Jets almost defeat undefeated Patriots in Foxborough - AFC East Divisional Game

The Jets lose a close divisional game to the unbeaten Patriots in week 7 this past sunday. Jets fans should not be that upset about this one considering we were playing on the road in Foxborough, one of the toughest stadiums in the NFL. We were up 10-3 late in the second quarter but New England QB Tom Brady was driving down the field. It was 3rd and ten and the Patriots were on our own 13 yard line where we made possibly the dumbest mistake this year. Our notorious defense broke down on 3rd and ten and let Tom Brady run ten yards for the first down. Tom Brady rarely runs the football. The Pats were now at our 3 yard line where we stopped them on the goal line causing 4th down. Knowing New England coach Bill Belichick, the Patriots pull a bold move and go for it on 4th down. Tom Brady hurdles over our defense for 6 making the score tied 10-10 late in the 2nd. The jets were fighting all game and staying in the game mainly due to New England's dropped passes. WR Brandon Lafell had 4 dropped passes, WR Julian Edelman had a crucial dropped touchdown pass, and star TE Rob Gronkowski had a dropped pass that should have resulted in a first down. Our secondary didn't play as well as usual mainly due to the loss of one of our leaders: hard-hitting strong safety Calvin Pryor. Our defensive front always puts pressure on every QB but Jets fans would want to see more pressure on Brady this week. The Patriots lead 16-10 late in the 3rd quarter but the Jets led by QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, are driving down the field. QB Ryan Fitzpatrick throws a screen pass to RB Chris Ivory on 2nd & 6 that leads to a touchdown. The Jets now lead 17-16 late in the 3rd quarter. Running back Chris Ivory did not play like himself this week due to a hamstring injury last week against the Washington Redskins. The Jets tack on another field goal making the score 20-16 Jets early in the 4th quarter. The Pats then answer with a long drive of their own with some completions to WR Julian Edelman and TE Rob Gronkowski. The Pats then score off a 15 yard bullet from QB Tom Brady to WR Danny Amendola. The Pats now lead 23-20 with 7 minutes left in the final quarter. The very next possession the Pats defense stops the Jets to a 3 and out. Brady then winds the clock all the way down to a minute and 15 seconds left in the quarter where he finds his big target TE Rob Gronkowski on a short screen pass that leads to 6. The Pats are now up 30-20 with less than a minute to go for the Jets to answer back. The Jets drive down the field quickly which leads to a 55 yard field goal by Nick Folk. The Jets then are forced to onside kick it where WR Brandon Marshall recovers it giving them a chance to tie the game up with 15 seconds. Ryan Fitzpatrick completed a 13 yard pass to Eric Decker but had no timeouts left. Their hurry up offense should have worked to snap the ball with 2 or 3 seconds left but Brandon Marshall was called for a false start.

New York Jets impressive defeat over Washington Redskins. Jets move to 4-1. - Week 6

New York Jets fans should be more than just pleased with the result of week 6. The Jets defeated the Washington Redskins 34-20. The Washington Redskins score on their first drive after an Eric Decker fumble. The Redskins scored on a slant route from their quarterback Kirk Cousins to receiver Pierre Garcon. It was due to the blown coverage of Darelle Revis. It was a tie game all the way until about the ten minute mark of the 3rd quarter where Jets QB "Fitzmagic", Ryan Fitzpatrick, took matters into his own hands. Fitzpatrick completed a screen pass to RB Chris Ivory which carried out to be a 34 yard gain. Following a Brandon Marshall catch the Jets were marked down at the 18 yard line.  Fitzpatrick takes the snap from the shotgun formation can't find any open receivers and decides to use his Ivy league legs and take off. All the Redskins defenders are expecting him to slide so he would not take a hit which could cause to a potential injury, but instead "Fitzmagic" cut up two Redskin defenders to find the endzone for 6. Fitzpatrick's reaction was priceless he shot up after hitting the turf and celebrated with his teammates.

Fitzpatrick's long touchdown run

Fitzy's celebration with his teammates after his td. They're all psyched!

The Jets now lead the Skins 20-13 late in the third. It was all Gang Green from there. Next Jets possession Brandon Marshall aka "The Machine" makes a beautiful shoelace grab which he ends up tking to the house for 6. It is now 27-13 Jets. On the next Washington drive, Kirk Cousins tries to go deep to wide receiver Pierre Garcon but ends up getting picked off by safety Marcus Gilchrist number 21. On the next Jets drive, RB Chris Ivory continues to run hard with the ground and pound offense. He carried us to the 5 yard line where WR Eric Decker would catch a slant pass from Fitzpatrick for a touchdown increasing the lead to 34-13. As my family begins to exit Metlife Stadium on my birthday weekend extremely pleased with how our Jets are doing the Skins tack on a touchdown off of a blocked punt causing the final score to be 34-20. Notable stats from this game include Ryan Fitzpatrick going off, completing 19 of his 26 passes for 253 yards 2 throwing touchdowns and a rushing touchdown. Brandon Marshall had 7 receptions for 111 yards and a touchdown. The biggest impact of the game was #33 RB Chris Ivory. Ivory went off for 146 yards on just 20 touches and a touchdown. He is a huge part of our offensive scheme this year and I'm excited to see what his consistency brings us this year. The Jets will travel up to Foxborough, Massachussets Sunday to play their toughest matchup to date, the undefeated New England Patriots led by QB Tom Brady and powerhouse TE Rob Gronkowski. My prediction for this game is a Jet road win 27-24.

RB Chris Ivory evading Washington Redskin defenders

Safety Calvin Pryor celebrating the return of DT Sheldon Richardson this week

Wide receiver Eric Decker celebrating a reception he brought down to the 1 yard line

Bye Week

For the first time since I started this blog I have nothing to talk about. The Jets head into week five with a bye. After an impressive divisional win against the Miami Dolphins the Jets get ready to face the Washington Redskins. Star defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson returns this week which should be very exciting for Jets fans. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2535585-sheldon-richardson-arrested-after-going-143-mph-latest-details-on-jets-dt. This should bring even more star power to our already top tier defense. Jets defense leads the NFL in takeaways so far. This week I will do player profiles. It's only right to start with returning defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson.

DT Sheldon Richardson #91

Height: 6-3
Weight: 294
Age: 24
Born: 11/29/1990 St. Louis, Mo
College: Missouri
NFL experience: 3 years

DT Damon Harrison #94 aka "Big Snacks"

Height: 6-4
Weight: 350
Age: 26
Born: Lake Charles, LA
College: William Penn
NFL experience: 4

WR Eric Decker #87

Height: 6-3
Weight: 214
Age: 28
Born: Cold Spring, MN
College: Minnesota
NFL experience: 6

Star CB Darrelle Revis #24

Height: 5-11
Weight: 198
Age: 30
Born: Aliquippa, PA
College: Pittsburgh
NFL experience: 9

Jets Win in Wembley Stadium in London- International Game

Jets fans should definitely be happy with the result of week 4 against the Miami Dolphins. After Gang Green's 24-17 loss against the Eagles they bounce back and beat the Dolphins in a huge divisional game in London, England this Sunday. On the very first play of the opening drive QB Ryan Fitzpatrick (Fitzmagic) unloads a bomb to star receiver Brandon Marshall for 45 yards. 2 plays later, the bull RB Chris Ivory punched in a touchdown after his absence due to injury last week. The Jets without question brought pressure on QB Ryan Tannehill every play causing him to throw two interceptions. The Jets defense stopped the Dolphins to a little to no run game all day. Running back Lamar Miller (Dolphins) only rushed for 26 yards on 7 carries.

Going into the second quarter the Jets lead 10-0. On the Jets first drive in the second quarter the Jets are moving slowly down the field and Eric Decker makes a huge 26 yard 1 handed grab in the middle of 3 Miami defenders for a first down. The drive turns out to be a Jets field goal. The next Dolphins drive early in the third quarter results in a Kenny Stills touchdown to make the score 13-7. The next Jets drive late in the third quarter results in a 3rd and two on about the fifty yard line. Fitzpatrick takes the snap from the shotgun formation and has no targets up field, he then shakes off a sack, sees an opening and takes off for a huge 19 yard gain and he moves the chains. For fellow Jets fans this is huge news. I officially feel we have our starting Quarterback for the next year or two. Fitzpatrick has the right weapons around him and a solid offensive line to protect him. Fitzpatrick later on proves that he's a mobile quarterback once again with a 15 yard pick up later in the game. Who needs Geno Smith when you have better accuracy, decision making skills, and legs in Ryan Fitzpatrick. Later on in the drive he throws a 16 yard touchdown strike to Eric Decker to increase the Jet lead to 20-7.

Decker takes off after his one handed grab in Wembley Stadium

The Jets score again late in the third quarter after a Zack Stacy touchdown run. Other notable plays were David Harris veteran linebacker, with two sacks on Tannehill on the day. Great pressure on the QB by our linebackers Sunday. Top story for the Jets Sunday Chris Ivory, our man is back he had 166 yards on 29 carries and a touchdown. Brandon Marshall proved that once again he is our guy at the wide receiver position. It was Marshall's 4th straight game with over 100 receiving yards, he had 7 receptions for 128 yards. Brandon Marshall is a huge leader for this Jets team this year and bounced back from a bad game last week where he decided to turn over the ball on a stupid lateral play. It was a little scary watching our top tier defense go down in some injuries but none were too serious as veteran David Harrison went down with a finger injury but he is expected to play next week and star rookie defensive end Leonard Williams went down on a play but he is listed as playing next week also. Star cornerback Darrelle Revis also went down on a hamstring injury which scared many Jets fans Sunday but he too will be expected to play next week. Corner back Buster Skrine out of Tennessee-Chatanooga, you don't hear that college a lot, filled in nicely this Sunday making huge tackles he will be great for this Jets smash mouth defense this year. I love this guy. Corner back Marcus Williams also impacted the game hugely when he entered the game. He records a huge interception off of Ryan Tannehill during this game.

Cornerback #41 Buster Skrine pictured here in on the tackle on RB Lamar Miller

The Jets are up 27-14 late in the 4th quarter as the Dolphins are on their ten yard line. Ryan Tannehill throws a 12 yard pass to WR Jarvis Landry for a touch down which is later called back for an illegal screen. Dolphins are still in Jets territory. Jets front line and linebackers bring in huge pressure on Tannehill causing him to go 3 and out. Dolphins are forced to go for it on 4th down until the ball is picked off by Darelle Revis due to pressure on the QB by the Jets defensive front. Darelle revis then does an awesome celebration where he hits "the whip" and the "nae nae". He later on quotes in a press conference that he learned those moves from his kids and they said he needed to do it after an interception. He says his teammates get a kick out of it every time. Jets end up winning this game 27-14 and next week they will have their bye week. Gang Green's next game will be October 18th, the day after my birthday where they will face the Washington Redskins (sorry Mrs. Manatos). My prediction of this game is nothing less than a Gang Green shutout. I bet the Jets beat the Skins 28-0. I just don't see Kirk Cousins scoring on our defense. See you October 18th Jets fans!

Brandon Marshall hauls in incredible catch against All Pro CB Brent Grimes of the Miami Dolphins