“I got him this book for Christmas”.
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Currently, the Jets are slotted in the 6th position in the AFC playoff standings and they’re in a three-way tie for the last two spots. The Chiefs and Jets are technically the wild cards at the moment due to the conference record tiebreaker.
“[It] took us long enough”, defensive lineman Sheldon Richardson said, referring to the three-game streak.
“That’s what we were dealt and the bed we made ourselves”, the coach said.
Bullock missed a 53-yard field goal on the Jets’ next series but capped the next two drives with field goals of 47 yards and 27 yards.
Tennessee dropped to 2-4 under interim coach Mike Mularkey. “We did a good job”. We ran the ball. They went from elite to easily beat during that five week span and have had to overcome a lot of adversity. Traded twice and released three times, he came to the Jets with no expectations.
Seth Wenig/AP Brandon Marshall is in a giving – and apparently playful – mood as he gifts copies of ex-Jet Keyshawn Johnson’s book, ‘Just Give Me the Damn Ball!’ to Gang Green quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick and several of his fellow receivers. But more importantly, the Jets have a shot at being playoff-bound for the first time in five years.
In fact, if New York, Kansas City (8-5) and Pittsburgh (8-5) all win out, making them all 11-5, the Jets would be on the outside looking in because of tiebreakers.
Muhammad Wilkerson reached his career best in sacks for both a single game and a single season against the Titans with three and 12 respectively.
Next up for the Jets is a Saturday night date with the Dallas Cowboys. The Jets came back from a 20-10 deficit in the final eight minutes against the Giants before winning 23-20 in overtime.
Marshall has 89 receptions for 1,187 yards and 11 touchdowns, and Decker has 66 receptions for 875 yards and nine touchdowns. If Fitzpatrick has been a great addition, then Marshall has to be considered a god-send. Coach Todd Bowles and Brandon Marshall also recently expressed their desire to see Fitzpatrick re-signed. A two-point conversion pass from Mariota to McCluster made it 27-8 with 4:09 remaining in the third quarter.
The Titans were outgained 324-72 in the first half while managing just four first downs compared to 17 for the Jets. Bowles said Smith was scheduled for an MRI on Monday.
“We’re better than that, and they all know we’re better than that”, Mularkey said of Sunday’s first half. It was the second straight week in which Mariota scored an unusual touchdown.
“It was one of those games we wish we could have back and start it over”, Titans linebacker Brian Orakpo said. Kerley was initially hurt after a seven-yard punt return in the second quarter.
Tennessee won the coin toss Sunday and elected to defer to the second half.
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“I’d love to be back”, he said with a smile. The first half of the game was pure domination in every phase of the game. I don’t understand why you can call designed run plays for Marcus Mariota, but you won’t call designed roll outs for him that allow him to capitalize on his movement.
