Patriots head coach Bill Belichick talks with a referee during their game against the Jets at MetLife Stadium.
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Eric Decker’s 6-yard touchdown catch on the first drive of overtime – after New England stunningly chose to kick off – lifted the Jets to a 26-20 victory Sunday that put NY in position to make the playoffs. But in this case, you can’t help but feel like he out-Belichicked himself. The Jets need to say a big thank you, because now, they’re in pole position instead of the Pittsburgh Steelers to make the playoffs.
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“They took the ball out of (Brady’s) hands and I’m grateful they did that”, Jets defensive lineman Sheldon Richardson said.
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Decker’s overtime touchdown gave the Jets and their playoff chances a huge boost on an NFL Sunday that left me scratching my head over which teams were really that good heading into the final week of the season.
The Jets are in their 10 personnel, lining up with Ivory in the backfield, Marshall split to the left, and Thompkins, Decker, and Enunwa to the right.
So far this season the Patriots have faced teams with winning records, or teams carrying a win streak.
And Fitzpatrick and the Jets made the Patriots pay.
Keshawn Martin was the Patriots leading receiver with seven catches for 68 yards.
Fitzpatrick, Decker, and Marshall have been locked in as pitcher and catchers all season, and after an 11-catch, three-TD performance, the two wideouts continue to rank first amongst National Football League tandems in receptions with 176 and 24 touchdowns.
“For that exact reason, so there wouldn’t be any confusion about what was going on”, Belichick said.
Belichick said special teams captain Matthew Slater called “heads” correctly, and followed orders when asked if he wanted to kick or receive. Against the Jets, however, the coach said the decision was based on the defence playing better than the offence. The Patriots historically have always played to win, even when the games have been meaningless. It’s not exactly good company, but Bowles has already defied the odds so far this season.
“I fully support Peyton”, Brady said.
But Belichick tends to think outside the box. It is the second straight week that the Patriots defense has scored a touchdown.
Against the Jets, Belichick emptied the playbook.
Early on, the Jets played like that. That’s really more a field position consideration, similar to other overtime games that we’ve been in, regardless of which way the wind was, the Denver game from a couple of years ago or the Denver game from this year, where we had the ball, got stopped, gave it to them in good field position. Julian Edelman and Danny Amendola, Brady’s two favorite wide receiver targets, did not dress and the Patriots suffered yet another blow to their offensive line when tackle Sebastian Vollmer was carted off in the first quarter with a leg injury. For all the headlines about the Patriots being a walking wounded mess, at least they, unlike the Broncos or Bengals, still have quarterback Tom Brady healthy for a playoff run.
New England Patriots’ Tom Brady speaks to reporters after Sunday’s loss. After two more punting drives, one by each team, the Patriots tied the game on a 69-yard 12 play drive with a 35-yard field goal. The fumble was then picked up Jamie Collins and run in for a score. There have not been many easy games for the Patriots lately though. You’ve got to have confidence either that your defense can stop them, or that your offense can go down and score.
Belichick had explained his decision to Blakeman, too. A touchdown and you win the game.
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“That was definitely a odd game”, said Jason Simbal, vice president of CG Technology sports books.
