If anyone ever questioned the toughness of New York Jets wide receiver Brandon Marshall, then Thursday night’s game against the Buffalo Bills will certainly end that doubt.
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For the first time in a long while, Fitzpatrick was indeed hot against a team coached by Rex Ryan, against whom he had a 1-8 record entering the game, and against the Bills, who had won five straight over the Jets. “I didn’t think it was good”.
“Well, I mean, I thought we could cover them”, Ryan said.
Little did anyone – and Marshall, especially – believe he’d be back in the huddle some 10 minutes later. Maybe it doesn’t atone for Week 1 of this season, which so visibly annoyed Todd Bowles and the rest of the Jets all across a prickly short week in advance of this had-to-have-it collision with the Bills. I’m just going to leave it right there and get to bed. “Once I got that, I said, ‘I’m going to go out there and run'”.
Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick completed 24 of 34 passes for 374 yards and a touchdown against his former team, avenging a loss here in last season’s finale that kept NY out of the playoffs. Marshall’s knee appeared to be twisted as he was brought down, and he appeared to be in considerable pain immediately after the hit.
“I thought they fought, they scrapped hard, they made some plays”. I have more confidence in myself than anyone else on this earth, I know that.
The Bills’ defence did a good job of controlling Ryan Fitzpatrick and co for stretches in the game.
The Bills got within a touchdown on Mike Gillislee’s 18-yard scoring pass from Taylor with 77 seconds remaining.
Positives for the Bills included two Fitzpatrick fumbles on the drive, one caused by a Lorenzo Alexander sack, however the Jets recovered both. The only way to accomplish that is to make big plays, and that they did.
Share with Us – We’d love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article, and smart, constructive criticism. No matter what he called, Fitzpatrick and the Jets’ receivers kept beating them.
So did Decker (6 catches, 126 yards, TD), Marshall (6 receptions, 101 yards) and Enunwa (6 catches, 92 yards).
And just like that, the two began re-establishing themselves as one of the NFL’s most potent tandems a year after combining for 189 catches, 2,529 yards and 26 touchdowns.
New York Jets running back Matt Forte (22) dives for a touchdown during the first half an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016, in Orchard Park, N.Y.
Jessie James Decker celebrated her husband’s second quarter touchdown against the Bills Thursday night with a Snapchat post under the caption, “Touch down big d-k decker”.
NY also avoided its first 0-2 since 2007.
“We got an identity now”, said Jets running back Matt Forte, who rushed for 100 yards and three touchdowns.
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He went 18 of 30 for 298 yards and three touchdowns and an interception.
