In what may have been their worst game of the year the Jets squeaked out a “butt\u00a0ugly” 17-14 win over CLE. \u00a0Thanks to CLE ineptitude in leaving 23 points on the field\u00a0and wasting timeouts the Jets overcame their poor play to fall into a three way tie\u00a0for first place. \u00a0Other than a few key plays there weren’t many positives in the\u00a0review of the tape. \u00a0Let’s take a look:<\/p>\n
– OLine was spanked in both run & pass blocking. \u00a0Add in way too many penalties and\u00a0you have a mess. \u00a0Credit to CLE DC (Gregg Williams) for breaking out some old school\u00a0Buddy Ryan “46 Defense” to clamp down on the running game.<\/p>\n
– DLine was pushed around in the run game and they didn’t bring enough consistent\u00a0pressure. \u00a0Muhammad Wilkerson’s name was finally heard, unfortunately it was for\u00a0two personal fouls. \u00a0The absence of Kony Ealy was very evident.<\/p>\n
– Credit to both Lachlan Edwards and Chandler Cantazaro. \u00a0With offense doing nothing\u00a0Edwards kept CLE backed up with his punts. \u00a0And Cantazaro shockingly gave the team\u00a0a lead at halftime with a massive 57 yard FG.<\/p>\n
– Solid game for Josh McCown as he kept the mistakes to a minimum (1 INT) as he was\u00a0under pressure. \u00a0And when he had the opportunity to put points on the board he threw\u00a0two sweet TD’s to Austin Seferian-Jenkins and Jermaine Kearse. \u00a0Excellent management\u00a0of the game late as he made safe decisions and drained the clock.<\/p>\n
– Did the injury bug bite Bilal Powell again? \u00a0He left the game early and never returned.\u00a0With Matt Forte out this was his time to finally take the #1 spot, now is not the time\u00a0to miss games.<\/p>\n
– For the first time Marcus Maye out shined Jamal Adams. \u00a0Maye was excellent in coverage,\u00a0run support and had his first INT. \u00a0Adams struggled missing a key 3rd down tackle and\u00a0gave up a TD to Njoku.<\/p>\n
– Morris Claiborne had an excellent game with multiple PBU’s and an INT that jump started\u00a0the offense. \u00a0Marcus Williams was picked on all day and gave up multiple catches to very\u00a0pedestrian WR’s. \u00a0The absence of Darryl Roberts and Juston Burris hurt.<\/p>\n
– Half credit to Darron Lee & Demario Davis as they both had multiple “splash” plays.\u00a0Lee had a couple of TFL’s which highlighted his speed and Davis had a sack and brought\u00a0good “A Gap” pressure on Claiborne’s INT. \u00a0But they were not consistent in filling their\u00a0lanes in run defense.<\/p>\n
Let’s go over the multiple key plays that allowed the Jets to win:<\/p>\n
– Freddie Bishop fumble recovery which cost CLE a TD
\n– Marcus Maye INT which cost CLE a TD
\n– Two missed FG’s
\n– CLE bypassing another FG to go for it on 4th down. \u00a0Not getting it AND wasting a timeout
\n– The 96 yard TD drive after CLE didn’t get the 4th down play. \u00a0Key catches by Eric Tomlinson,
\nJeremy Kerley and Jermaine Kearse
\n– Morris Claiborne INT which set up a TD
\n– The 57 yard FG by Chandler Cantazaro at halftime<\/p>\n
In closing it wasn’t pretty but the Jets will be playing for first place next Sunday. \u00a0Who\u00a0would’ve thought that? \u00a0Also for those who were rating the Jets 2-2 record, JAX destroyed\u00a0PIT 30-9 and MIA beat TEN.\u00a0 Just saying.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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