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Top 10 Penn State bowl game passing performances

Top-10 Penn State bowl game passing performances

When looking at historic performances in Penn State bowl games, the quarterback performances are not as eye-popping compared to other yardage records but still offer some memorable moments.

Penn State’s bowl success seems more often than not centered around its defense and rushing attack rather than a dynamic passing game. Just take a look at the Nittany Lions’ top bowl game rushing performances and you can see how Penn State typically relies on a strong running game. Only twice as a Penn State quarterback completed more than 30 passes speaking to the typically run-dominant offense.

A general rule of thumb is that a 300+ yard day as a quarterback is a pretty good day at the office. Penn State has only had two players ever accomplish that feat in a bowl game. There are a few bowl game outings, including the two 300-yard games, from former Nittany Lion signal callers that most Penn State fans will undoubtedly remember.

With [autotag]Drew Allar[/autotag] being touted as one of the most talented quarterbacks in recent Penn State history, perhaps a new top-10 performance is on deck in this year’s Peach Bowl.

Patriots TE Mike Gesicki shows support for QB Mac Jones

Patriots TE Mike Gesicki shared his thoughts on Mac Jones after the quarterback’s recent struggles.

New England Patriots tight end Mike Gesicki still supports quarterback Mac Jones, who was demoted to the scout team at Wednesday’s practice.

Quarterback Bailey Zappe has taken the starting reps, and The Athletic’s Jeff Howe reported that the team was preparing to start Zappe on Sunday. As of now, there has been no definitive role for Jones for the upcoming game against the Los Angeles Chargers.

Jones struggled in last Sunday’s game against the New York Giants. He went 12-of-21 on the afternoon, throwing for 89 yards and two interceptions. He was benched for the fourth time this season and second time in back-to-back games.

Gesicki had nothing but good things to say about his quarterback on Wednesday, as transcribed by NESN.com’s Zack Cox.

“I’ll never have anything negative to say about Mac,” Gesicki said. “He’s the same guy that reached out to me the day after I signed here. He’s the same guy that had me over to his house. He’s the same guy that has led us through good and led us through adversity.

“He’s the same guy, and I think that he deserves a ton of credit for the way that he handles himself, the way that he goes about his process, how he prepares. I can’t say enough good things about him.”

Gesicki has had a decent rapport with Jones. He has recorded 21 catches for 182 yards and a touchdown this season. This included the game-winning touchdown catch against the Buffalo Bills on October 22.

Nevertheless, the tides appear to be shifting at the quarterback position.

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Best photos of former Penn State players in the NFL’s Week 8

Check out the best photos of Saquon Barkley, Micah Parsons and other former Penn State players in the NFL’s Week 8.

The results for a handful of former Penn State players may not have gone their way in Week 8 of the NFL’s regular season, but it was a busy weekend for a number of former Nittany Lions. Former linebacker [autotag]Micah Parsons[/autotag] continued to be a wrecking ball for the Dallas Cowboys as the defense was once again its dominant self in a blowout win against the Los Angeles Rams. Next up for Parsons and the Cowboys is a big road game against the defending NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles next Sunday.

Things did not go quite as well for former Penn State running back [autotag]Saquon Barkley[/autotag], who did just about everything he could to lead the New York Giants to a win over the crosstown New York Jets, but Barkley and the Giants came up short in a bitter loss.

And former wide receiver [autotag]Jahan Dotson[/autotag] had some good moments in a losing effort for the Washignton Commanders, who could not topple the Eagles at home,

Here are some of the best photos of these players and more from around the NFL in Week 8.

Mike Gesicki defends Mac Jones following victory over Bills

Mike Gesicki doesn’t think the criticism surrounding Mac Jones has been fair.

New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones had his best game of the season on Sunday afternoon against the Buffalo Bills, and his teammates have nothing but good things to say about him.

Jones went 25-of-30 on the afternoon, throwing for 272 yards and two touchdowns. His 126.7 quarterback rating was his highest of the season.

Tight end Mike Gesicki caught the game-winning touchdown pass from Jones on the final drive of the game. Gesicki caught only two passes for five yards, but he made both of them count.

He defended his quarterback in the postgame press conference afterwards. The signal caller has received a fair share of criticism for his up-and-down play. It’s something the tight end disagrees with.

“I don’t think, you know, a lot of the talk and stuff that happens with him is fair,” said Gesicki. “Honestly, I think he’s done an unbelievable job kind of blocking all that out. And I think he’s done an unbelievable job internally leading us throughout all that adversity.”

This could be a turning point for the quarterback, as he looks to regain his footing in a season that has been difficult for the team as a whole. It’s clear that Jones has not lost the locker room, as  New England looks to climb back into the thick of things in the AFC East.

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Relive dramatic ending of Patriots’ game-winning touchdown vs Bills

Another look at the Patriots’ emotional comeback win over the Bills on Sunday

The New England Patriots were locked in a hard-fought battle with the Buffalo Bills on Sunday afternoon.

However, New England came out on top, thanks to a game-winning drive by the offense culminating in a touchdown throw from Mac Jones to tight end Mike Gesicki.

Following a Kendrick Bourne fumble, Buffalo had just completed an eight-play, 29-yard drive to take the lead by a 25-22 margin. New England had to answer back, and they did so in style. The Patriots were able to get down to the one-yard line, and Jones found Gesicki to put the team ahead.

It was Gesicki’s first touchdown of the season, and it couldn’t have come at a better time. It also secured New England’s first win over Buffalo since 2021. Coming into the game, the Bills had won the previous four straight head-to-head games against the Patriots, but Sunday afternoon proved to be different.

Even coach Bill Belichick showed some emotion after the monumental upset victory.

The Patriots will have their work cut out for them against the Miami Dolphins next week. Nevertheless, this win could serve as a springboard for the rest of the season.

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In shocking turn of events, Mac Jones’s awkward Griddy is somehow worse than teammate Mike Gesicki’s

WHAT ARE YOU DOING, MAC JONES?!

Justin Jefferson is probably somewhere disgusted watching Mac Jones do The Griddy.

To be very clear, not much has been going right for the New England Patriots. Quarterback Mac Jones has been playing awfully; the defense is banged up, and Bill Belichick’s questionable decision-making in a post-Tom Brady life is returning to haunt him. (It only took four seasons, but who’s counting?)

That all went out the window on Sunday.

The Patriots won a last-second thriller over the Buffalo Bills, ending with a Mike Gesicki touchdown. Despite claiming he was done with his comically bad version of Jefferson’s Griddy in 2022, the tight end shamelessly unleashed it again after he scored.

But, as bad as it was to see Gesicki twist his body like that, his quarterback might have one-upped him for the worst Griddy I have ever seen.

Seriously, Mac. What is this?

Nearby TV Cameras caught Jones awkwardly flailing his legs — not even remotely close to doing The Griddy — as Gesicki danced off the field. At this point, this is so bad I’m going to assume that Jones is obviously in on the joke.

In that case, Mac Jones, I owe you an apology. I wasn’t familiar with your game.

Mac Jones hits worst ‘Griddy’ ever after game-winning touchdown pass

Mac Jones hit “The Griddy” on the Bills after his game-winning touchdown pass

There’s “The Griddy” and whatever it was New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones was doing after his game-winning touchdown pass on Sunday against the Buffalo Bills.

Jones joined in the celebration with tight end Mike Gesicki after linking up with him on a one-yard touchdown pass in a game-winning drive late in the fourth quarter. The drive went for eight plays and 75 yards in total to take the lead back from the Bills and ice the game in a 29-25 win for the Patriots.

After hauling in the touchdown pass, Gesicki hit “The Griddy” dance move, and Jones busted out one of his own that was probably one of the worst versions you’ll ever see.

You can rest assured that New England fans could care less about Jones’ dance moves as long as he’s playing as well as he did on Sunday. If the Patriots get that version of Jones on a weekly basis, he can “Griddy” however he wants.

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Mac Jones finds Mike Gesicki and Patriots shock Bills with 12 seconds left

A thrilling 300th regular-season victory for Bill Belichick

This smelled like another bad ending for the New England Patriots on Sunday at Gillette Stadium.

They had seen the Buffalo Bills score 15 points in 3:39 to take the lead in the AFC East clash.

Mac Jones could drive the team for a field goal to force overtime, or he could shut up the critics and lead a TD drive.

That is what Jones did, finding Mike Gesicki with a 1-yard TD pass with 12 seconds left. The PAT made it 29-25 and the Patriots had their second victory of the season.

The winning drive took 1:46 and covered 75 yards over 8 plays.

It was Jones’ second TD pass of the fourth quarter that saw the teams score a combined 28 points.

The day began with all sorts of questions about Bill Belichick and the Patriots.

It ended with people having to wonder if the Bills are a deep playoff contender. They are 4-3 and barely beat the Giants at home and lost to New England in Week 7.

Belichick joins George Halas and Don Shula with 300 regular-season victories.

6 Patriots players should be considered likely trade candidates

What Patriots players will likely be on the trade block?

How big of sellers will the New England Patriots be by the October 31 trade deadline?

That’s the big question with the 2023 season likely dead in the water for the team. They have a 1-5 record with their next two games against the Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins.

By the time Week 9 rolls around, the Patriots will probably already be checkmated into submission.

Help isn’t coming to save New England. So their best hope now is trading players for draft assets. It’s important to note that every player is expendable for the right price, including quarterback Mac Jones. It makes more sense for the Patriots to keep him on the roster, however, unless they get a good enough offer.

Let’s take a look at six Patriots players that are likely trade candidates for the team.

Patriots’ top 10 offensive players in Week 6, per PFF grades

Here are the Patriots’ top offensive performers in Week 6, per PFF grades.

The New England Patriots showed more offensive fight against the Las Vegas Raiders, which isn’t surprising considering they were facing another bad football team.

Coming into the game, the Patriots hadn’t scored a touchdown since their Week 3 meeting with the New York Jets. They’d been beaten and flat out humiliated by the Dallas Cowboys and New Orleans Saints by a combined 72-3 scoring margin.

But then the football scheduling gods felt pity on them enough to put a road trip to Las Vegas on their itinerary for a matchup with the Raiders.

The offense still stunk, for the most part, but they finally moved the ball and scored two touchdowns on the legs of running backs Ezekiel Elliott and Rhamondre Stevenson.

Wide receiver Kendrick Bourne also had a huge game leading the Patriots with 10 catches for 89 receiving yards. Backup quarterback Malik Cunningham got a taste of regular season action, but he wasn’t out there long enough for it mean anything.

Here are the top Patriots offensive players in Week 6, per Pro Football Focus grades.