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After experiencing a setback last week, Manning returned to throwing on his own indoors this week. It’s just, ‘Let’s go, let’s have a good week, let’s work, ‘ and that’s what he did.
New England elected to kick off in the extra session, giving NY the ball first with an opportunity to score a touchdown and win the game.
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“I don’t think there was any confusion”, Belichick said.
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Never mind that the New York Jets got the ball and marched right down the field for the game-winning touchdown. Blakeman: “You want to kick?”
The Jets were shocked by it, and it seemed like Slater was shocked by the words coming out of his mouth. “Then we get picked, beat on two flag patterns”. “I got outside leverage on him, leaned him, the ideal ball, and I told Fitz he missed me in the first quarter, he couldn’t throw it any better and I’m just so happy to get this victory”.
It’s a fitting scenario in that the Jets will have to defeat their former head coach to make the playoffs.
Finally, we got to my personal favorite explanation: The Patriots actually wanted to lose this game to get the Steelers out of the playoffs.
Slater acknowledged that he didn’t know that he didn’t get to decide that aspect of the toss.
“I know that’s what everybody is going to talk about, Rex and us meet again with so much on the line”, Jets defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson said. Obviously, we wanted to kick off. That’s what Coach wanted to do so that’s what we did. I thought this game was a really good measuring stick to gauge the state of the Patriots heading into the playoffs, considering the Jets offered tougher competition than either Houston or Tennessee could muster in the last two weeks.
OL LaAdrian Waddle played in his first game with the Patriots when he entered the game at left tackle after Sebastian Vollmer left with a leg injury.
Despite most of MetLife Stadium being dumbfounded, Belichick insisted everything was fine.
“For that exact reason; so there wouldn’t be any confusion about what was going on”, he said. “There was no confusion”.
Belichick had done it once before, in 2013, but a hefty wind was involved against Denver.
According to STATS, teams have opted to kick off in overtime 13 times since 1997 and are 6-7 in those games. A Patriots defender follows Enunwa across the formation, which is a strong indicator for Fitzpatrick that the Patriots are playing man coverage. Slater made a mistake calling for the Patriots to kick after winning the overtime opening coin toss. The Bengals would be No. 1 with a better record (13-3), while the Broncos would do so thanks to their 30-24 win over New England earlier this season.
“We’re on to next week”.
It was the third time since the 2012 rule change a team chose to kick off for OT.
All of these guys have given NY a suddenly risky offense that can handle themselves against New England.
Ivory gained four yards on the next play and Fitzpatrick then connected with wide receiver Brandon Marshall (eight catches for 115 yards and two touchdowns) for a 20-yard gain.
Quarter-back Ryan Fitzpatrick then hit Decker on a fade behind Super Bowl hero Malcolm Butler to secure a fifth consecutive win.
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It’s not the first time it’s been done; in fact, it’s not the first time it’s been done this season. Fitzpatrick also overthrew Kenbrell Thompkins, who was open for what should have been a 43-yard TD, early in the second. When prompted on that, Brady downplayed the drive and referenced the big picture of the game to that point.
