Still, the NY quarterback was on target when he needed to be, and the Jets kept the pressure on Pittsburgh and Kansas City in the race for two wild-card spots in the AFC.
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The 26-year old finished the day completing 15 of his 25 passes for 158 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions.
Starting at the 14:05 mark in the fourth, Fitzpatrick took the Jets on a 10-play, 70-yard drive that culminated in a three-yard touchdown pass to receiver Eric Decker. It wasn’t pretty today, all of them are not going to be pretty, but good teams win the ugly games.
Dallas fans were certain their team was going to take the game to overtime and find a way to win, but it wasn’t to be.
A big game the Jets are guaranteed to lose if they don’t play better than they did in Dallas. He’s close to potentially matching his career-high 3,832 yard total he threw for in 2011 for the Buffalo Bills and has already surpassed his career-high 24 touchdowns he threw for in 2011 and 2012.
The Cowboys responded with a lengthy 7:03 drive that covered 51 yards in 11 plays, and resulted in a 50-yard Bailed field goal that tied the game at 16-16 with just 1:55 left in the contest.
Nov 29, 2015; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New York Jets wide receiver Quincy Enunwa (81) runs with the ball after catching a pass during the first half of their game against the Miami Dolphins at MetLife Stadium. Their playoff positioning is still in good shape for now, meanwhile the Dallas Cowboys have been officialy eliminated from playoff contention.
That’s winning football. No matter how it looks.
Forced, awful pop culture references aside, whatever R2D2 – Kellen Moore – does in the next two weeks and however the Dallas Cowboys ultimately finish out this the season of Pain, Misery and Broken Clavicles, the record will conclusively show this team stunk.
“That’s a play we’ll be watching for years and years”, Cassel said, “teaching quarterbacks of what not to do”.
You can only beat the teams in front of you, the teams on your schedule, and style points do not determine who gets to go to the playoffs. The fourth-year pro almost overcame three picks by leading the Cowboys to 13 points after replacing starting quarterback Matt Cassel, who was ineffective in four series. “At the end of the day we didn’t do enough good things to win, but we did have some good things happen out there”. Cowboys RB Darren McFadden had 100 yards on 16 carries – his fifth 100-yard game of the season…. Two games that will determine if the Jets make the playoffs or not.
Moore had the Cowboys in position to extend their 10-9 halftime lead midway through the third quarter. But he played smartly, didn’t appear overwhelmed actually got the offense moving down the field.
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Bailey followed with a 38-yard field goal for a 13-9 advantage.
