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By Nick Ziegler (@Ziggy26x)
October 27th, 2013
Week 8 New York Jets Team Grades
The New York Jets suffered their worst
loss of the season on Sunday to the AFC North Cincinnati Bengals, who
dominated the Jets, and handed them their fourth loss of the season.
The Jets record now half way through the season is (4-4), which is a
bit better than most people probably would have predicted at this
point.
Passing Offense Grade (F)
Sunday was not an easy day for the Jets
passing offense led by Geno Smith, who had one of his bad games
against the Bengals good defense. Smith finished throwing for 159
yards on 20 for 30 passing, but the big problems for Smith were the
two interceptions he threw, both of which were returned for
touchdowns. To Smith's defense one of the interception might not have
been his fault, as there was a clear mis-communication between him
and Jeremy Kerley. The poor play from Smith, and the lopsided score
led to Matt Simms getting some action, and Simms finished up in mop
up time throwing for 17 yards on three for seven passing. The one
bright spot for the passing offense was the nice game put together by
David Nelson, who caught eight passes for 80 yards.
Rushing Offense Grade (D)
On the ground the Jets weren’t very
effective either, as Bilal Powell and Chris Ivory both struggled to
run the ball. Powell ran it 10 times for just 19 yards, and Ivory ran
it six times for 11 yards. The best runner for the Jets was actually
Simms, who had three rushes for 35 yards. Alex Green also got some
carries in junk time, and ran it three times for 20 yards.
Passing Defense Grade (F)
Bengals Quarterback Andy Dalton had a
monster game against the Jets passing defense, as he had a
career-high five passing touchdowns. Dalton threw for 325 yards on
just 19 for 30 passing to go along with the five touchdowns. Marvin
Jones also had a career day against the Jets secondary, as he caught
eight passes for 122 yards, and had a career-high four touchdown
catches. A.J. Green also had a good day as expected, as he caught
three passes for 115 yards, which included a 53-yard catch. Mo
Wilkerson did put a bit of a blemish on Dalton's day, as he got his
first interception of his career, and had yet another sack to improve
on his stellar season.
Rushing Defense Grade (B+)
With the Bengals passing offense having
its way with the Jets secondary, the front line for the Jets did all
it could to hold the Bengals running game in check. As a team the
Bengals ran it 25 times for 79 yards, with Benjarvus Green-Ellis
leading the team with 33 yards on 11 carries. The Jets run defense
was once again very good, and they really shined forcing a turnover
on down with a big goalline stand.
Special Teams Grade (B)
Both the Jets and the Bengals had some
big plays on special teams in this game, as the Bengals Kick/Punt
Returner, Brandon Tate had a very good return game, which included
four kick returns for 133 yards, topped off by a 71 yard return. In
the punt game Tate was pretty good as well returning three punts for
19 yards. In Josh Cribbs second game as a Jet, he also played well,
returning five kicks for 132 yards, which included a 36 yard return.
Nick Folk's likely Pro Bowl season continued as he was responsible
for the nine Jets points on three field goals from 45, 47, and 50
yards out.
Coaching Grade (F)
Anytime the team loses by 40 points
there is a lot of blame to go around, as on a normal full week of
practices with no advantages for the Bengals schedule wise it is
inexcusable for the Jets to get beaten this bad. Rex Ryan does seem
to be able to motivate his team after bad losses, and he will need to
as he faces off against his brother Rob Ryan next week at home.
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