Jets Top Cowboys 19-16, Keep Pressure on in AFC Wild Card

Moore came in during the second quarter of Saturday’s Week 15 game against the New York Jets.

Jets kicker Randy Bullock atoned for a missed extra point and field goal by nailing a 40-yarder with 36 seconds remaining for the win. While rolling out, Cassel stumbled over his own feet, and fearing the sack threw the ball directly to wide open Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis. The Jets however can not say that since they do have a tough schedule since they play the dominant New England Patriots in their schedule twice a year. “I think things went smoothly in that area”.

Fair enough. But they very almost did blow a game against a now 4-10 train wreck that started with Matt Cassel at quarterback, gave up on that idea after he threw a memorably ridiculous interception and switched to Kellen Moore, who threw three more. The kick finished off an 11-play, 51-yard drive.

New York Jets head coach Todd Bowles prior to a game against the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium.

On the plus side, Darren McFadden hit the century mark for the first time in three games, but was limited to only nine carries.

“We all start with aspirations”, said Jason Garrett, who had already clinched his first losing season as Dallas coach. It wasn’t pretty today, all of them are not going to be pretty, but good teams win the ugly games.

This is Tony Romo’s team, but as Jerry Jones has said, he needs to make sure there is a better quality of backup in case Romo goes down again. “That doesn’t diminish the work we put in, the competitive nature of our football team and the fight that everyone demonstrated”.

Brandon Marshall led all receivers with four receptions for 74 yards. On fourth-and-1 from the 2 yard line in the first quarter, running back Chris Ivory plowed up the middle but was stopped short of the first down by DeMarcus Lawrence, who has been the Cowboys’ best defensive player over the past month. In playing Moore, who made his National Football League regular season debut Saturday, the Cowboys have played four quarterbacks in a season for the first time since 2001.

JETS: PROBABLE: S Dion Bailey (ankle), TE Kellen Davis (wrist), WR Eric Decker (knee), DE Leger Douzable (ankle), QB Ryan Fitzpatrick (left thumb), T Breno Giacomini (hip, ankle), WR Jeremy Kerley (calf), C Nick Mangold (hand), WR Brandon Marshall (ankle), S Ronald Martin (groin), S Rontez Miles (Achilles), CB Dee Milliner (ankle), LB Calvin Pace (abdomen, knee), DE Muhammad Wilkerson (wrist), CB Marcus Williams (knee). Kickoff is for 8:25 (Eastern Time) on NFL Network and the Cowboys season depends on this game. Marshall has 89 catches, five shy of breaking Al Toon’s franchise record. Fitzpatrick rallied the Jets back from a 10-point deficit against the Giants three weeks ago.

And it might have turned out to be exactly that kind of night earlier this year, especially during the Jets’ seemingly long-ago midseason slump. Dallas TE Gavin Escobar tore an Achilles tendon, ending his season.