“That’s the biggest thing”. That’s got to stop, obviously.
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“I think we needed one of these types of wins for character purposes moving on”, Bowles said.
Marshall had a diving 20-yard TD catch after the Jets recovered a fumbled punt return late in the fourth quarter, and NY ended a two-game skid in a ragged performance by both sides.
The Jets’ defense really brought it back together on Sunday against the Jaguars, and they will need to keep that momentum on the upswing heading into their reunion with Rex Ryan on Thursday night.
Not only did the much-traveled veteran remain healthy enough to play the entire game, but he also went 21-of-34 for 272 yards with two touchdowns and zero interceptions for a 106.5 passer rating.
“We just didn’t finish it”, coach Gus Bradley said. “You look back at it, really, a lot of these were self-inflicted – the turnovers and the penalties at inopportune times”. “We did it to ourselves”. But after a holding call on Jacksonville, Calvin Pace had a strip-sack of Bortles and recovered the fumble.
Jaguars receiver Allen Hurns sprained his left foot against the NY Jets and was wearing a walking boot Monday.
Well, this game could have huge playoff implications down the line, especially when it comes to the head-on-head match-ups. In the receiving end, Brandon Marshall had 108 yards in nine receptions while Jeremy Kerley added 63 yards in four catches.
NY Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick is going through offensive drills and handing off with his gloved left hand, which has a torn thumb ligament.
He said he was “surprised how little an issue it was”.
But the Jets are dealing with a few new key injuries. Punter Ryan Quigley hit all four extra-point attempts and kicked off after Nick Folk injured his right quad in warm-ups.
Playing in the National Football League since 2005, Fitzpatrick has played for six different teams: St. Louis Rams, Cincinnati Bengals, Buffalo Bills, Tennessee Titans, Houston Texans and now the NY Jets. Marshall and Eric Decker had one touchdown each and bruising running back Chris Ivory had an off game with only 26 rushing yards, but two of those were of the one-yard touchdown variety. Mangold aggravated the injury he suffered October 25, when he was hurt in the final minute of a 30-23 loss to the New England Patriots.
Cornerback Antonio Cromartie strained his left quadriceps against the Jaguars and Bowles said he’s “50-50” to play against the Bills.
Wide receiver Allen Hurns had five catches for 121 yards and one touchdown while wide receiver Allen Robinson had five receptions for 122 yards for Jacksonville. The Jaguars would then have to go 6-2 in the second half to get to eight wins and beat them out and that seems unrealistic. NY did not turn the ball over.
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Defensive tackle Mike Bennett (strained hamstring) and linebacker Dan Skuta (strained groin) were injured and limited on Sunday and will be evaluated throughout the week.
