Fitzpatrick is working with a lot of karma at the moment. Chris Ivory became the first runner to top 100 yards against the Titans with 101 on 22 carries. The Jets’ offense wasn’t almost as potent in the second half, only managing three points compared to 27 in the first. These two are playing as well as any tandem in the game, and have given the Jets a legitimate passing threat for the first time in years (possibly decades). Three touchdowns on Sunday and no interceptions puts Fitzpatrick’s TD/INT ratio at 25:11. On Sunday, Smith was held without a catch on three targets.
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It was important for the Jets to start quickly, and that is exactly what they did.
The Titans had struggled to execute the play in practice all week. The Titans lost each of those by an average of 14.8 points.
Dominating OffenseBrandon Marshall has proven to be the Jets most valuable player this season.
Once again, we’re in December and this team has nothing to do but play out the string.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) Ryan Fitzpatrick and the New York Jets’ offense set the tone early. Smith was a gunner on the Jets’ first punt of the day when he was leveled by Titans defensive back Marqueston Huff. He and fellow wideout Eric Decker are having a phenomenal season, and Fitzpatrick has been outstanding of late, leading the Jets to three straight wins without turning the ball over.
By halftime Sunday it was clear that the Tennessee Titans had no chance against the New York Jets. They are in “Jerryworld” next week to play the Cowboys and then have two tough divisional matchups with the Patriots and Bills to end the season. With a combined 20 TD catches – Marshall has 11, Decker nine – they are tied for the most TD catches by a Jets wide receiver tandem in team history. We are continually trying to get better in all three phases. If the Jets and Wilkerson can’t come to an agreement on a long-term deal, they will nearly definitely franchise tag Wilkerson. “I think, especially offensively, we’ve got some good chemistry going right no”, Fitzpatrick said. We at least needed to see the effort on the field. Fitzpatrick’s 69-yard touchdown pass to Marshall began with Fitzpatrick in the shotgun and planning to drive aggressively with 1:44 left.
FILE – In this August 21, 2015, file photo, New York Jets offensive coordinator Chan Gailey watches his team warm up for an NFL preseason football game against the Atlanta Falcons in in New York.
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As for the “Just Give Me The Damn Ball!” book, Marshall later clarified that he actually bought several copies of Johnson’s book to give out to his fellow Jets receivers to help dispel the myth of diva wide receivers. With three games remaining, the Jets will likely need to win all three of their one-game seasons in order to make the postseason. The only touchdown given up came on a wildcat pass where Calvin Pryor fell down covering Marcus, or he should have been in position to make a play on it. Wilkerson continued his monster season, adding 3 sacks and a forced fumble, which all but guaranteed his next contract will be in the same zip code as JJ Watt or Marcell Dareus. He posted five tackles, three sacks (marking 12 for the year), and a forced fumble.
