“It’s a very good feeling just waking up in the morning, winning, and especially being headed in the right direction”.
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12/7/2010: Tom Brady completed 21 of 29 for four touchdowns and 326 yards in the Patriots 45-3 win over the Jets. We had chances during the game to make a play here and there on both sides of the ball. “It just didn’t work out”. “I thought we had the flawless time to try to win the game and we were trying to win the game”. But, although he requires attention the way most of us require oxygen, the significance of this win went well beyond Rex and his stadium-sized ego. “It’s as simple as that”.
Bills coach Rex Ryan became a fan or the all-red colors only after the Buffalo won.
The Jets final offensive play of the game, with:17 seconds left, was safety Bacarri Rambo’s interception of Fitzpatrick at the Buffalo 42.
“I can tell the truth, this thing is kind of like being dumped by a few girl you have the hots for”, Ryan said, via the Associated Press. This touchdown drive sparked hope in the Jets defense that they then used to force a three-and-out to give the ball back to the offense. “When you talk, you have to back it up, and Rex is always in your face”.
“Yes, it really is (frustrating)”, said Darrelle Revis, who Ryan referred to after the game as one of the best cornerbacks in National Football League history.
Fitzpatrick hit Eric Decker for a 31-yard touchdown with 7:23 remaining, and then got another golden chance a couple of minutes later when Buffalo punter Colton Schmidt bobbled a snap and was tackled at his 13.
There were questions about if and when Fitzpatrick was going to decide to have the surgery in season.
“We were at home and had four downs to do it. We didn’t get it done”. “I probably should have given him a little more time and room to release”. “That’s how it happened”. The two teams combined for 12 first half possessions, only two of which yielded more than one first down.
The Bills punted with less than a minute left, but Fitzpatrick’s next pass was picked off. Ryan responded by pumping his fist so hard his hat fell off.
Despite playing with torn ligaments in his thumb, quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick had no problem putting his body on the line, as he was the Jets second-leading rusher with 30 yards on three carries. RB Karlos Williams badly beat ILB Demario Davis on a 26-yard TD catch in the third period as the Jets’ inability to cover RBs on intermediate routes was exposed once again. Fitzpatrick started hot in Week 10, but he faded fast making poor decisions in the loss to the Bills.
Duke Williams added to that immediately, scooping up a fumble by rookie Devin Smith on the first kickoff return of his career. Williams scooted 19 yards for a 9-3 lead, but Carpenter missed the extra point wide left.
Ryan said he was shocked by the reaction when he named reserve defensive end IK Enemkpali a captain for the big night game at the Jets.
NY forced a three-and-out by the Buffalo offense and regained the ball.
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The NY Jets are headed in the wrong direction. Milliner recovered from that injury in time to begin training camp with the Jets but was sidelined August 6 when he tore a tendon in his right wrist, sending him to injured reserve-designated to return on September 6.
