Fitzpatrick, stingy D help Jets win third straight, 30-8 over Titans

Yes, for the first time in years, the Jets are jolly come holiday time with their 8-5 record. Extending New York’s win streak to a season-best three games, Todd Bowles and Jets took care of business against Tennessee, coming away with a 30-8 victory in front of a sold-out SunLife Stadium crowd.

Fitzpatrick has passed for 3,129 yards with 25 touchdowns and 11 interceptions this season.

If Fitzpatrick continues like this, Marshall and Decker might have plenty written about them as the best receiving tandem in football at the end of the season. “We’re not that good”.

I don’t think so.

“It’s going to be exciting to see what happens the next few weeks with our group”.

“I got him this book for Christmas”, Marshall, the Jets’ leading receiver, said before grabbing a copy of former NY receiver Keyshawn Johnson’s autobiography, “Just Give Me The Damn Ball!”. “But right now, it’s how do we score on the opening drive versus Dallas (on Saturday)?”

Mariota completed 20-of-29 passes for 268 yards with three touchdowns and one interception in the Titans’ 42-39 win over the Jaguars in Week 13. The Jets are seven-point favorites but don’t count the Titans out. The Chiefs are sitting at 7-2 in the conference, while the Jets are 6-4 and the Steelers are 5-4. It was the fourth missed game of the season for Wright, who was out for three games in November due to a sprained knee.

The veteran quarterback quickly snapped the ball and threw to Marshall, who outraced the Tennessee defense to the end zone for a 69-yard TD and a 27-0 lead with 1:35 left in the first half.

Marshall says the working chemistry between the trio has been excellent, pointing out that Decker caught a touchdown in last Sunday’s win over Tennessee after suggesting a play he and Peyton Manning had executed while in Denver. But more importantly, the Jets have a shot at being playoff-bound for the first time in five years. Bullock capitalized on this one from 47 yards out.

Last weekend, Tennessee Titans rookie quarterback Marcus Mariota showed everyone what they really wanted to see from him, that being a long touchdown run, much like the ones that he had at Oregon. Safety Calvin Pryor slipped on the coverage, leaving Mariota completely uncovered.

Offensive Rankings – In the month of December, the Jets” offense is in the NFL’s top 10 in yards (ninth) for the first time since Testaverde’s “98 stretch run, and in scoring (10th) this late in the season for the first time since 2011. The rest of the Jets had 131 catches for 1,268 yards. He gained 101 yards on 22 rushing attempts. The injury may cap a tough rookie season for Smith, who suffered rib and lung injuries during the first day of training camp and didn’t make his National Football League debut until September 27. The Jets are allowing a paltry 83.5 yards on the ground per game and an average of less than 21 points. Decker has 66 receptions for 875 yards and nine TDs. The only two kickoffs for the Titans were both touchbacks.

NOTES: Wilkerson’s 12 sacks are the most in a season for the Jets since Shaun Ellis had 12 1/2 in 2003…. Offensive coordinator Chan Gailey drew up a versatile game plan (36 passes, 34 rushes). The other problem with that is, sometimes the best way to beat a blitzing defense is with screens and quick passes that get your skill position players in the open field.

“We went up to the” line of scrimmage, Fitzpatrick said, “and there was nobody over there on Brandon”.