Ryan Fitzpatrick named AFC’s Offensive Player of the Week

Some guys don’t understand it because college, big bowl games, and they won every game, but we have a great opportunity in front of us and there are some older guys that really understand how unique and what a great opportunity it is. We just saw one earlier Tuesday with Derek Carr dropping some cash to buy 55-inch TVs for the Raiders O-line, for example.

Currently, the Jets are slotted in the 6th position in the AFC playoff standings and they’re in a three-way tie for the last two spots.

The Titans were looking to win consecutive games for the first time since the end of the 2013 season.

“Just keep doing what we’re doing and getting better”, Bowles said. “We did a good job”.

Cox said they didn’t know the ball was snapped. These guys are going to come down with the ball. Three losses followed that game, including a loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, before they won in Week 13 against those same Jaguars. Only three other teams had failed to produce a three-game winning streak since 2012: the Titans, Oakland Raiders and Rex Ryan’s new team, the Buffalo Bills – who, in an amusing bit of coincidence, have the longest drought since their last three-game winning streak.

Speaking about the playoffs, the Jets have now separated themselves, along with the Chiefs and Steelers, in the AFC wild-card race.

Dec 13, 2015; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New York Jets center Nick Mangold (74) congratulates running back Bilal Powell (29) after scoring a touchdown against the Tennessee Titans at MetLife Stadium. “But right now, it’s how do we score on the opening drive versus Dallas (on Saturday)?”

First of all, there’s the obvious Jets connection – Keyshawn was on the Jets when the book was released. He wasn’t asked to do much in the second half as the Jets coasted to victory.

Decker has provided the flawless complement to Marshall, who has 89 catches, five shy of breaking Al Toon’s franchise record, for 1,187 yards and 11 touchdowns. He’s thrown nine touchdowns and no interceptions over that stretch, bringing him up to 25 touchdown passes for the year.

NOT-SO-MIGHTY TITANS: Tennessee dropped to 2-4 under interim coach Mike Mularkey, who took over for the fired Ken Whisenhunt. Bowles said Smith was scheduled for an MRI on Monday. “We constantly work at it, still working at it. I wouldn’t say it’s been smooth, but it’s been good that they grew together and that they work together and continue to grow together”.

-WR Kendall Wright (ribs) was inactive Sunday, when the Titans fell to the Jets, 30-8. The rest of the Jets had 131 catches for 1,268 yards. It marked Powell’s second straight game with a touchdown catch. The Jets came back from a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter to drive the game into overtime.

“We weren’t able to convert really any third downs”, Tennessee quarterback Marcus Mariota said, per the Tennessean. On defense Mohammad Wilkenson has been a monster, including two sacks today.

In the contest, Delanie Walker broke Frank Wycheck’s record for most catches in a season by a tight end.