Tag: Jets vs. Patriots

Sauce Gardner posts clip of alleged low-blow incident with Patriots QB Mac Jones

Sauce has some video evidence to share.

Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner claimed he was hit below the belt by Patriots quarterback Mac Jones during Sunday’s game. The league will look into the incident and got a little help from Gardner in terms of looking for evidence.

Gardner took to Twitter/X to share a clip from the All-22 of the incident involving Jones while tweeting “Posting this so I don’t get fined lol.”

The incident occurred during the second half the game when Jones was trying for a first down. He was knocked down and allegedly hit Gardner as he was getting up. Gardner is now letting everyone be their own judge by providing what he believes is video evidence.

It’s up to the league now to determine whether Jones was in the wrong and if there will be any kind of punishment.

You be the judge: Did Jones intentionally hit Gardner down there?

Sauce Gardner says Patriots QB Mac Jones intentionally hit him below the belt

Gardner had to “ice up” after the hit.

Losing to the same team 15 times in a row will leave any team feeling like they were dealt a low blow. For Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner, it may have literally happened.

Gardner claimed after the game that Patriots quarterback Mac Jones intentionally hit him below the belt during the second half of New York’s 15-10 loss, dropping the Jets to 1-2 and continuing their streak of futility against New England. The incident occurred after Jones ran a quarterback sneak as he was getting up from the ground.

“He had got tackled,” Gardner explained, via NJ.com. “He reached his hand up to try to like get me to help him up. And I just like moved his hand out the way. Then, he gets up, he just comes up to me like, ‘Good job.’ But while he’s saying that he hit me in my — he hit me in my private parts. You know what I’m saying?

“So I didn’t really react how I wanted to. That was just the reaction that came after that. I definitely wasn’t expecting that. First time for everything.”

Gardner added he had to “ice up” following the hit and said, “He’s trying to prevent me from having kids in the future.”

Jones shared his side of the story, saying he was just trying to get the first down.

Via NJ.com:

“Um, no. I think just trying to get the first down,” Jones said. “Third and one. And then we came back on fourth and one. And then tried to fake it so, um, definitely a physical play. A lot of guys are in there. It is kind of like famous quarterback sneak that everybody does. All of the guys on both teams are in there so It can get pretty physical.  That’s something I have to learn from is getting my pads a little bit lower so I can get it and not get held up.”

The Jets have to wait a while before getting another chance to finally deliver a knockout blow to their long losing streak to the Patriots. The Jets and Patriots will close the season against each other in Foxborough in Week 18. Hopefully, no family jewels will be crushed then.

15 is the unlucky number of the day: Instant analysis as Jets lose 15th straight to Pats

Quick notes as Jets lost 15th straight to Pats.

Today’s Jets-Patriots game was brought to you by the number 15. The Jets lost to the Patriots 15-10 and have now lost 15 straight games against New England as they fall to 1-2 on the season. Here’s a quick analysis on the rough outing for New York.

Mekhi Becton to start at left tackle, Alijah Vera-Tucker to right tackle, Joe Tippmann makes debut at right guard

Mekhi Becton to left tackle, Joe Tippmann starts at right guard

The Jets are going to start Mekhi Becton at left tackle, move Alijah Vera-Tucker to right tackle and rookie Joe Tippmann will make his NFL debut starting at right guard.

With the Jets moving Duane Brown to injured reserve, the team needed to consider all options up front and figure out how to get their best five players on the line on the field. This is arguably their best combination rather than putting Billy Turner at one of the tackle spots after his performance during the preseason.

Wes Schweitzer very well could have started at right guard but he is out with a concussion, so Tippmann is next in line.

Becton returns to the left side and Vera-Tucker goes to a spot he has starting experience at from last season at right tackle.

Jets vs. Patriots live stream, time, viewing info for Week 3

Jets vs. Patriots live stream, time, viewing info for Week 3

You don’t often use the term “must-win game” in Week 3, but for the Jets against the New England Patriots, it’s a huge opportunity. They can right the ship after last Sunday’s Dallas debacle and get to 2-1 (including 2-0 in the division), they can end a 14-game losing streak in this series and send their biggest foes to their first 0-3 start since 2001 and really hamper their chances of reaching the postseason.

Here’s your game and viewing information on this all-important AFC East battle.

New England Patriots at New York Jets on Sunday, September 24 (1:00 p.m. ET)

TV info: CBS

In-market live stream: NFL+

Radio: New York – 98.7 WEPN (ESPN Radio)

Location: MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey

Forecast: Rain, 63 degrees

Referee: Bill Vinovich

Opponent Wire site: Patriots Wire

Odds: Patriots -2.5

Jets place Duane Brown on injured reserve, out at least four games

Duane Brown now heads to injured reserve. He is out at least four games.

The Jets have placed left tackle Duane Brown on injured reserve with a hip injury. Brown is now out at least four games.

Brown missed practice this week with a hip injury and went for an evaluation Friday. The Jets initially listed Brown as questionable for Sunday’s game against the Patriots. New York then downgraded Brown to out for Sunday. Now he will miss at least the next four games — vs. Patriots, vs. Chiefs, at Broncos, vs. Eagles — while on injured reserve.

The Jets’ bye week comes after the Eagles game so Brown will get at least five weeks of rest before potentially returning in Week 8 against the Giants.

The Jets signed linebacker Sam Eguavoen to the active roster in a corresponding move and also elevated offensive lineman Chris Glaser from the practice squad. They filled Eguavoen’s spot on the practice squad with running back Xazavian Valladay, who was released on Friday.

 

Duane Brown downgraded to out for Week 3

Duane Brown will not play Sunday.

The Jets have downgraded left tackle Duane Brown to out for Sunday’s game against the Patriots.

Brown has been dealing with hip and shoulder injuries — the hip injury being new —which caused him to miss practice all week. Despite the optimism from head coach Robert Saleh, Brown will not play Sunday. Brown went for a hip evaluation on Friday.

With Brown out, the Jets could turn to Billy Turner at left tackle with Mekhi Becton at right ankle. Max Mitchell will be the backup. The Jets also recently signed veteran Cedric Ogbuehi to the practice squad and could be a possible practice squad elevation for Sunday. Rookie Carter Warren remains on injured reserve.

The Jets could also move Becton to left tackle and put Turner at right tackle. One more potential option could be moving Alijah Vera-Tucker to one of the tackle spots and putting rookie Joe Tippmann at right guard. Wes Schweitzer, who could have been in play, is out with a concussion.

Dean Blandino says block in the back should have been called on game-winning touchdown

Dean Blandino says block in the back should have been called

This probably won’t make Jets fans feel much better about the outcome, but a prominent rules analyst says there should have been a penalty on the game-winning punt-return touchdown by Patriots punt returner Marcus Jones.

Dean Blandino, speaking with The 33rd Team, discussed the final play and came to the conclusion that there was a block in the back committed by Mack Wilson of the Patriots on Jets’ special teams captain Justin Hardee.

Blandino says the initial contact came from the side but then you can clearly see contact in the back and there should have been a penalty called there.

How much it would have affected the game will never be known. The Patriots still would have had a chance to win the game with a field goal because, even with the penalty, the ball would have been placed around the 25-yard line. So perhaps, instead of a 10-3 final, it may have ended up 6-3.

Regardless, the ending was a nightmare for the Jets that has now completely changed the trajectory of their season. But at least we have a thought on the punt-return controversy.

What the defense had to say about their performance and the game Sunday

What the defense had to say about their performance and the game Sunday

The defense for the New York Jets did just about everything they could to help the team finally defeat the New England Patriots and take over first place in the AFC East. Until the final play, the Jets had held the Patriots to just three points, helped by two missed field goals by Nick Folk.

The defense sacked Patriots quarterback Mac Jones six times for the second time this season and it seemed like the Jets were going to steal one in Foxborough.

Then Marcus Jones broke the hearts of Jets’ fans everywhere with his 84-yard touchdown return to win the game, 10-3. Needless to say, the defense was deflated after the game.

Here’s what some of the defensive players had to say after the game.

“We had a great game plan,” said John Franklin-Myers on the play of the defense. “Obviously it wasn’t good enough. I think Coach did a good job of putting us in the correct position. We have to capitalize more. They got a couple out on us, we have to go correct that, but overall I think we did well. It’s a mindset. You go out every game expecting to shut them out. It’s just another game, another opportunity, to do that. The Patriots have some great players, some great running backs who break a lot of tackles. We understood that. We understood we had to get people to the ball and I think we did a good job of that.”

“It goes back to Coach putting us in good positions, understanding how to rush with each other, play off one another,” Franklin-Myers added regarding the six sacks. “The game plan was great. I can’t really say too many bad things about what we are doing as far as pass rush. We expect to win every one-on-one.”

“It hurts watching something like that,” Franklin-Myers said about the punt return. “You don’t want to see anything like that. You just want a blade of grass to defend, and we didn’t get that. We could have done better throughout the game and maybe that wouldn’t have happened. Hindsight is 20/20 and we have to go back and learn from that.”

Bryce Huff, who was also part of the sack party, said, “We did what we do. Stopping the run and earning the right to get to the quarterback. We came in and executed.    Going out there not giving anything, making the plays you are supposed to make and capitalizing on the opportunities. We go out there every day and give full effort. We did the things that we practice every day. All of us come out and it’s a product of all of us working together and building together. That was just the result of our work.”

C.J. Mosley, who led the team with nine tackles Sunday, said, ““That’s just our mentality every time, it doesn’t matter the opponent. When you have defensive linemen like we have here, and everybody trusting each other, we get excited every time we step out on the field. Any time we get the moment we make the best of it.”

Mosley added: “It was a tough loss, that’s for sure. But it’s not the end of the world. We have a chance to go out there next week, and try to put our best foot forward and be great as a team. So that’s what we’re looking forward too.”

“We were doing our best to not let the other team score and just taking it play-by-play, communicating and trusting what we see out there,” said D.J. Reed, who had six tackles and nearly recovered a fumble. “We were really confident. That is one of toughest games I’ve played in as far as how the outcome went. We are going to stick together. We have got to watch the film and get better. Me, myself, I have to watch the film and get better. I gave up about four catches. They were tight windows, but four catches. Short yardage but I have to look at the film and grow from there. It was the game we wanted. We were smiling, we were happy. The defense thought it was going to overtime. We were ready to go to see what would happen from there.”

Garrett Wilson says coaches need to put more trust in receiver room

Garrett Wilson very frustrated after Sunday’s loss.

Are the Jets on their way to a third unhappy receiver this season? Maybe not to the level that Denzel Mims and Elijah Moore were at but Garrett Wilson certainly was frustrated with the offense in Sunday’s 10-3 loss to the New England Patriots.

Wilson feels he and the rest of the Jets’ wide receivers aren’t getting enough chances to make plays and that the coaches need to put more trust in them.

Wilson also expressed major frustration with the offense. “This (expletive) is not ok,” he said. “Straight up, is it not ok. How many total yards did we have? That (expletive) is not going to fly. We got the dudes. It’s time to be consistent. It’s time to win the games we should win.”

“It is unacceptable,” Wilson added. “No one wants to feel like this but that’s not enough. You’ve got to do something about it. I feel this is a wake up for some of the people in the facility. For us in the facility to get on our details.”

Wilson caught two passes in the loss to the Patriots for 12 yards on a day where the Jets had just 77 passing yards and 103 total yards of offense.

Wilson didn’t express anyone by name, but this is one of those “tell me who you’re upset with without telling me who you’re upset with” deals. It doesn’t take too much to figure out who he wants to point the finger at, and it’s not at himself.

The Jets have talent at the wide receiver position and Sunday would have been a good day for that talent to shine because the Jets couldn’t run the football at all (59 rushing yards). Unfortunately, Zach Wilson had more than enough trouble getting the ball to his receivers, limiting their potential and leading to just three points in the game before the back-breaking punt return by Marcus Jones.