Flying Through the Big Apple - RoundingThird's New York Jets (M17)

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Jets Gameday Preview: Week 10


Finally, it's time to get settled in at home. First up? An emotional game for a couple people on both sides, as Los Angeles comes to town just a month removed from their blockbuster trade with the Jets.

In training camp, Todd Gurley knew he'd be at MetLife Stadium on November 13 for a week 10 game, but he didn't think he'd be playing for the Jets against the Rams, the team he broke out with as a rookie a year ago. But, in early October, the Jets traded Ryan Fitzpatrick and a couple of picks to Los Angeles for the young RB sensation, in an effort to jump start offensive production. The trade came right after a game in which Fitzpatrick turned it over 4 times in the first half against Seattle, and got benched at halftime in favor of Geno Smith, who came in and led the Jets comeback in a 20-17 win. Now, these two teams get together in Northen New Jersey on this chilly November afternoon.

The Rams are in the middle of a three team race for the NFC West crown. The Cardinals, 49ers, and Rams are all 4-4, which is a surprise for the latter two. Los Angeles wasn't expected to shock the world, although they did have a great deal of hype surrounding them since their move from St. Louis to Los Angeles over the winter. What this team does do very well is play defense. The weak Jets offense should have their hands full today against this unit that is in the top five in the NFL in sacks, total yards allowed, and passing yards allowed. Even more concerning for the Jets, the Rams are #8 in rush defense, and certainly know the running style of Todd Gurley very well. You can bet that Jeff Fisher will be deadset on stopping the explosive running back who is not very far removed from running over the opposition as a part of Fisher's offense. The awkwardness of the situation is high, but it's hard to find any bad blood, because of the fact that these two teams don't know each other that well.

Another reason that the Rams are 4-4 is because they are wisely choosing to start the #1 pick in this year's draft, Jared Goff instead of the turnover machine Jets fans know as Fitzy. Goff's passing attack is very formidable, and the running game has held its own after the departure of Todd Gurley. Benny Cunningham has stepped up in a big way after Tre Mason went down with injury in the first game after the trade, and has become a very difficult guy to bring down.

Meanwhile, on the next level, the Rams have some the league's fasted wide receivers. Whether it be Kenny Britt, Tavon Austin, or Brian Quick, the Rams beat many secondaries on deep balls on a constant basis. If you add veterans Riley Cooper and Owen Daniels to the mix, the result is a very dynamic set of weapons for the rookie Goff.

Now, let's get to this fantastic defensive unit. We don't really know where to start with this D-line, because they are all fantastic at getting into the backfield to stop the run and hit the quarterback. Aaron Donald is the best talent among them all, and is currently tied for fourth in the NFL in sacks. He is joined by Michael Brockers, who would probably be a starter on the Jets' front line, a representation of how good he is. The ends are tough as well, with Robert Quinn on one side, and William Hayes and ex-Jet Quinton Coples on the other side. Alec Ogletree is the defensive captain, and a young stud MLB in his own right, playing alongside Akeem Ayers, a widely respected player with big game experience. Finally, we get to the secondary, which might be this team's one true weakness. Strong safety T.J. McDonald, Jr. is the leader of the secondary, while Jaiquawn Jarrett is the other starting safety, while E.J. Gaines and Trumaine Johnson are your starting DBs.

Matchup Preview *|* November 13, 2016
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Los Angeles Rams (4-4, 2-2 Away)		New York Jets (6-3, 2-1 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 2,991 (#15) Total Offensive Yards 2,906 (#18) 2,000 (#18) Passing Yards 1,795 (#24) 991 (#10) Rushing Yards 1,111 (#7) 22.0 (#22) Points Per Game 20.3 (#27) Defensive Stats Comparison 2,662 (#3) Total Yards Allowed 2,754 (#9) 1,782 (#5) Passing Yards Allowed 1,846 (#7) 879 (#8) Rushing Yards Allowed 909 (#14) 189 (#12) Points Allowed 179 (#10) Injury Report HB Tre Mason (Hamstring) 5 weeks CB Dee Milliner (Elbow) 1 week CB Dion Bailey (Collarbone) 6 weeks Game Notes Time: 1:00 EST TV: FOX (Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch, Pam Oliver) Streaks: Rams: L2 Jets: W2 Last Meeting: Jets 27, Rams 13 - St. Louis, MO (11/18/2012) Last Week: Panthers 35, Rams 21 Jets 19, Dolphins 17

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Gameday Recap: Rams 41, Jets 38 (F/OT)
Fitzpatrick leads Rams to victory despite a record day by Jets offense


Greg Zuerlein watches his game-winning field goal go through the uprights. The Jets were extremely let down today.

Author’s Note: On the play before the Kenbrell Thompkins TD in the 2nd quarter, I lost connection to the EA servers, and lost all my highlights. Then, at the end of the 4th quarter, the game froze, so I lost all my highlights up to that point. Thus, the only highlights you see are from overtime. Thanks to EA though for introducing the auto recover feature for CFM games. If I had lost this amazing game, I would have been very disappointed.

This was a purely amazing game. The Jets lost, somehow, but I’m not quite sure who I can blame. This game should have been a blowout. The defense dominated the Rams except for a few explosive plays. The Jets’ offense owned time of possession, and Geno Smith played the best game of his life, throwing for over 400 yards, 199 of which were to Gronk. Geno did have his usual number of turnovers (4), but only one was costly, and it wasn’t even his fault. He overthrow a screen pass to Tommy Bohanon early in the 4th quarter, and E.J. Gaines picked it out of the sky, and returned it 51 yards to tie the game at 31. He did have a fumble at the Jets’ 10 early in the game, but Todd Bowles’ defense came up with a goal line stand, hold LA to a field goal that made it 7-3. Other than that, Geno was incredible, and so was the defense. Buster Skrine made a fantastic one handed interception on the drive before that aforementioned Geno fumble, and Marcus Gilchrist came up with a clutch INT on 3rd down late in the 3rd quarter.

In the first half, the Rams could not stop Gronk. Geno found Gronk 8 times in the first half, for over 150 yards and two scores, both coming on plays of at least 35 yards. Actually, the Rams couldn’t stop anybody on the Jets, except Todd Gurley, who averaged less than 4 yards per carry, but still ran for over 100 yards. That’s how many yards the Jets offense had. Right after the second Gronk TD (in the 1st quarter) made it 14-3 Jets, Tavon Austin returned the kickoff 91 yards to keep the Rams in the ballgame. The Jets responded with a long drive ending in a field goal, which marked the end of Todd Bowles’ conservative approach, as he went for it 4 times on 4th down, converting all 4, including two on the drive that put the Jets ahead with under a minute to play. But, we’ll get there. After the Folk field goal made it 17-10, Benny Cunningham went untouched for 58 yards to tie it. But, the Jets kept moving the ball, with no form of resistance from Los Angeles, and Geno found Kenbrell Thompkins for his 3rd TD of the first half, and putting him over 200 passing yards in the half. That score would hold until halftime. 24-17 New York.

In the first drive out of the break, the Jets had their only three and out of the afternoon, and Jared Goff responded on the next drive with his only good throw of the day, a 46 yard hookup with Kenny Britt on a 3rd down slant, in which the Jets played far too aggressively. We were tied once again. The Jets methodically moved the ball down the field on the following drive, going for it inside the 1, with Geno handing it off to the fullback Bohanon for the score and the lead. It would be 31-24 Jets at the end of the third.

Shortly into the 4th quarter, Jordan Jenkins sacked Goff, and the #1 pick in this year’s draft did not get up. The Jets fans quickly got excited, because they knew who was coming into the game. That’s right, Fitzy. The Rams got a first down on the ground, then Fitz got drilled by Leonard Williams as he threw it away, much to the delight of the crowd. The Rams ended up punting. This was the drive with the only killer mistake for the Jets, even though I cannot stress enough that it wasn’t Geno’s fault. Bohanon was wide open on a screen, but didn’t even look when Geno threw it to him, and as a result, E.J. Gaines caught it instead, and took it to the house. 31-31. The Jets embarked on a methodical drive, taking a bunch of time, but leaving too much on the clock in the end. They finally got the running game going, and T-Gurls broke 100 yards against his old teammates. The drive concluded with a 17 yard touchdown from Geno to Gronk, who only had 2 catches in the second half. The Jets had a 7 point lead with 58 seconds, but the Jets were met with a version of Ryan Fitzpatrick that they didn’t see in the first 4 games of 2016, and hadn’t seen since the Patriots game in Week 16 of 2015. He just could not be stopped. He completed the first three passes of the drive, but then got the dagger. On first and 10 from the 30, and the crowd going absolutely berserk, Fitzpatrick stepped up and threw a jump ball to Kenny Britt, who was one on one with Buster Skrine. It was as if Skrine just froze. It was Britt’s ball, but Skrine didn’t even jump, and didn’t move once Britt caught it and waltzed into the end zone to tie the game with 17 seconds left.

In overtime, the Jets got a first down to Gronk, putting him a yard short of 200, but then had to punt, after a clutch sack by Aaron Donald, and a 3rd down drop by Devin Smith. On 3rd down and 6, with the crowd once again going absolutely bonkers, Bennie Cunningham broke free, and looked bound for the end zone, but Buster Skrine came up with the hustle play of the day and tracked him down at the 8. Instead of kicking the field goal right then and there, Fitzpatrick tried to get it in for 6, just to spite his old team and his old fans, but he couldn’t, throwing it away twice after a dump off on first down for a gain of 5 to the 3 yard line. It didn’t matter, as Zuerlein came onto make what is probably the shortest game-winning field goal he’ll ever have.


Bennie Cunningham breaks free in overtime, thinking the game was over, but you see Buster Skrine (41) coming to track him down.

Well, now we have a bye week, and two weeks to prepare for the biggest game of the season: the Patriots at home.

Los Angeles Rams at New York Jets
Nov 13, 2016	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
Los Angeles Rams (5-4)	10	7	7	14	3	41
New York Jets (6-4)	14	10	7	7	0	38

Team Stats Comparison
	LA	NYJ
Total Offense	365	539
Rushing Yards	158	139
Passing Yards	207	400
First Downs	10	26
Punt Return Yards	8	23
Kick Return Yards	157	91
Total Yards	530	653
Turnovers	2	4
3rd Down Converstion	3-8 (37%)	8-17 (47%)
4th Down Conversion	0-0	4-4
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2-0-2 (100%)	6-3-1 (67%)
Penalties	0-0	1-10
Posession Time	15:57	37:21

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		LA	NYJ
5:46	(NYJ) R. Gronkowski 35 yard pass from G. Smith (N. Folk kick)	0	7
2:48	(LA) G. Zuerlein 25 yard FG	3	7
1:23	(NYJ) R. Gronkowski 57 yard pass from G. Smith (N. Folk kick)	3	14
1:12	(LA) T. Austin 91 yard kickoff return (G. Zuerlein kick)	10	14
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		LA	NYJ
8:38	(NYJ) N. Folk 47 yard FG	10	17
7:49	(LA) B. Cunningham 58 yard run (G. Zuerlein kick)	17	17
3:54	(NYJ) K. Thompkins 8 yard pass from G. Smith (N. Folk kick)	17	24
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		LA	NYJ
8:22	(LA) K. Britt 46 yard pass from J. Goff (G. Zuerlein kick)	24	24
2:29	(NYJ) T. Bohanon 1 yard run (N. Folk kick)	24	31
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		LA	NYJ
7:01	(LA) E. Gaines 51 yard INT return (G. Zuerlein kick)	31	31
0:58	(NYJ) R. Gronkowski 17 yard pass from G. Smith (N. Folk kick)	31	38
0:17	(LA) K. Britt 30 yard pass from R. Fitzpatrick (G. Zuerlein kick)	38	38
OVERTIME SCORING		LA	NYJ
6:41	(LA) G. Zuerlein 20 yard FG	41	38

Los Angeles Rams PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Jared Goff 9/15 135 1 2 Ryan Fitzpatrick 5/7 77 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Benny Cunningham 15 161 10.7 1 Chase Reynolds 1 -3 -3.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Kenny Britt 7 115 16.4 2 Riley Cooper 2 45 22.5 0 Benny Cunningham 3 31 10.3 0 Owen Daniels 1 17 17.0 0 Chase Reynolds 1 4 4.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT/FUM TD Alec Ogletree 18 0.0 0/0 0 Ian Seau 11 1.0 0/0 0 Jaiquawn Jarrett 11 0.0 0/0 0 T.J. McDonald, Jr. 10 0.0 0/0 0 Marcus Roberson 9 0.0 0/0 0 Michael Brockers 8 0.0 0/0 0 Aaron Donald 8 1.0 0/1 0 William Hayes 7 0.5 0/0 0 E.J. Gaines 6 0.0 2/0 1 Trumaine Johnson 5 0.5 0/0 0 Mark Barron 4 0.0 0/0 0 Gerald Hodges, Jr. 3 0.0 0/0 0 Akeem Ayers 3 0.0 0/1 0 Robert Quinn 3 0.0 0/0 0 LaMarcus Joyner 1 0.0 0/0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Greg Zuerlein 2/2 5/5 11 25 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Johnny Hekker 3 153 51.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Tavon Austin 4 157 39.2 1 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Tavon Austin 2 8 4.0 0

New York Jets PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Geno Smith 31/52 414 4 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Todd Gurley 30 117 3.9 0 Geno Smith 4 13 3.2 0 Tommy Bohanon 2 9 4.5 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Rob Gronkowski 10 199 19.9 3 Brandon Marshall 7 81 11.5 0 Kenbrell Thompkins 3 56 11.2 1 Jeremy Ros 2 22 11.0 0 Todd Gurley II 3 17 5.6 0 Devin Smith 2 17 8.5 0 Jace Amaro 1 14 14.0 0 Matt Forte 1 8 8.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Calvin Pryor III 7 0.0 0 0 Marcus Gilchrist 6 0.0 1 0 David Harris 5 0.0 0 0 Muhammad Wilkerson 5 0.0 0 0 Darrelle Revis 4 0.0 0 0 Darron Lee 4 0.0 0 0 Marcus Williams 4 0.0 0 0 Erin Henderson 3 0.0 0 0 Darryl Morris 3 0.0 0 0 Buster Skrine 3 0.0 1 0 Leonard Williams 3 0.0 0 0 Rontez Miles 2 0.0 0 0 Jordan Jenkins 2 1.0 0 0 Joshua Martin 1 0.0 0 0 Steve McLendon 1 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Nick Folk 1/2 5/5 8 47 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Lachlan Edwards 2 87 43.5 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Devin Smith 2 49 24.5 0 Jeremy Ross 2 42 21.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Jeremy Ross 2 23 11.5 0

New York Jets 2016 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Sep 11	vs Cincinnati Bengals	Won, 24-20
Sep 15	at Buffalo Bills (Thursday Night Football)	Lost, 41-20
Sep 25	at Kansas City Chiefs	Lost, 17-3
Oct 2	vs Seattle Seahawks	Won, 17-13
Oct 9	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Won, 30-6
Oct 17	at Arizona Cardinals (Monday Night Football)	Won, 24-20
Oct 23	vs Baltimore Ravens	Lost, 20-14
Oct 30	at Cleveland Browns	Won, 32-25
Nov 6	at Miami Dolphins	Won, 19-17
Nov 13	vs Los Angeles Rams	Lost, 41-38 (OT)
Nov 27	vs New England Patriots (Sunday Night Football)
Dec 5	vs Indianapolis Colts (Monday Night Football)
Dec 11	at San Francisco 49ers
Dec 17	vs Miami Dolphins (Sat.)
Dec 24	at New England Patriots (Sat.)
Jan 1	vs Buffalo Bills

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Week 10 Scoreboard:

Thursday Night Football:
Browns 27, Ravens 28

Sunday, 1 PM:
Texans 43, Jaguars 26
Broncos 17, Colts 24
Falcons 13, Eagles 27
Chiefs 21, Panthers 27 (OT)
Bears 28, Buccaneers 20
Viking 16, Redskins 35
Packers 21, Titans 24

Sunday, 4:05 PM:
Dolphins 19, Chargers 22

Sunday, 4:25 PM:
49ers 20, Cardinals 17
Cowboys 23, Steelers 34

Sunday Night Football:
Seahawks 5, Patriots 21

Monday Night Football:
Bengals 12, Giants 21

The Lead:
Cam punches his way into the end zone in OT to give Carolina the win in a matchup of 1 loss teams
Jags fall back to earth after allowing 43 to Houston at home
Seahawks look pathetic on national stage, manage only 5 against Pats' D
Ryan Fitzpatrick leads Rams in game-winning drive in OT against former team
Titans score 17 of 24 in 4th to shock Packers

Week 11 Schedule:



BYE: Falcons, Broncos, Jets, Chargers

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The League Recap: Week 10

Players of the Week:



Injuries:

Bears QB Jay Cutler - Torn Shoulder - 1 week
Bears DE Greg Hardy - Broken Thumb - 4 weeks
Broncos WR Bennie Fowler - Pulled Groin - 2 weeks
Broncos RT Mike Adams - Torn ACL - 44 weeks (IR)
Browns OLB Paul Kruger - Pulled Groin - 2 weeks
Browns CB Tramon Williams - Broken Ribs - 4 weeks
Browns DE Desmond Bryant - Broken Hand - 6 weeks
Browns DE Randy Starks - Partial Torn ACL - 5 weeks
Buccaneers CB Alterraun Verner - Ruptured Disk - 3 weeks
Buccaneers CB Vernon Hargreaves III - Torn Rotator Cuff - 16 weeks (IR)
Buccaneers DT Clinton McDonald - Torn Pectoral - 20 weeks (IR)
Cardinals DE Robert Nkemdiche - Torn Shoulder - 2 weeks
Cardinals MLB Kevin Minter - Partial Torn PCL - 2 weeks
Cardinals OLB Kareem Martin - Fractured Foot - 8 weeks
Cardinals WR Michael Floyd - Torn Rotator Cuff - 8 weeks (IR)
Chargers HB Danny Woodhead - Torn Quad - 6 weeks
Chargers C Matt Slauson - Dislocated Ankle - 4 weeks
Chargers LG Kenny Wiggins - Compound Foot Fracture - 6 weeks
Chiefs TE Travis Kelce - Partial Torn ACL - 2 weeks
Chiefs DE Jaye Howard - Torn Hamstring - 3 weeks
Chiefs WR Albert Wilson - Torn Shoulder - 1 week
Chiefs WR De'Anthony Thomas - Ruptured Disk - 1 week
Chiefs MLB Derrick Johnson - Torn Tricep - 13 weeks (IR)
Colts QB Andrew Luck - Broken Thumb - 1 week
Cowboys QB Tony Romo - Dislocated Knee - 2 weeks
Cowboys CB Morris Claiborne - Torn MCL - 39 weeks (IR)
Dolphins QB Ryan Tannehill - Torn Hamstring - 7 weeks
Dolphins LG Laremy Tunsil - Knee Cartilage Tear - 6 weeks
Dolphins MLB Kiko Alonso - Partial Torn ACL - 8 weeks
Eagles QB Carson Wentz - Partial Torn ACL - 1 week
Falcons HB Devonta Freeman - Broken Hand - 4 weeks
Falcons LT Jake Matthews - Ruptured Disk - 4 weeks
Falcons DT Tyson Jackson - Ruptured Disk - 1 week
Falcons CB Robert Alford - Broken Collarbone - 6 weeks
Falcons MLB Paul Worrilow - Broken Wrist - 7 weeks
Giants OLB Devon Kennard - Broken Thum - 4 weeks
Jaguars DE Malik Jackson - Upper Arm Fracture - 4 weeks
Jaguars HB Chris Ivory - Dislocated Ankle - 6 weeks
Jaguars WR Rashad Greene - Fractured Foot - 1 week
Jets SS Dion Bailey - Broken Collarbone - 5 weeks
Lions WR Golden Tate III - Partial Torn MCL - 3 weeks
Lions QB Dan Orlovsky - Fractured Elbow - 2 weeks
Packers MLB Clay Matthews III - Fractured Forearm - 2 weeks
Packers LT David Bakhtiari - Torn Shoulder - 3 weeks
Packers CB Damarious Randall - Dislocated Hip - 6 weeks
Packers CB LaDarius Gunter - Compound Foot Fracture - 2 weeks
Packers WR Randall Cobb - Torn MCL - 41 weeks (IR)
Panthers QB Cam Newton - Dislocated Ankle - 1 week
Panthers HB Jonathan Stewart - Torn Shoulder - 2 weeks
Raiders C Rodney Hudson - Partial Torn PCL - 3 weeks
Raiders TE Clive Walford - Partial Torn ACL - 3 weeks
Raiders DT Justin Ellis - Torn Hamstring - 2 weeks
Raiders DE Damontre Moore - Torn Pectoral - 23 weeks (IR)
Rams HB Tre Mason - Torn Hamstring - 4 weeks
Rams CB Lamarcus Joyner - Torn Shoulder - 4 weeks
Ravens SS Will Hill III - Broken Thumb - 1 week
Ravens TE Benjamin Watson - Broken Hand - 6 weeks
Ravens MLB Arthur Brown - Torn Abdominal - 2 weeks
Redskins OLB Ryan Kerrigan - Torn Hamstring - 7 weeks
Saints DE Cameron Jordan - Broken Collarbone - 4 weeks
Saints LT Terron Armstead - Broken Ribs - 3 weeks
Saints CB Delvin Breaux - Broken Wrist - 6 weeks
Saints WR Willie Snead - Pulled Groin - 2 weeks
Saints RG Andrus Peat - Dislocated Ankle - 3 weeks
Saints DE Bobby Richardson - Broken Collarbone - 6 weeks
Saints TE Josh Hill - Fracture Knee Cap - 19 weeks (IR)
Seahawks LG Mark Glowinski - Fractured Forearm - 3 weeks
Seahawks MLB Steve Longa - Dislocated Hip - 6 weeks
Seahawks WR Doug Baldwin - Torn PCL - 40 weeks (IR)
Steelers MLB Ryan Shazier - Partial Torn PCL - 1 week
Steelers FB Roosevelt Nix - Broken Collarbone - 2 weeks
Steelers LT Garry Williams - Dislocated Ankle - 7 weeks
Texans OLB Jadeveon Clowney - Fractured Elbow - 3 weeks
Texans HB Alfred Blue - Torn Hamstring - 1 week
Texans MLB Akeem Dent - Broken Thumb - 2 weeks

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NFL League Leaders - Updated: Nov 15, 2016
Passing		YARDS	Rushing		YARDS
	1. Philip Rivers	2,912		1. Todd Gurley II	997
	2. Aaron Rodgers (GB)	2,804		2. Jamaal Charles (KC)	861
	3. Blake Bortles (JAX)	2,585		3. Doug Martin (TB)	743
	4. Tom Brady (NE)	2,580		4. Adrian Peterson (MIN)	739
	5. Matt Ryan (ATL)	2,517		5. Justin Forsett (BAL)	728
Receiving		YARDS	Interceptions		INT
	1. Rob Gronkowski	956		1. Luke Kuechly	6
	2. Jodry Nelson (GB)	847		2. Logan Ryan (NE)	6
	3. Demaryius Thomas (DEN)	837		3. Marcus Peters (KC)	5
	4. Keenan Allen (SD)	800		4. Prince Amukamara (JAX)	5
	5. DeAndre Hopkins (HOU)	768		5. Nigel Bradham (PHI)	4
Tackles		TACK	Sacks		SACK
	1. Paul Worrilow	102		1. Justin Houston	12.5
	2. James Laurinaitis (NO)	87		2. Demarcus Lawrence (DAL)	12.0
	3. Paul Posluszny (JAX)	86		3. Aaron Donald (LA)	11.0
	4. DeAndre Levy (DET)	85		4. Jurrell Casey (TEN)	10.5
	5. Chris Kirksey (CLE)	83		5. Corey Liuget (SD)	10.5

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Week 11 Scoreboard:

Thursday Night Football:
Saints 24, Panthers 28

Sunday, 1 PM:
Steelers 42, Browns 21
Ravens 38, Cowboys 35
Jaguars 29, Lions 33
Titans 17, Colts 20
Bills 42, Bengals 14
Buccaneers 17, Chiefs 38
Bears 20, Giants 24
Cardinals 7, Vikings 42

Sunday, 4:05 PM:
Dolphins 21, Rams 16

Sunday, 4:25 PM:
Patriots 30, 49ers 3
Eagles 13, Seahawks 22

Sunday Night Football:
Packers 13, Redskins 20

Monday Night Football:
Texans 7, Raiders 31

The Lead:
Panthers outlast Saints in best Thursday Night game in years
Brady returns to childhood home, puts a beatin' on Niners
Redskins fans "Like That" after winning 2015 NFC Wild Card rematch
Raiders ride momentum of first Monday Night home game in nearly 15 years
Giants get a late score to beat Da Bears in matchup of playoff contenders at the Meadowlands

Week 12 Schedule:

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The League Recap: Week 11

Players of the Week:



Injuries:

Bears DE Greg Hardy - Broken Thumb - 3 weeks
Bengals DE Michael Johnson - Broken Hand - 7 weeks
Bills RT Jordan Mills - Partial Torn PCL - 4 weeks
Broncos WR Bennie Fowler - Pulled Groin - 1 week
Broncos RT Mike Adams - Torn ACL - 43 weeks (IR)
Browns OLB Paul Kruger - Pulled Groin - 1 week
Browns CB Tramon Williams - Broken Ribs - 3 weeks
Browns DE Desmond Bryant - Broken Hand - 5 weeks
Browns DE Randy Starks - Partial Torn ACL - 4 weeks
Buccaneers CB Alterraun Verner - Ruptured Disk - 2 weeks
Buccaneers CB Josh Robinson - Torn Abdominal - 1 week
Buccaneers CB Vernon Hargreaves III - Torn Rotator Cuff - 15 weeks (IR)
Buccaneers DT Clinton McDonald - Torn Pectoral - 19 weeks (IR)
Cardinals DE Robert Nkemdiche - Torn Shoulder - 1 week
Cardinals MLB Kevin Minter - Partial Torn PCL - 1 week
Cardinals OLB Kareem Martin - Fractured Foot - 7 weeks
Cardinals DE Red Bryant - Fractured Foot - 6 weeks
Cardinals Antoine McClain - Broken Hand - 6 weeks
Cardinals WR Michael Floyd - Torn Rotator Cuff - 7 weeks (IR)
Chargers HB Danny Woodhead - Torn Quad - 5 weeks
Chargers C Matt Slauson - Dislocated Ankle - 3 weeks
Chargers LG Kenny Wiggins - Compound Foot Fracture - 3 weeks
Chiefs TE Travis Kelce - Partial Torn ACL - 1 week
Chiefs DE Jaye Howard - Torn Hamstring - 2 weeks
Chiefs MLB Derrick Johnson - Torn Tricep - 12 weeks (IR)
Cowboys QB Tony Romo - Dislocated Knee - 1 week
Cowboys CB Morris Claiborne - Torn MCL - 38 weeks (IR)
Dolphins QB Ryan Tannehill - Torn Hamstring - 6 weeks
Dolphins LG Laremy Tunsil - Knee Cartilage Tear - 5 weeks
Dolphins MLB Kiko Alonso - Partial Torn ACL - 7 weeks
Falcons HB Devonta Freeman - Broken Hand - 3 weeks
Falcons LT Jake Matthews - Ruptured Disk - 3 weeks
Falcons CB Robert Alford - Broken Collarbone - 5 weeks
Falcons MLB Paul Worrilow - Broken Wrist - 6 weeks
49ers C Daniel Kilgore - Upper Arm Fracture - 7 weeks
Giants OLB Devon Kennard - Broken Thum - 3 weeks
Jaguars DE Malik Jackson - Upper Arm Fracture - 3 weeks
Jaguars HB Chris Ivory - Dislocated Ankle - 5 weeks
Jaguars LT Luke Joeckel - Partial Torn PCL - 5 weeks
Jets SS Dion Bailey - Broken Collarbone - 4 weeks
Lions WR Golden Tate III - Partial Torn MCL - 2 weeks
Lions QB Dan Orlovsky - Fractured Elbow - 1 week
Packers MLB Clay Matthews III - Fractured Forearm - 1 week
Packers LT David Bakhtiari - Torn Shoulder - 2 weeks
Packers CB Damarious Randall - Dislocated Hip - 5 weeks
Packers CB LaDarius Gunter - Compound Foot Fracture - 1 week
Packers WR Randall Cobb - Torn MCL - 40 weeks (IR)
Panthers HB Jonathan Stewart - Torn Shoulder - 1 week
Raiders C Rodney Hudson - Partial Torn PCL - 2 weeks
Raiders TE Clive Walford - Partial Torn ACL - 2 weeks
Raiders DT Justin Ellis - Torn Hamstring - 1 week
Raiders DE Damontre Moore - Torn Pectoral - 22 weeks (IR)
Rams WR Tavon Austin - Dislocated Hip - 6 weeks
Rams HB Tre Mason - Torn Hamstring - 3 weeks
Rams CB Lamarcus Joyner - Torn Shoulder - 3 weeks
Ravens TE Benjamin Watson - Broken Hand - 5 weeks
Ravens MLB Arthur Brown - Torn Abdominal - 1 week
Ravens OLB Elvis Dumervil - Torn Pectoral - 30 weeks (IR)
Redskins OLB Ryan Kerrigan - Torn Hamstring - 6 weeks
Redskins LG Shawn Lauvao - Dislocated Ankle - 6 weeks
Saints DE Cameron Jordan - Broken Collarbone - 3 weeks
Saints LT Terron Armstead - Broken Ribs - 2 weeks
Saints CB Delvin Breaux - Broken Wrist - 5 weeks
Saints WR Willie Snead - Pulled Groin - 1 week
Saints RG Andrus Peat - Dislocated Ankle - 2 weeks
Saints DE Bobby Richardson - Broken Collarbone - 5 weeks
Saints TE Josh Hill - Fracture Knee Cap - 18 weeks (IR)
Seahawks LG Mark Glowinski - Fractured Forearm - 2 weeks
Seahawks MLB Steve Longa - Dislocated Hip - 5 weeks
Seahawks WR Doug Baldwin - Torn PCL - 39 weeks (IR)
Steelers WR Markus Wheaton - Dislocated Ankle - 6 weeks
Steelers FB Roosevelt Nix - Broken Collarbone - 1 week
Steelers LT Garry Williams - Dislocated Ankle - 6 weeks
Texans OLB Jadeveon Clowney - Fractured Elbow - 2 weeks
Texans MLB Akeem Dent - Broken Thumb - 1 week
Titans QB Marcus Mariota - Torn Groin - 12 weeks (IR)

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NFL League Leaders - Updated: Nov 22, 2016
Passing		YARDS	Rushing		YARDS
	1. Aaron Rodgers	3,143		1. Todd Gurley II	997
	2. Philip Rivers (SD)	2,912		2. Jamaal Charles (KC)	944
	3. Blake Bortles (JAX)	2,905		3. Adrian Peterson (MIN)	862
	4. Tom Brady (NE)	2,810		4. Doug Martin (TB)	800
	5. Joe Flacco (BAL)	2,769		5. Carlos Hyde (SF)	789
Receiving		YARDS	Interceptions		INT
	1. Rob Gronkowski	956		1. Marcus Peters	7
	2. Jodry Nelson (GB)	931		2. Logan Ryan (NE)	7
	3. Demaryius Thomas (DEN)	837		3. Luke Kuechly (CAR)	6
	4. DeAndre Hopkins (HOU)	803		4. Prince Amukamara (JAX)	5
	5. Keenan Allen (SD)	800		5. 3 Tied At	4
Tackles		TACK	Sacks		SACK
	1. Paul Worrilow	102		1. Justin Houston	14.0
	2. DeAndre Levy (DET)	97		2. Demarcus Lawrence (DAL)	12.0
	3. James Laurinaitis (NO)	95		3. Aaron Donald (LA)	11.0
	4. Deone Bucannon (ARI)	92		4. Jurrell Casey (TEN)	11.0
	5. Jon Bostic (DET)	91		5. 3 Others Tied At	11.0

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Jets Gameday Preview: Week 12


It's Patriots Week! If you ain't hyped, you ain't human.

Who remembers what happened last time? It was the happiest day of my life. On December 27, 2015, I sat in the lobby of my hotel at the Beaver Creek Ski Resort in Avon, Colorado. I was already excited, because I was going to be able to watch the game on the local CBS affiliate. I figured they would show the Chiefs game instead, as they were locked in a tight battle for the AFC West with the hometown Broncos. Anyway, at the time of kickoff, 11 AM local time, there were about 5 of us huddled around the fire watching, and they were all Jets fans. At half time, when the Jets had a lead, the Patriots fans began to show up, but more and more Jets fans also started coming around, making the trek down to the lobby from their room once they realized that this hotel was popular among New Yorkers, so they'd be in good company. But, the Patriots came back, and the few vivacious Patriots fans came storming back, showing their pride. The game itself was arguably the game of the year in the NFL, but the atmosphere in the lobby made everything 20 times better.

When the game went to overtime, all of the fair-weather Jets fans (so, not me) were convinced that the Patriots were going to pull it out, because, let's face it, don't they always find a way to win in these close games? Isn't that why the rest of the league hates them? But, the momentum quickly shifted. Patriots special teamer/WR Matthew Slater screwed up the coin toss (or so they say), and the Jets got the all first even though the Patriots had won the toss. My fellow Jets fans suddenly got brazenly optimistic, while the Patriots fans in the far corner got quieter and quieter, biting their nails down to the stub out of anxiety. On the second play of that first drive, Ryan Fitzpatrick found Quincy Enunwa for a HUUUUUUUUUGE gain, and everybody in that lobby went nuts. A couple of the concierges, Broncos fans (Patriots haters), came running over, as they knew what was going on. When Eric Decker scored and invented the Meadowlands Mosh a couple of plays later to give the Jets the win, I started sharing hugs with all of the grown men around me, jumping for joy, and screaming like a teenage girl in front of her music idol. The Patriots fans, including my dad, quietly sulked away in the corner, before leaving as inconspicuous as possible, trying to avoid any trash talk, which fortunately didn't ever start up.

And now, we're met on this Sunday night at that same venue in Northern New Jersey, with what could be even bigger stakes than last time. Yes, there is much more time left in the season than that game, making it less important, but the Jets want to show the Patriots they mean business, again. The Jets at 6-4, are currently on the outside looking in to the playoff picture, just behind the two wild card teams, San Diego and Tennessee, who tied one another a couple weeks ago. The Patriots, coming in at 8-2, can take a big step towards yet another AFC East crown with a win, as well as take charge of the AFC, trying to lock up home field advantage throughout the playoffs, a thing that has gotten them to more Super Bowls than I can count. A Pats' loss, and they no longer control their own destiny in either race. A Jets' loss would require a little more work than desired to get in the position to get Brandon Marshall into the playoffs for the first time ever.

And, one other thing, as if this game could even bigger. In early October, if you remember, Sam Freday played mind tricks on Robert Kraft, and got him to trade Rob Gronkowski to Gang Green, but in exchange for Eric Decker and Sheldon Richardson, both of whom make their first return to the Meadowlands this evening. Oh yeah, and the Patriots bring in one of the league's best offenses AND defenses. Get hyped or go home.

Matchup Preview *|* November 27, 2016
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New England Patriots (8-2, 4-1 Away)		New York Jets (6-4, 2-2 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 4,083 (#2) Total Offensive Yards 3,445 (#20) 2,844 (#5) Passing Yards 2,195 (#26) 1,239 (#10) Rushing Yards 1,250 (#8) 30.5 (#3) Points Per Game 22.1 (#23) Defensive Stats Comparison 3373 (#5) Total Yards Allowed 3,119 (#2) 2,388 (#12) Passing Yards Allowed 2,053 (#2) 985 (#2) Rushing Yards Allowed 1,066 (#7) 183 (#1) Points Allowed 220 (#7) Injury Report None Reported SS Dion Bailey (Collarbone) 4 weeks Game Notes Time: 8:30 PM EST TV: NBC (Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michelle Tafoya) Streaks: Patriots: W2 Jets: L1 Last Meeting: Jets 26, Patriots 20 (OT) - East Rutherford, NJ (12/27/2015) Last Week: Patriots 30, 49ers 3 Rams 41, Jets 38 (OT)

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Gameday Recap: Patriots 12, Jets 10
Gurley's fumble inside the five with under two minutes left costs the Jets


The Jets thought that all they had to do was hand the ball off to Todd Gurley to milk the clock away and win the game. However, Patrick Chung got all of his anger out, and Gurley coughed up the football for the first time all season.

I'd like to pick this one up halfway through the 3rd quarter. A Stephen Gostkowski field goal had just made it 12-3 Patriots. Tom Brady was befuddled by the Jets defense. Calvin Pryor picked him off in the first. Darrelle Revis picked him off in the second. The Jets were clutch on third down, stopping LeGarrette Blount every single time he ran it on 3rd down. The crowd was amazing, and the Jets' defensive line kept urging them on. But, the Jets offense was struggling, with 97 total yards to this point in the 3rd quarter. The Patriots were shutting down Gronk. He didn't have a single catch in the first half, and wasn't even targeted. Well, if anybody knows how to stop Gronk, it must be the Patriots, right? And, after a couple big gains early, Gurley struggled to find very much running room against Bill Belichick's defense, meaning that for the first half, the Jets relied on Geno Smith's arm, throwing to anybody but Gronk. By now, you must see why onl 3 points were scored. Those game on the first drive, before the run game was shut down.

But, after Gostkowski's 4th field goal, and the final Patriots points of the day, leaving them without a touchdown, things started to change. Geno found Gronk for a quick 5 yard pass, but it was enough to get the rest of the offense flowing. Gurley got the crowd right back into it with a 30 yard run, highlighted by a fantastic stiff arm to Devin McCourty, and providing the first, and only touchdown of the game for either team. The Jets came right back on defense. On first down, Brady found old friend Eric Decker on a quick slant, but Revis knocked the ball free with a big hit, continuing a classic performance from #24.


Todd Gurley gets away from Devin McCourty with this stiff arm, then takes it to the house.

The Patriots ended up going three and out, punting for the first time all day, and the Jets felt the momentum clearly shifting in their favor. The next Jets drive quickly turned into the start of the 4th quarter, and the first play of the 4th was a 22 yard catch and run from Geno to Gurley on a screen pass. Then, Geno found Devin Smith for 15 on a crossing route, and Gronk for 28 on play action. All of a sudden, the Jets were in the red zone, down 2, and all they needed to take the lead was a Nick Folk field goal going with a 12 mph wind. Gurley got stuffed on first down, but Geno scrambled down to the 5 yard line for a first down on the next play. Gurley cut back and found a hole, but was brought down at the 3. But, on second and goal, Geno overthrow Gronk, who was wide open crossing the goal line, and the ball floated towards Brandon Marshall, who could have had it, until he broke inside as part of his route, leaving Devin McCourty the only one with a chance, and he picked it off, because if he didn't, Bill Belichick and Matt Patricia would have beaten him up. The Pats got a quick first down, further killing the momentum, and quieting the crowd a bit, but Blount was stopped for a loss, then Brady found Amendola on a check down, leaving a 3rd and 5 at the Pats' own 45. The Jets pass coverage continued to be phenomenal, playing a touch cover 2 zone all day long, so Brady check out of the called play, and called a screen for the quick 3rd down back, Dion Lewis. He had a hole, but Darron Lee came out of nowhere, and made a clutch open field tackle, giving the Jets a very good chance to redeem themselves.


Here's that demoralizing INT. Geno gets hit and taken out, Gronk reaches out in desperation, B-Marsh turns the other way, all while McCourty calmly collects himself to make the catch.

Ryan Allen punted to the 23, and on the first play, it was Geno to Gronk, again, this time for a gain of 18, followed up by another completion to Gurley on the screen, this time for only 9 yards. After Gurley was stuffed on 2nd down, Todd Bowles was faced with a tough decision, but he gave it right back to his running back, who gained 5 on 3rd and 1. After another 3rd down conversion by Gurley 3 minutes later, the Jets just had to sit on the ball. The Patriots were already using up their timeouts, fresh out of the two minute warning. In order to do so, Todd Bowles called for a fresh dose of Gurley, who could be relied on, and had been relied on all season. But this time. On first down from the 17, he got a huge hole, running right up the middle and getting inside the five before a massive hit by Patrick Chung knocked the ball free, a truly devastating fumble for Gurley, his first of the season. As bad as it sounded, the Jets weren't out of it because they had all 3 timeouts, and the Patriots were starting from inside the 5. They could either get a safety and tie it, or force a three and out, and get the ball back with roughly a minute left. They stuffed Blount on the first two, and just at the crowd felt like they would have one last shot, Mo Wilkerson came through, and wrestled Blount down 5 yards short of the first down, but he accidently got his hand caught on the facemask of Blount, and was called out for it. First down Patriots. Game over.


Darrelle Revis kind of did it all today, and here he stepped in front of his good friend and former teammate, Eric Decker, in order to pick off his good friend and former teammate, Tom Brady.

New England Patriots at New York Jets
Nov 27, 2016	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
New England Patriots (9-2)	3	6	3	0	12
New York Jets (6-5)	3	0	7	0	10

Team Stats Comparison
	NE	NYJ
Total Offense	299	336
Rushing Yards	105	145
Passing Yards	194	191
First Downs	16	18
Punt Return Yards	15	5
Kick Return Yards	18	47
Total Yards	332	388
Turnovers	2	3
3rd Down Converstion	4-12 (33%)	4-10 (40%)
4th Down Conversion	0-0	1-1
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2-0-2 (100%)	3-0-1 (33%)
Penalties	0-0	2-20
Posession Time	25:07	22:53

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		NE	NYJ
4:55	(NE) S. Gostkowski 41 yard FG	3	0
0:22	(NYJ) N. Folk 22 yard FG	3	3
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		NE	NYJ
5:18	(NE) S. Gostkowski 40 yard FG	6	3
0:12	(NE) S. Gostkowski 21 yard FG	9	3
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		NE	NYJ
6:06	(NE) S. Gostkowski 23 yard FG	12	3
2:04	(NYJ) T. Gurley II 30 yard run (N. Folk kick)	12	10

New England Patriots PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Tom Brady 21/29 194 0 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD LeGarrette Blount 22 104 4.7 0 James Develin 1 2 2.0 0 Dion Lewis 2 1 0.5 0 Tom Brady 2 -2 -1.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Eric Decker 5 64 12.8 0 Julian Edelman 5 57 11.4 0 Joseph Fauria 3 30 10.0 0 Martellus Bennett 3 20 6.6 0 Danny Amendola 2 18 9.0 0 LeGarrette Blount 1 4 4.0 0 Dion Lewis 2 1 0.5 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT FUM Devin McCourty 12 0.0 1 0 Patrick Chung 8 0.0 0 0 Donald Butler 7 0.0 0 0 Jamie Collins 7 1.0 0 0 Cyrus Jones 6 0.0 1 0 Malcolm Butler 4 0.0 0 1 Dont'a Hightower 4 0.0 0 0 Logan Ryan 3 0.0 0 0 Jabaal Sheard 3 0.0 0 0 Rob Ninkovich 3 0.0 0 0 Brock Vereen 2 0.0 0 0 Sheldon Richardson 2 0.0 0 0 Duron Harmon 1 0.0 0 0 Terrance Knighton 1 0.0 0 0 Shea McClellin 1 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Stephen Gostkowski 4/4 0/0 12 41 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Ryan Allen 2 101 50.5 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Julian Edelman 1 10 10.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Julian Edelman 2 15 7.5 0

New York Jets PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Geno Smith 16/27 199 0 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Todd Gurley II 20 117 5.8 1 Geno Smith 2 20 10.0 0 Tommy Bohanon 1 8 8.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Rob Gronkowski 5 64 12.8 0 Kenbrell Thompkins 3 33 11.0 0 Todd Gurley II 2 31 15.5 0 Brandon Marshall 2 30 15.0 0 Devin Smith 2 23 11.5 0 Jeremy Ross 1 13 13.0 0 Jace Amaro 1 5 5.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD David Harris 10 0.0 0 0 Marcus Williams 8 0.0 0 0 Erin Henderson 8 0.0 0 0 Darrelle Revis 8 0.0 1 0 Marcus Gilchrist 8 0.0 0 0 Darron Lee 6 0.0 0 0 Calvin Pryor III 5 0.0 1 0 Buster Skrine 5 0.0 0 0 Muhammad Wilkerson 5 0.0 0 0 Rontez Miles 3 0.0 0 0 Jordan Jenkins 3 0.0 0 0 Deon Simon 2 0.0 0 0 Steve McLendon 2 0.0 0 0 Leonard Williams 1 0.0 0 0 Dee Milliner 1 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Nick Folk 1/1 1/1 4 22 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Lachlan Edwards 3 121 40.3 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Jeremy Ross 1 29 29.0 0 Devin Smith 1 18 18.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Jeremy Ross 2 5 2.5 0

New York Jets 2016 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Sep 11	vs Cincinnati Bengals	Won, 24-20
Sep 15	at Buffalo Bills (Thursday Night Football)	Lost, 41-20
Sep 25	at Kansas City Chiefs	Lost, 17-3
Oct 2	vs Seattle Seahawks	Won, 17-13
Oct 9	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Won, 30-6
Oct 17	at Arizona Cardinals (Monday Night Football)	Won, 24-20
Oct 23	vs Baltimore Ravens	Lost, 20-14
Oct 30	at Cleveland Browns	Won, 32-25
Nov 6	at Miami Dolphins	Won, 19-17
Nov 13	vs Los Angeles Rams	Lost, 41-38 (OT)
Nov 27	vs New England Patriots (Sunday Night Football)	Lost, 12-10
Dec 5	vs Indianapolis Colts (Monday Night Football)
Dec 11	at San Francisco 49ers
Dec 17	vs Miami Dolphins (Sat.)
Dec 24	at New England Patriots (Sat.)
Jan 1	vs Buffalo Bills