Ex-New England wide receiver Kenbrell Thompkins came up with one of the biggest plays of Gang Green’s entire year in the fourth quarter, hauling in a 43-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick with 53 seconds left that paved the way for a 19-16 victory over the Cowboys. But by the time Cassel re-oriented himself in the pocket, the Jets’ pass rush had caught up, and despite his best efforts to dispose of the football, the wayward sideline throw wound up in the hands of NY cornerback Darrelle Revis. “It lifts us up as a team, and I was able to feed off him and make the play when I had a chance”. “I think things went smoothly in that area”.
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Khampha Bouaphanh/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/TNS Matt Cassel’s shot at being the Cowboys starting quarterback for the last two games of the season may have come to an end during Saturday’s loss to the Jets.
The Jets regained the lead on a 3-yard touchdown pass from Fitzpatrick to Decker.
“Whether it’s playoffs or not, we’ve got to string some games together”, coach Todd Bowles said.
Before Bullock hit a game-winning 40-yarder, he was having a rough night. If they play as sloppy as they did Saturday night over the next couple of weeks, their season will end sooner than later.
The Cowboys certainly helped the Jets cause Saturday night by turning the football over four times in the game.
“We all start with aspirations”, said Cowboys coach Jason Garrett. “But that doesn’t diminish the work everyone has put in”.
The veteran caught five passes for 49 yards against the Jets, giving him 70 receptions for 643 yards this season. Not just a passing offense, the Jets also feature the conference’s leading rusher in RB Chris Ivory, who is 86 yards shy of cracking the 1,000-yard plateau for the first time in his career.
Owner Jerry Jones sealed this team’s fate months ago when he determined that Brandon Weeden and Matt Cassel would be adequate replacements at quarterback for an injured Romo.
Ryan Fitzpatrick of the New York Jets is seen in this file photo. The lynchpin is DE Muhammad Wilkerson (12 sacks), who has 10.5 sacks and two FFs in the past 10 games. But the Dallas offense, without Tony Romo for the season, again went three and out, and after the defense just missed a safety, the Jets offense started with excellent field possession.
Decker and Marshall broke the franchise mark of 20 combined TDs that they shared with Art Powell-Don Maynard (1960) and Al Toon-Wesley Walker (1986). The Cowboys defense will play well enough to keep them in the game.
NY (8-5) has a grip on one of the two AFC playoff spots and can potentially tighten that grip by winning this game that they’re heavily favored to.
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Cassell got caught throwing to Revis Island was picked off by the Jets star defensive back. Dallas TE Gavin Escobar tore an Achilles tendon, ending his season.
