Falcons will face Jets QB Tim Boyle in Week 13

The Jets are expected to start QB Tim Boyle against the Falcons in Week 13

Strength of schedule can sometimes be a misleading stat but it hasn’t been for the Falcons thus far in 2023. Atlanta came into the year with the NFL’s easiest schedule on paper, and that’s still the case 12 weeks into the season.

It appears the team will catch another break in Week 13 when they face the New York Jets on the road. Jets head coach Robert Saleh said quarterback Tim Boyle will get the start against Atlanta next Sunday.

Boyle, 29, has gone 0-4 in his four NFL starts. The Falcons faced Boyle back in 2021 when the QB was playing for the Detroit Lions. For his career, Boyle has 786 passing yards, four touchdowns and 11 interceptions, while completing 63.5 percent of his passes.

The Jets benched Zach Wilson two weeks ago and they’ve struggled since quarterback Aaron Rodgers went down in Week 1. New York is currently in third place in the AFC East with a 4-7 record.

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Tim Boyle will start at QB again for Jets in Week 13

Robert Saleh shared that Tim Boyle will make his 2nd straight start at QB for Jets in Week 13 vs. the Falcons.

Tim Boyle made his first start for the New York Jets in the team’s Week 12 blowout loss to the Miami Dolphins. Despite Boyle’s struggles from under center against the Dolphins, Robert Saleh has indicated that he’ll draw another start at quarterback for the Jets in Week 13.

After rolling with Zach Wilson since Week 2, the Jets benched him in favor of Boyle during the Week 11 defeat to the Buffalo Bills. Boyle got the nod as the starter entering Week 12, but the quarterback change didn’t help produce a different outcome.

In his first start with the Jets, Boyle completed 27 of his 38 attempts for only 179 yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions. His first interception will forever live in infamy as it resulted in a pick-six on a Hail Mary to end the first half.

The Jets produced two first downs, fewer than 50 yards of offense, and they failed to convert a third down in the first half of the game against the Dolphins. Most of New York’s offensive stats were generated in the fourth quarter when the game was well out of hand.

A change needed to be made at quarterback with Wilson not showing any improvements in his third season. Even though Boyle doesn’t appear to be an upgrade at the position, he’ll be the starting signal-caller at home against the Falcons in Week 13.

Robert Saleh backs Nathaniel Hackett, non-committal on Tim Boyle

Robert Saleh backs Nathaniel Hackett, non-committal on Tim Boyle

After yet another disastrous performance on offense, questions again came up about offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett and his role on offense going forward. Head coach Robert Saleh continues to back Hackett and says “there’s no consideration” about a change in who calls the plays on offense.

The Jets compiled just 159 yards of offense in their 34-13 loss to the Miami Dolphins to fall to 4-7 on the season. Quarterback Tim Boyle was sacked seven times and had just 179 passing yards while throwing two interceptions. Saleh was also non-committal on who the starting quarterback would be but added he’s “not there yet” on going to Trevor Siemian at quarterback instead of Boyle.

The Jets believe they have a ready-made in-house option to help run the offense in passing-game coordinator Todd Downing, but Saleh has been behind Hackett the entire time, despite the offense performing much worse than teams that made a change at the position in recent weeks, including the Buffalo Bills firing offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey and handing the reigns to quarterbacks coach Joe Brady — the Bills beat the Jets 32-6 in Brady’s first game as interim offensive coordinator.

It feels inevitable that the Jets will allow Siemian to see at least one start this season. Of course, Aaron Rodgers is still pushing to play again this season, but with the Jets now sitting at 4-7, how much is he really willing to risk the injury at this point with the season just about lost? The 2023 New York Jets will go down as one of the biggest what-if teams the league has ever seen.

Instant analysis as Jets blacked out by Dolphins on Black Friday

Instant analysis as Jets blacked out by Dolphins on Black Friday

Just when you think it’s can’t get any worse, think again. The offense not only continues to look ugly, if not continually get worse, but the Jets were somehow on the wrong side of a 100-yard pick-six on a Hail Mary attempt.

In the end, the Jets fall to the Dolphins 34-13 to fall to 4-7 on the season and all but put the final nail in this season.

Here’s some quick notes on the game.

5 takeaways from Jets’ dreadful 34-13 loss to Dolphins

Here are 5 takeaways from the Jets’ lopsided 34-13 defeat to the Dolphins in Week 12.

The New York Jets are steadily falling to the wayside in the AFC playoff race following a devastating 34-13 defeat to the Miami Dolphins on Friday. With another loss on the schedule, the Jets have lost four consecutive games and own a 4-7 record.

Even with a quarterback change, it was more of the same from New York’s offense. The entire game was perfectly illustrated with the Jets recording an interception on defense then Tim Boyle immediately throwing a pick-six on a Hail Mary right before halftime.

For yet another embarrassing loss for the Jets, here are our five immediate takeaways from the team’s Week 12 matchup against the Dolphins.

Twitter reacts to Dolphins’ Black Friday 34-13 rout of the Jets

Here are some of the best tweets to emerge from the Miami Dolphins’ 34-13 win over the New York Jets on Black Friday.

Black Friday is made for deals, and the Miami Dolphins sure came away with a bargain as they routed the New York Jets 34-13 Friday afternoon at MetLife Stadium.

Tua Tagovailoa was surgical, although he did throw two interceptions. Nevertheless the remaining 21-of-30 for 243 yards and a touchdown isn’t that bad of a stat line.

Compare that to the Jets’ 159 yards of total offense. New York averaged 2.9 yards per play.

New York also entered another embarrassing play into Thanksgiving holiday lore. What could be more magical?

Twitter was full of takes and responses as the Dolphins doled out the punishment. Here are some of the best reactions.

Dolphins beat up on the Jets, win 34-13 in first Black Friday game

Miami downs the Jets to earn their 8th win of the season.

The Miami Dolphins were given the opportunity to play in the NFL’s first Black Friday game against the New York Jets, and they earned a 34-13 victory.

Miami’s offense, once again, appeared to be just a tick off. At one point, they were down to just one starting offensive lineman, with left tackle Terron Armstead suffering a quad injury, left guard Isaiah Wynn on injured reserve, right guard Robert Hunt dealing with a hamstring and right tackle Austin Jackson ejected.

Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa completed 70% of his passes for 243 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions, including an ugly pick-6. He wasn’t really able to build much chemistry with his pass catchers outside of Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle.

The duo of Waddle and Hill combined for 17 receptions for 216 yards and a score. Hill could’ve even had another score, as Tagovailoa placed a beautiful fade right into his hands, but it was dropped.

The Dolphins also committed to the run game, especially in the second half. Raheem Mostert had the most touches, rushing for 94 yards on 4.7 yards per attempt, and he found the end zone twice for his league-leading 12th and 13th scores. However, it was Jeff Wilson Jr. who was the more efficient back, rushing for 56 yards on 5.1 yards per carry. He also added another 17 yards on three receptions.

Defensively, Miami was lights out.

Their front was putting consistent pressure on Jets quarterback Tim Boyle, as he was hit 12 times. Christian Wilkins finished with two sacks, Emmanuel Ogbah had 1.5, Jaelan Phillips had one, Da’Shawn Hand had one, Zach Sieler had one and Raekwon Davis had a half-sack.

The front also limited Breece Hall and Dalvin Cook to just 27 yards on a combined eight rushes.

Jevon Holland returned a Hail Mary attempt by Boyle for a 99-yard touchdown before the half that really took any momentum away from the Jets after they intercepted Tagovailoa on back-to-back drives.

Linebacker Jerome Baker also recorded an interception on a ball that was tipped by Xavien Howard.

Unfortunately, things weren’t all great for the Dolphins’ defense, as Phillips suffered a non-contact injury that the team announced was to his Achilles. He was carted off the field while he was surrounded by his teammates.

Miami may have won and improved to 8-3, but it’s tough to feel great about it with Phillips news, as it feels like it could be very serious.

Twitter reacts strongly to Tim Boyle’s Hail Mary pick-six to Jevon Holland

Tim Boyle of the New York Jets threw a Hail Mary pick-six the likes of which we’ve never seen, and Twitter had all kinds of thoughts.

If you’re a fan of the New York Jets, there’s one thing you never want to say.

“It can’t get any worse.”

Because it always can.

The latest example of the 2023 Jets’ Drive to Futility occurred at the end of the first half of their Black Friday game against the Miami Dolphins. Quarterback Tim Boyle was just trying a half-hearted Hail Mary to see if the offense could put any points on the board.

Turns out, the offense could… but in the wrong direction. Miami safety Jevin Holland was one of about five defenders who had a shot at Boyle’s long duck, and he returned the thing 99 yards for a touchdown as time expired.

Holland got some nice cardio on the play, as well!

Miami’s head coach knew that this was ballgame. Oh, Jets.

As one might expect, Twitter had quite a bit to say about this.

Jets vs. Dolphins live stream, time, viewing info for Week 12

Jets vs. Dolphins live stream, time, viewing info for Week 12

The Jets had a short week to get over their embarrassing 32-6 loss to the Buffalo Bills in Week 11. The good news is they kick off a three-game homestand with the NFL’s first game ever played on Black Friday (or the third, depending on your view since two AFL games were also played on Black Friday). They take on the Miami Dolphins with Tim Boyle now as the starter after the Jets benched Zach Wilson yet again. Here’s your game information for Week 12.

Miami Dolphins at New York Jets on Friday, November 24 (3:00 p.m. ET)

TV info: Amazon Prime Video (Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit, Kaylee Hartung)

In-market live stream: NFL+

Radio: New York – 98.7 WEPN (ESPN Radio)

Location: MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey

Forecast: Partly cloudy, 46 degrees

Referee: John Hussey

Opponent Wire site: Dolphins Wire

6 Jets to watch in Week 12 vs. Dolphins

Here are 6 players from the Jets in the team’s Week 12 matchup against the Dolphins on Friday.

The New York Jets will have a quick turnaround after their 32-6 defeat to the Buffalo Bills in Week 11. For the first time in NFL history, the league will have a game on Black Friday, with the Jets slated to take on the Miami Dolphins at home on primetime.

It has been a forgettable month of November for the Jets, who have lost three straight games to fall to 4-6 on the season. The Jets are currently projected for the 11th overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft, which isn’t ideal for a team that has their sights on still making the playoffs.

In what is a vital game in terms of a potential miraculous return by Aaron Rodgers late in the season, here are six players from the Jets to watch in Friday’s divisional matchup versus the Dolphins.