Gang Green Takes a Loss to a Winless Team - Metlife Stadium White Out Game

Jets Nation should not be happy with the result of week 2's matchup between the Jets and the Philadelphia Eagles. There was a sea of white in Metlife Stadium on Sunday, where the 2-0 Jets took on a winless Philadelphia Eagles team at 1 o'clock ET. The Jets were just recently ranked number 9 on the NFL power rankings but I do not think that accomplishment lasted after Sunday's game. The run game was expected to be sub par for the Eagles due to the injury of their superstar running back Demarco Murray. Instead, back up running back Ryan Matthews took complete advantage of his opportunity by recording 108 yards on 25 touches and a receiving touchdown. Matthews and the Eagles also had huge help out of running back and special teams specialist Darren Sproles. Darren Sproles had a rushing touchdown and a huge 90 yard kick return for a touchdown early in the second quarter to increase Philadelphia's lead to 10-0. Ryan Matthews receiving touchdown thrown by QB Sam Bradford late in the second quarter increased Philly's lead to 17-0.  The next drive the Jets are trailing down the field getting close to Philadelphia end zone territory when WR Brandon Marshall catches a pass for about 15 yards and then tries to lateral it to a teammate causing a fumble and a loss of a possession. http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:13754450. Brandon then goes on to say that his play "was probably the worst play in NFL history", which is a very respectable response considering he was one of our leaders on the team. Although "B Marsh" made that disgusting play he still ended up with 10 receptions for 109 yards and a touchdown. The Jets remain scoreless the whole first half after Sproles' touchdown. The Jets come out of half with a touchdown to Brandon Marshall. On the very next drive after a Jets turnover Fitzpatrick throws an interception to rookie wide receiver Devin Smith out of Ohio State University. Smith's debut as a rookie due to injury wasn't a bad one, he proved to be clutch in big opportunities and proved to be a solid WR3 (wide receiver 3). Jets fans should be excited for what he could bring us this season. The Jets start driving down the field late in the fourth quarter which leads to a touchdown by wide receiver Jeremy Kerley. I was personally ecstatic to see Kerley with a touchdown catch because the 3rd year reciever out of Texas Christian University was one of our main targets last year and this year Head Coach Todd Bowles wasn't even putting him in the rotation until he was found wide open in the end zone late in the 4th. The very next drive the Jets force a fumble out of RB Ryan Matthews which means the Jets are still alive. The very next drive Ryan Fitzpatrick throws a pass to Brandon Marshall and it goes off his fingertips into the hands of a Philadelphia cornerback. The Jets later on tack on a field goal and the end of the game is Philadelphia 24 and the New York Jets 17. I am not pleased with this loss but as Jets fans we know we aren't gonna go undefeated so the first loss had to occur sometime. I am also pleased with the final score considering we had NO run game due to the injury of superstar RB Chris Ivory. Bilal Powell, our backup RB, proved to be very consistent last year but didn't do anything when giving the opportunity to start this Sunday. Our defense still looks good and I am predicting a 21-17 Jet win against Miami next week.

RB Darren Sproles running for a touch down late in the 2nd quarter

Safety Walter Thurmond intercepts a pass from QB Ryan Fitzpatrick late in the 4th quarter

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Damon Harrison celebrating after stopping RB Isaiah Crowell for a loss
Crowell ended the game with only 20 rushing yards.

Jets fans gotta love the result for week 1. It was a beautiful day for opening day football at Metlife stadium and I was very happy to be in attendance. It was one o'clock on Sunday where the Jets opened up their season against the Cleveland Browns. On the opening drive the Browns, led by Quarterback Josh Mccown, marched all the way down to the Jets 20 yard line until Josh Mccown tried to be a hero by attempting to hurdle into the endzone. Mccown was met by safety Calvin Pryor and outside linebacker Demario Davis and he was hit so hard he was sent into a helicopter motion, fumbled the football, and left the game due to a concussion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=3&v=j3_hi7gOjE0. You would think Mccown saw Sage Rosenfal's attempt to hurdle defenders but I guess he just forgot he was a quarterback and not an olympic hurdler. Anyway, Jets fans went nuts after the hit because the ball was recovered by

Cornerback Antonio Cromartie recovering the fumble in the endzone

cornerback Antonio Cromartie in the back of the endzone but of course being a Jets fan you know something bad has to happen and as it goes Cromartie was shaken up after the play after getting hit in the back causing his helmet to fall off. When Mccown walked off the field with a concussion it was Johnny Football time. As the infamous Johnny Manziel hits the field to start a scoreless second quarter every Jets fan is mocking him in the entire stadium. Manziel answered with a touchdown pass on his opening drive but it was due to Cromartie's blown coverage. Cromartie ended up leaving the game due to an ankle injury which ended up being good for Jets fans because his backup Marcus Williams recorded a huge game changing interception which ultimately led to a touchdown. After Manziel's touchdown pass it was all downhill from there. Jets defense caused 4 fumbles 2 coming from Manziel. Although the defense played phenomenal the true headline was Jets wide receiver Brandon Marshall.

WR Brandon Marshall celebrating his touchdown catch with teammate Kellen Davis

The Browns' star cornerback Joe Haden could simply not stop him Sunday. Marshall had 6 receptions for 62 yards and a touchdown coming from a perfectly thrown corner of the endzone lob from quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick. He just might be the QB the Jets are looking for, someone who is smart, has experience in the NFL, and a guy who could just flat out throw the football. Jets fans were worried in the preseason after losing their starting QB Geno Smith due to a fractured jaw but these worries quickly faded after seeing their backup quarterback complete 15 of his 24 passes for 179 yards and two touchdowns. The Jets ended up beating the Browns 31-10 due to Marshall 's big plays, the defense causing turnovers, and Chris Ivory's 91 yards and two touchdowns. Other players who had big games were Eric Decker who caught two passes for 37 yards and a td and wide receiver Chris Owusu who had 4 receptions for 55 yards.

Johnny Manziel getting sacked by cornerback Buster Skrine

After coming off a win in week one the Jets are preparing for their Monday night game against the Indianapolis Colts. The Colts are saying that their star receiver T.Y. Hilton should be able to play against the Jets this Monday after suffering an injury to his left knee after their week one loss to fellow division rival the Bills. We shouldn't be too worried since all pro cornerback Darelle Revis will be covering him. I'm thinking our gameplan should be attacking the run game considering Chris Ivory is coming off a huge week and the Colts do not have a very good run defense. This should open up the passing game so Fitzpatrick could find Marshall and Decker in the endzone a few times. Week 2 will be a serious battle of the brains considering the two starting quarterbacks went to Ivy league schools. Andrew Luck coming from Stanford and Fitzpatrick out of Harvard. My prediction for the outcome of week 2 is the Jets defeating the Colts 31-24.

The "helicopter" hit laid on Josh Mccown causing a fumble