Forte’s 3-yard run put NY ahead 27-24 with 2:12 left in the third quarter.
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“These are supposed to be stars for Buffalo’s offense”. The next it’s their defense.
This isn’t the earliest the Bills have fired an offensive coordinator.
“We thought we could cover them, ” Ryan said.
The team announced the move in an email released a day after Buffalo fell to 0-2 following a 37-31 loss to the New York Jets. “But I’m more excited about our team and the way we responded in the second half”. The Jets would nearly double the Bills in time of possession (19:46 to 10:11) in the first half.
Five plays into the Jets’ ensuing drive, Bills linebacker Preston Brown punched the ball free from Jets receiver Jalin Marshall and cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman returned the recovered fumble 36 yards for the go-ahead score.
The Jets answered, getting a 1-yard touchdown run from Forte and 5-yard touchdown reception by Decker to hold a 20-10 halftime lead. Both teams are in danger of the dreaded 0-2 start.
While the offense improved upon its week one performance when they managed only seven points, many key players turned in uneven performances.
What’s troubling is the Bills’ schedule doesn’t get much easier. The Bills, meanwhile, will look to get their first win of the season next week at home against the Arizona Cardinals. “It allows us to be in a better position and it really showcased the kind of team and resiliency we have”. “But I’m not the person to put my head down”.
“He’s played well in other games”, Jets coach Todd Bowles said. New York’s first six weeks of 2016 are absolutely brutal. On the next drive, Eric Decker caught his second touchdown of the season for a 20-7 lead. “Once I got that, I said, ‘I’m going to go out there and run'”. You know, Brandon Marshall told me he was going to kick my butt today, and he was right. A scare is all it would turn out to be, as Marshall would return later in the second to reel in a pass for 21 yards finishing with six catches for 101 yards. But it got worse Thursday night after suffering an injury that looked to be pretty serious.
He missed only four plays spanning two series after having his knee examined.
Marshall grabbed at his left leg after he was tackled awkwardly by Bills cornerback Stephon Gilmore while catching a pass deep in Buffalo territory in the second quarter. JP Losman was the last to do that in 2006.
The veteran receiver is now back on the field and making catches.
The Jets scored on each of their first four possessions to build a 20-7 lead.
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Tyrod Taylor connected with six of his teammates to finish with 15 of 22 on passes for 111 yards, but failed to throw a touchdown pass. Ten Thursday night National Football League games will be streamed for free on Twitter this season, starting with tonight’s Jets-Bills matchup.
