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The New York Jets fell behind early and could never recover in a 31-14 loss to the New England Patriots.
It was a really rough day for Mark Sanchez, who threw four costly interceptions that really put his team in a hole.
Sanchez did make some really nice throws and tossed a pretty touchdown pass, but it wasn’t nearly enough.
New York’s other touchdown came off of a blocked punt just before halftime that was recovered in the end zone.
The loss continues New York’s recent slide and puts a further dent in any dwindling playoff hopes.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 6:20 pm by steve
Each week, it’s looking more and more like USC coach Pete Carroll might have been right when he said that Mark Sanchez should have stayed in college another year.
Sanchez threw four picks and fumbled once as the Jets took on the Patriots at Foxboro on Sunday, where the Patriots blew the Jets out of the water, 31-14.
After holding a 31-14 lead last week and ultimately losing it (to the Colts), the Patriots had no desire to repeat history. Instead, they took advantage of a matchup mismatch with WR Wes Welker, who had a career day with 15 catches for 192 yards.
The Jets had no answer offensively for the Patriots, as Sanchez continued his mid-season swoon. He threw four picks total - three to linebacker Leigh Bodden, who returned one for a score - and lost a fumble as well.
“I have to play smart,” Sanchez said. “I tried to do a little much against a great defense.”
The Jets only managed 226 yards of total offense on the day, with 103 of those yards coming on 21 carries from RB Thomas Jones.
Jets coach Rex Ryan managed to poke some fun at himself for his crying incident last week after the game, while putting on a brave face and admitting that his team played well despite the outcome.
“If there were tears [Monday] it’s not that I was sorry for myself. I’m competitive,” Ryan said. “We got outplayed today, but our confidence is still there.”
Monday, November 23, 2009 at 11:04 pm by bryan
After suffering a compound fracture of the tibia and fibula last month during a game against Oakland, RB Leon Washington spoke publicly for the first time since the injury on Thursday, saying that he expects to fully recover.
“Infection is the major setback,” Washington said. “Thank God I’m 98 or 99 percent past that point. My wounds are healed.”
“Since I beat the infection part, it’s up to me whether it will be on the six-month side or the 12-month side,” he said. “They’re expecting me to have a full recovery and they’re really surprised by my mobility now.”
Washington was injured on his first carry of the Raiders game on Oct. 25, when Oakland’s Tommy Kelly rolled up on his leg on the end of his 6-yard run in the first quarter.
“I heard it pop, an automatic pop like I broke my leg,” Washington said. “At that point, I was kind of in shock. I didn’t really feel a lot of pain.”
At first, his teammates and coaches didn’t recognize the severity of the injury.
“Then, when they took him across directly, through the Raiders’ sideline, I was like, ‘Man, this must be worse than I think,’” Jets coach Rex Ryan said.
Washington is expected to take anywhere from six to 12 months to fully heal.
Friday, November 20, 2009 at 8:25 pm by bryan
Rex Ryan is “man enough to be me,” and doesn’t care what anyone else thinks about it.
Ryan has been catching flak in the media this week after the New York Post published a report Tuesday mentioning that Ryan became emotional in the locker room the day after the Jets’ 24-22 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars earlier this week.
“Everything’s out and sometimes you say things to your team and you don’t realize that everybody will find out,” Ryan said. “That’s fine and dandy. One thing I’ll say is I’ll be true to myself.”
While the media continues to poke fun at Ryan’s emotional outburst, the Jets’ players appear to appreciate Ryan’s sincerity in the locker room.
“It’s an emotional game and that just showed his passion,” linebacker Calvin Pace said. “If I was in that situation, I would’ve cried, too, man. I guess when you play a sport like this, sometimes it’s shocking to see a grown man express emotion.”
The Jets, who started the season 3-0, have lost five of their past six games to fall to 4-5 on the season.
“You want to win for a coach like that,” right tackle Damion Woody said. “Whatever the perception is outside is irrelevant. It means nothing. We know how Rex feels about this team and what he was saying. That’s the bottom line. If people outside of here have a misconception of what happened, then, hey, that’s on them.”
at 8:23 pm by bryan
Two years ago, Philadelphia Eagles RB Brian Westbrook broke the hearts of fantasy football owners nationwide, as he took a knee at the Dallas 1-yard line to guarantee an Eagles’ victory instead of scoring a sure-thing touchdown.
On Sunday, Jaguars RB Maurice Jones-Drew gave the NFL a feeling of déjà vu when he dropped at the Jets’ 1-yard line with one minute left in the game and the Jaguars down one point, allowing the Jags to kick an easy game-winning field goal.
“Sorry to my fantasy owners,” Jones-Drew deadpanned. “I apologize. I had myself today. It was a tough call, but whatever it takes to get the victory, that’s what counts.”
“They said get a close as you can and take a knee,” said Jones-Drew, who scored earlier on a 33-yard touchdown run. “I was looking for someone to tackle me.”
Little did Jones-Drew know – the Jets had been instructed specificallynot
“Smartest play of the game,” said Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez after the game. “That’s an MVP play right there.”
The Jets took a 22-21 lead with five minutes left when RB Thomas Jones punched a score in from the 1-yard line, but the vaunted Jets defense couldn’t get a stop when it most counted.
“Now we’re 4-5 and we’re not impressive,” wide receiver Braylon Edwards said. “We’re not scaring anybody. We’re not intimidating anybody coming onto the field, so that 3-0 start is a wash. That’s over with.”
With a trip to New England coming up this weekend, the Jets must re-focus and hope to right the ship, as they’ve lost five of their last six after starting the season with three straight wins.
“We can’t wait for somebody to make a play,” Jets coach Rex Ryan said. “We have to go make it and be in attack mode. Right now, there’s something missing and we have to find it.”
Monday, November 16, 2009 at 11:34 pm by bryan
The upstart New York Jets have now lost five of their past six games after a disappointing, 24-22 home loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars.
The Jets trailed for most of the game before a late field goal gave them the lead with just a few minutes to play.
However, a late Jacksonville drive put the Jaguars on the goaline with just seconds to play, setting up the game-winning field goal from kicker Josh Scobee as time expired.
It was another terrible day for rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez, who threw two interceptions and lost a fumble.
It seems that opposing coaches have caught up with him, meaning it might just be more of the same until he can gain more experience.
at 6:16 pm by steve
The New York Jets beat the Miami Dolphins in just about every way except the one that mattered the most: the final score.
The Jets lost a pivotal home game to the Dolphins, 30-25, marking the second time this year they have fallen to Miami.
New York’s special teams were atrocious, as they gave up two kickoff returns for touchdowns to Ted Ginn Jr.
The Jets also lost the turnover battle and had an interception returned for a touchdown as well.
After the game, former Ravens Rex Ryan and Bart Scott were both angry and said that the Jets clearly outplayed the Dolphins.
Friday, November 6, 2009 at 6:00 pm by steve
Jets fans have to be a little shellshocked after their team’s most recent loss, at the hands of the Miami Dolphins for the second time in 20 days.
The Dolphins beat the Jets 30-25 due to WR Ted Ginn Jr., who returned kicks of 100 and 101 yards for touchdowns in the third quarter to break the game wide open for the Fins. Ginn, who was benched from the offense for rookie receiver Brian Hartline, made sure his impact was felt on the game in any way that he could.
“Not being in that starting lineup hurt me deep down inside,” Ginn said. “I just wanted to make plays. You don’t always have to be a starter to make plays.”
Otherwise, the Jets were in total control of the game, as the Jets defense held Miami’s vaunted Wildcat offense to 104 total yards in the game. The Miami rushing attack, second-ranked in the NFL coming into the game, rushed for 52 yards, while Dolphins QB Chad Henne was harassed into a 12-for-21, 112 yards and one INT-type day.
“We’re responsible for the loss,” said Jets special teams player Wallace Wright. “That killed us. If they didn’t run back those two kickoffs, it’s over.”
Jets QB Mark Sanchez was back to his effective, methodical self, completing 20 of 35 passes for 265 and two touchdowns. The Jets had a chance to rally late, but Sanchez couldn’t find an open receiver on a fourth-and-13 and the Dolphins took over on downs, with a chance to run out the clock.
“This stings, going into the bye with a loss like this,” said Sanchez. “As a competitor and as an offense, we thought we were winning that game, no doubt.”
The Jets outgained the Dolphins 378 to 104 yards, and still managed to lose, thanks to Ginn’s special teams heroics.
“Sometimes things just don’t make sense,” Jets coach Rex Ryan said. “Statistically, this game isn’t going to look close.”
Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 11:16 am by bryan
