“We have to get back to work (Monday)”.
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As good as they were, the Jets get further reinforcements for the next game as Richardson returns from suspension.
Josh Shaw sealed the victory with an interception of Ryan Fitzpatrick in the closing seconds, helping Cincinnati improve to 7-7 in openers under coach Marvin Lewis. On Green’s 54-yard touchdown reception, Revis clearly expected some safety help that was not there.
Good advantage – Run gameThe Jets run defense is solid, but Buffalo demonstrated an ability to move the ball on the ground against NY.
The Jets are in danger of falling to 0-2 to start the season, a position the team wants to try to avoid at all costs. Fitzpatrick doesn’t necessarily think that adds any pressure on the Jets heading into their game against the Bills. They said they’ve been watching film of me all off-season.
Neither do the Bills. “I’ve been through the trenches before”. “I think he’s a hell of a football player still”.
By the end of the afternoon, quarterback Andy Dalton had thrown to Green 10 times when the receiver was matched up against Revis. “The busted coverage, I’m supposed to get help, but at the same time, it is what it is”. For much of the game, the Bengals avoided Green altogether.
But this is an unusual situation for Revis, a seven-time Pro Bowl selection who is being picked apart by analysts and fans. “Our quarterback will not make it through the season if we give up seven sacks a week”. Standout young LB Lavonte David had three, and Kwon Alexander (17 tackles) had two, and Gerald McCoy (one sack, two passes defensed) had two.
Despite the loss, the Jets played well enough to defeat one of the AFC’s best teams. Green got the better of Revis all day.
It was a awful showing for the future Hall of Famer. It’s my honor going against him.
The fact his past two games have not been vintage Revis has led some to question whether “Revis Island” is gone – maybe forever.
Revis could face Sammy Watkins, who is dealing with discomfort in his surgically repaired left foot but said he’ll be fine to play. Jets head coach Todd Bowles said last week that the Jets would not shadow Green with Revis.
“Unless you’ve got Buffalo questions, I ain’t going to be here long”, he said.
New York Jets coach Todd Bowles, master of timeworn cliches, insisted Tuesday that the Thursday game against the Buffalo Bills – the team that ended the Jets’ playoff hopes a year ago with a 22-17 win in the regular-season finale – has no more meaning than any other. The Jets have not won a game against the Bills since September of 2013. Didn’t get it done. That was the poorest execution Ive ever seen on our side in the red zone since Ive been here.. While many fans will point to kicker Nick Folk leaving four points out on the field, the game was lost in other areas.
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“You just have to move on to the next kick”, Folk said. Nugent’s 21-yard field goal sailed through the uprights to pull the Bengals within 16-13. “You just have to put it behind you and start a new streak”. Play action and a respectable running game will have to be present to keep the Jets defensive front from pinning their ears back. Now the Jets are set to face a team they haven’t beaten since September 22, 2013.
