Tag: 2020 New York Jets

Pats’ Nick Folk latest to win Player of the Week vs. Jets

Nick Folk won player of the week honors against the Jets, marking the sixth time that a player from a Jet opponent had done so.

Another week, another Player of the Week award for a Jets opponent.

This time it was Patriots kicker Nick Folk, who was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week. Folk made all three of his field goal attempts on Monday in New England’s 30-27 win over New York. The ex-Jet most notably nailed a 51-yarder as time expired to win the game.

Folk also made all three of his extra-point attempts.

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Only nine weeks in, Folk is the sixth Jets opponent to win a Player of the Week award this season. The others include Patrick Mahomes, Kyler Murray, Jerry Hughes, Xavier Rhodes and Brandon McManus.

If New York was actually winning games on a consistent basis, this wouldn’t be that big of a deal. But the Jets are 0-9, and their opponents regularly being recognized at their expense only adds to the laughter.

The Jets have only been competitive in three of their losses, and that’s being generous. They had chances to win against the Bills — in their most recent matchup — Broncos and Patriots. In the other six losses, the Jets have been smoked with a point differential of -127. Overall, the Jets’ point differential stands at -147.

Fortunately for Gang Green, they’re on their bye this week, so no one can win Player of the Week against them. But when the Jets go face the Chargers in Week 11, look out for another award.

Were Jets able to move up USA TODAY’s NFL Power Rankings after close loss?

The Jets are 32nd in USA TODAY’s NFL Power Rankings as they enter their bye week.

The Jets choked away possibly their best chance of winning a game on Monday night against the Patriots. The three-point loss didn’t help them in USA TODAY’s NFL Power Rankings.

Following the Jets’ 30-27 loss to the Pats, New York is still ranked 32nd. As for the rest of the AFC East, Buffalo is ranked sixth, Miami is ranked 10th and New England is ranked 26th.

The Steelers, Chiefs, Saints, Ravens and Titans round out the top five in the power rankings.

The Jets played some of their best football of the season on Monday night and still found a way to lose. New York coughed up a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter with sloppy play on both sides of the football. The Jets defense was unable to get off the field when it needed to, while the offense didn’t give itself a chance in the fourth quarter because of turnovers and poor decision-making.

Losing helps the Jets in the long run, though. They currently own the No. 1 pick in the 2021 NFL draft with an 0-9 record. The Jacksonville Jaguars trail the Jets by 1.5 games with a 1-7 record. A Jets win on Monday would’ve drawn the Jaguars closer to the No. 1 overall pick.

Updated 2021 NFL draft order: Jets maintain No. 1 pick after narrow loss to Pats

The New York Jets are still all in for the tank following their 30-27 loss to the New England Patriots on Monday night.

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The Jets are still in control of the No. 1 pick following their 30-27 loss to the Patriots on Monday night.

New York fell to 0-9 on the year and maintained its 1.5-game lead over the Jaguars for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft. Had the Jets won on Monday, they would have only been ahead of the Jaguars for the top pick by a few strength of schedule percentage points.

The Jets still control their own destiny to land the top pick in next year’s draft. If they lose out, then they’re guaranteed to have the No. 1 overall pick. If the Jets just so happen to win a game, it could ruin their chances of getting the top pick and presumably Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence.

Here’s where the first round of the 2021 NFL draft order stands after Week 9 of the NFL regular season.

1.  New York Jets (0-9)

2. Jacksonville Jaguars (1-7)

3. Dallas Cowboys (2-7)

4. New York Giants (2-7)

5 Washington Football Team (2-7)

6. Los Angeles Chargers (2-7)

7. Miami Dolphins (from Houston, 2-6)

8. Cincinnati Bengals (2-5-1)

9. Carolina Panthers (3-6)

10. Atlanta Falcons (3-6)

11. Detroit Lions (3-5)

12. Minnesota Vikings (3-5)

13. New England Patriots (3-5)

14. Denver Broncos (3-5)

15. San Francisco 49ers (4-5)

16. Chicago Bears (5-4)

17. Cleveland Browns (5-3)

18. Indianapolis Colts (5-3)

19. Philadelphia Eagles (3-4-1)

20. Arizona Cardinals (5-3)

21. Miami Dolphins (5-3)

22. Jacksonville Jaguars (from Los Angeles Rams, 5-3)

23. Las Vegas Raiders (5-3)

24. Tennessee Titans (6-2)

25. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-3)

26. New York Jets (from Seattle Seahawks, 6-2)

27. Baltimore Ravens (6-2)

28. Buffalo Bills (7-2)

29. Green Bay Packers (6-2)

30. Kansas City Chiefs (8-1)

31. New Orleans Saints (6-2)

32. Pittsburgh Steelers (8-0)

Breshad Perriman is Jets Wire’s Week 9 Player of the Game vs. Patriots

Perriman was the Jets’ leading receiver with five catches for 101 yards and two touchdowns.

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The Jets finally got all their playmakers on the field at once for the first time all season in Monday’s 30-27 loss to the Patriots. Breshad Perriman made the most of it.

Perriman was the Jets’ leading receiver with five catches for 101 yards and two touchdowns. It was the best game of his young Jets career, so he gets Jets Wire’s Player of the Game for Week 9.

Perriman’s most notable play was a 50-yard touchdown catch from Joe Flacco in the second quarter. According to NFL Next Gen Stats, that completion had a catch probability of 26 percent.

Perriman’s second touchdown catch was a thing of beauty, too. He completely crossed up his defender and had a wide-open, 15-yard touchdown late in the third quarter.

The Jets’ top receiver has had trouble staying on the field this season. Perriman missed a few games early in the season with an ankle injury and then missed last week’s game against the Chiefs with a concussion.

When Perriman has been on the field, had not been very productive. Before Monday’s performance, Perriman’s best game came against the Dolphins when he had eight catches for 62 yards. Perriman now has 16 catches for 219 yards and two touchdowns this season.

Monday showed how different the Jets offense looks when they have all three of their starting wide receivers on the field. With multiple playmakers, it opens up the field drastically and Perriman made the most of his opportunities.

We’ll see if that carries over into the Jets’ next game against the Chargers following their bye week.

WATCH: Joe Flacco passes Joe Montana on NFL’s all-time passing list with long touchdown

Joe Flacco moved up to No. 20 on the NFL’s all-time passing list moving ahead of Joe Montana.

Joe Flacco has moved his name up in the NFL record books.

Flacco passed Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana for 20th on the NFL’s all-time passing list Monday night against the Patriots. Coming into the game, Flacco needed just 88 passing yards to move ahead of Montana.

Flacco moved ahead of Montana on a 50-yard touchdown pass to Breshad Perriman, which gave the Jets a 10-7 lead.

The majority of Flacco’s passing yards came with his first NFL team, the Baltimore Ravens. Flacco spent the first 11 years of his career with the Ravens and won a Super Bowl with them in 2012.

Flacco then moved onto the Broncos in 2019. He started eight games for Denver and went 2-6 before his season ended prematurely due to a neck injury. That injury required offseason surgery.

Flacco signed a one-year deal with the Jets this year to be Sam Darnold’s backup. However, Darnold has missed three games this season with a shoulder injury and Flacco has had to take his place. Flacco had 397 passing yards, one touchdown and one interception entering Monday’s game.

While Flacco’s career will not be remembered for his time as a Jet, they gave him a chance to further cement his NFL legacy. We’ll see if No. 20 is where Flacco winds up on the NFL all-time passing list at the end of his career, or if he can continue to move up. He isn’t far behind Kerry Collins, who is 19th on the list with 40,922 career passing yards.

How to watch the New York Jets and the NFL this season without cable, Week 9 preview

Here’s everything you need to know to watch the Jets’ Week 9 game against the Patriots.

The New York Jets will play a Tom Brady-less Patriots for the first time in over a decade when the two teams get together on Monday Night Football.

The Jets will be without Sam Darnold for the third game this season, as he re-injured his shoulder against the Chiefs last week. Joe Flacco will get the nod at quarterback.

In other injury news, Blake Cashman (hamstrings) and Trevon Wesco (ankle) are out. Sam Ficken (right groin), Quinnen Williams (hamstring) and Vyncint Smith (groin) are doubtful.

Jamison Crowder (groin), John Franklin-Myers (knee), Connor McGovern (knee), Josh Andrews (shoulder) and Nathan Shepherd (back) are questionable, but are all expected to play.

As for watching the game, here’s everything you need to know, as well information for the rest of the Jets’ season.

New England Patriots at New York Jets

  • When: Monday, November 9
  • Time: 8:15 p.m. ET
  • TV Channel: ESPN
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New York Jets 2020 Schedule

Week 1: Sunday, Sept. 13, at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m., CBS, Loss, 27-17

Week 2: Sunday, Sept. 20, vs. San Francisco 49ers, 1 p.m., FOX, Loss, 31-13

Week 3: Sunday, Sept. 27, at Indianapolis Colts, 4.05 p.m., CBS, Loss, 36-7

Week 4: Thursday, Oct. 1, vs. Denver Broncos, 8:20 p.m., NFL Network, Loss, 37-28

Week 5: Sunday, Oct. 11, vs. Arizona Cardinals, 1 p.m., FOX, Loss, 30-10

Week 6: Sunday, Oct. 18, at Miami Dolphins, 4:05 p.m., CBS, Loss, 24-0

Week 7: Sunday, Oct. 25, vs. Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m., CBS, Loss, 18-10

Week 8: Sunday, Nov. 1, at Kansas City Chiefs, 1 p.m., CBS, Loss, 35-9

Week 9: Monday, Nov. 9, vs. New England Patriots, 8:15 p.m., ESPN

Week 10: Bye Week

Week 11: Sunday, Nov. 22, at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:05 p.m., CBS

Week 12: Sunday, Nov. 29, vs. Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m., CBS

Week 13: Sunday, Dec. 6, vs. Las Vegas Raiders, 1 p.m., CBS

Week 14: Sunday, Dec. 13, at Seattle Seahawks, 4:05 p.m., CBS

Week 15: at Los Angeles Rams, date, time and network TBD

Week 16: vs. Cleveland Browns, date, time and network TBD

Week 17: Sunday, Jan. 3, at New England Patriots, 1 p.m., CBS

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Jets rookie Mekhi Becton backing up pre-draft confidence

Mekhi Becton is proving that he was the most dominant player in his draft class.

Mekhi Becton talked a big game at the NFL combine earlier this year. Now he’s backing it up.

Becton knew his game would translate to the NFL coming out of the University of Louisville. He made that assertion known in February when he said, “I feel like I’m the most dominant tackle in this draft.” The Jets ended up picking Becton 11th overall in April. Now, halfway through his first season, he’s showing that his pre-draft self-hype wasn’t wrong.

“If you go back to my (scouting) combine interview… I told them I was the most dominant player in the draft and I’m showing it today,” Becton said, per ESPN’s Rich Cimini. “I gotta keep showing it.”

What Becton has put on film through the first six NFL games has been cringeworthy — for opposing defenders. He is making some of the NFL’s best pass rushers look silly when they try to get past him. Becton has made a habit of putting them on the ground when they come near him.

One of Becton’s best plays on film came this past week against the Kansas City Chiefs. Frank Clark came at Becton off the edge. Becton put him on the grass with ease.

Overall, Becton has been the Jets’ best offensive lineman. He has been strong in pass protection, as he’s only given up three sacks this year. Running behind Becton, meanwhile, has been Gang Green’s best hope for advancing the ball on the ground.

When the Jets are running to Becton’s side, they’re averaging 5.59 yards per carry, which is seventh in the NFL in terms of running behind a particular lineman. When Becton hasn’t been at left tackle and the Jets run to the left side, they’re averaging just 4.80 yards per carry, only good for 20th in the league.

Becton is proving to the rest of the league that he was one of the most dominant players in this past year’s draft. If he continues to play this way, Becton could potentially be the best player out of the 2020 NFL draft. The sky is the limit for the Jets’ left tackle.

Adam Gase blown away by Mekhi Becton tossing Frank Clark: ‘It’s unusual’

Adam Gase was shocked when he saw Mekhi Becton throw Frank Clark to the ground.

Adam Gase’s eyes widened on Sunday when he saw what Mekhi Becton was doing to Chiefs defenders.

Gase gave glowing reviews of Becton’s performance against the Chiefs. There was one play where Becton tossed Pro Bowler Frank Clark to the ground. That left Gase taken aback.

“It’s unusual,” Gase said Thursday, per ESPN’s Rich Cimini. “I mean, this is a grown-man league now. I don’t know if I’ve ever seen that happen to Frank Clark before.”

For context, here’s the video of Becton pancaking Clark.

Becton has been doing that to defenders all year long, though Clark is arguably the best pass-rusher he’s faced. At 364 pounds, Becton overpowers everyone that comes his way.

Becton has a 67.4 Pro Football Focus grade this season. The rookie has played 283 offensive snaps and only has three penalties and three sacks allowed.

It’s safe to say that the Jets have found a great player in Becton. They picked him 11th overall out of Louisville in this past year’s draft. Becton wasn’t even the first offensive lineman picked, either. He was third behind Andrew Thomas and Jedrick Wills. Tristan Wirfs came off the board two picks after Becton.

The Jets have not gotten much right this year, but so far Becton looks like the best of the bunch.

Patriots sign ex-Jets WR Donte Moncrief to practice squad

The Patriots have signed Donte Moncrief to their practice squad.

Donte Moncrief has found a new home with the Jets’ most hated rival.

The former Jets wide receiver has been signed by the New England Patriots. Moncrief will join their practice squad. The move comes just days before the Jets and Pats are set to play on Monday Night Football.

The Jets signed Moncrief on Aug. 31. They released him on Sept. 5 and then re-signed him to the practice squad the following day. However, Moncrief was placed on the practice squad/injured list five days later. New York activated Moncrief off the injured list in October and then released him shortly after that.

Moncrief’s career began in Indianapolis when he was a third-round pick out of Ole Miss in 2014. He was in Indianapolis for four years before having a one-year stint in Jacksonville in 2018. In 2019, Moncrief split time with Pittsburgh and Carolina.

For Moncrief’s career, he has 204 catches for 2,561 yards and 21 touchdowns.

Jets still dead last in USA TODAY NFL power rankings at halfway point

The Jets are ranked 32nd in USA TODAY’s NFL power rankings at the midway point of the season.

The Jets are at the halfway point of their season and their 0-8 record isn’t helping them move up in USA TODAY’s NFL Power Rankings.

New York is ranked 32nd for yet another week following its 35-9 loss to the reigning Super Bowl champions, the Kansas City Chiefs. Inside the AFC East, the Bills are ranked ninth, the Dolphins are ranked 14th and the Patriots are ranked 25th.

Prior to the deadline, the Jets traded their best inside linebacker, Avery Williamson, for a 2022 fifth-round draft pick. While the Jets didn’t make any trades after that, it’s pretty clear that they are focused on their draft picks over the next couple of years.

As for the rest of this season, the remaining Jets have eight games to prove why they should stick around next season. The Jets only have 35 players on under contract next season, so these remaining games could determine who Joe Douglas wants to bring back in 2021.

The Jets also don’t want to go down as one of the worst team’s in NFL history. The 2008 Detroit Lions and the 2017 Cleveland Browns are the only two teams in NFL history to finish with an 0-16 record. New York is halfway there at 0-8 and there is a growing sense that they will join the list.

As for the other end of the spectrum, the Steelers, Chiefs, Seahawks, Bucs and Ravens rounded out the top five in the power rankings.