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