Most of the time, though, Cincinnati kept them out – and it was the difference in the Bengals’ 23-22 victory in the season opener Sunday. Taking into account that New York missed the playoffs, I’d still make the argument that the 2015 New York Jets were a more complete team than the 2009 and 2010 Jets.
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Again, the Jets had to kick a field goal, this time a 23-yarder by Folk that put the Jets ahead 22-20 with 3:23 left.
The offense of the Bengals is led by veteran quarterback, Andy Dalton.
Dalton still managed to go 23 of 30 for 366 yards with a touchdown and one interception.
According to NFL Research, Dalton had a flawless 158.3 passer rating when targeting Green with Revis covering: 10-for-10, 152 yards, 1 TD.
Josh Shaw intercepted Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick with 40 seconds to go to seal the win.
Yahoo! sees the NY running back scoring no touchdowns and gaining about 80 total yards on 17 touches this Sunday. Revis was beat up and down the field by A.J. Green, including on a third-down conversion that set up the Bengals’ winning field goal with 54 seconds left.
“Do you think (Darrelle) Revis is still capable of locking down any receiver, regardless of circustance”, Connor Howe asked Butchko on one of the other issues on the minds of Bengals fans. In the receiving end, Robby Anderson had 61 yards and a touchdown in two catches while Jace Amaro added 24 yards in three catches. “You have to understand this about me: If we lose the game, nobody played well”, Bowles said.
“As we look at it, it won’t just be Revis, it’ll be a lot of people”, defensive coordinator Kacy Rodgers said.
The fourth quarter, however, was where the game really turned.
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani was an honorary captain, along with representatives from the FDNY, NYPD and PAPD and the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Tower Foundation. Dalton, who hasn’t played a regular season game since December 13th against the season, is coming off his best season in his National Football League career.
Bruce Carter is listed as Harris’ backup, but he’s also questionable with an injured shoulder. He was replaced in the starting lineup by C.J. Uzomah. Nick Folk had a chip shot field goal blocked and missed an extra point. Matt Forte (22 rushes, 96 yards, 5 catches, 59 yards) had runs of 13 and 8 yards to start the series.
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The Bengals defense will be lining up across from Ryan Fitzpatrick who only just re-signed at the beginning of training camp. They fell just short last season by losing to the Buffalo Bills in Week 17.
