ve got some stuff to clean up”, Carroll said.

Antonio Allen’s season-ending Achilles injury opens up an opportunity to secure a roster spot as a backup safety. He could potentially add some impact to the defense after two years in the shadows, spending much of professional career on the practice squad.

Falcons: WR Roddy White was scratched before the game with an elbow injury that is not believed to be serious.

He contributed one first-down catch Friday against the Falcons and it’s partially due to Fitzpatrick clinging to checkdown mode.

Rookie Lion’s running back Ameer Abdullah ran circles around the new and improved Jets D, racking up a total of 67 yards on the ground and making Jets defenders look silly along the way.

The duo also connected on a two-point conversion. Fitzpatrick ought to goal Brandon Marshall and Eric Decker a number of occasions, after each caught only one move every within the preseason opener. It might look insane as early as 2015 if Williams can translate his preseason production into the regular season.

And that is exactly what the second-year wide receiver Enunwa is trying to do.

When it comes to the New York Jets, I’ve been saying for quite sometime now that fans need to put aside their playoff predictions and Super Bowl claims.

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