Struggles Continue for Jets & Giants in Week 15 Defeats
Another lost Sunday for the local football teams.
At one point the Jets enjoyed a 17-7 lead over their rivals the Miami Dolphins, only to watch Miami storm back in the second half to defeat Gang Green 31-24.
Unlike last week where the Jets couldn’t get their offense going at all against the Saints, quarterback Zach Wilson and company showed signs of life. There were trick plays, and plenty of golden opportunities. Unfortunately for the Jets, they just couldn’t finish it off.
Wilson completed his first six passes of the day and engineered the Jets on a 10-play, 83-yard scoring drive that culminated in a Braxton Berrios touchdown on a reverse to give the Jets a 7-0 lead. In the first half Wilson showed improved accuracy; was connecting with his receivers on shorter throws and withstood the Dolphins heavy blitz packages.
However in the second half, New York’s offense went into a proverbial tortoise shell. Wilson reverted back to the rookie hijinks that have left Jets’ fans scratching their heads. He tried to do too much. He held onto the ball too long as he was consistently looking for the home run down field. And was promptly sacked six times.
Jerome Baker eats Michael Carter alive and sacks Zach Wilson pic.twitter.com/Kl6hOzumnJ
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The Jets managed only 44 yards of offense in the second half. Wilson was even stripped sacked when New York was trying to answer a Dolphins touchdown.
The only reason New York even had a shot in this game had a lot to do with the pick-six of Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa by Brandin Echols that tied the game at 24.
Even with that shot of momentum, the Dolphins quickly answered as Tagovailoa led the Fins to a 75-yard touchdown drive, culminating in an 11-yard pass to DeVante Parker to make it 31-24.
To add insult to injury the Jets defense again struggled. The Jets were gashed for 183 yards on the ground, with Duke Johnson lead the way with 103 yards all to himself. In addition defensive tackle Christian Wilkins caught a touchdown pass from Tagovailoa before doing his version of the Lambeau Leap into a group of Miami fans.
CHRISTIAN WILKINS.@MiamiDolphins take the lead following the Big Man TD! @cwilkins42 #FinsUp
— NFL (@NFL) December 19, 2021
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As for Big Blue, they never got off the ground in a 21-6 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. Back-up quarterback Mike Glennon tossed three interceptions before being lifted for Jake Fromm in the fourth quarter. The Giants managed only 15 first downs and 302 yards of offense on the afternoon.
Meanwhile Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott and the Cowboys’ offense did just enough to get the ‘W’. Prescott completed 28 of 37 passes for 217 yards and a touchdown to Dalton Schultz that pushed the Dallas lead to 21-6. Dallas is 10-4 on the season, and are firmly in control of capturing the NFC East title.
AHORA SI ANOTAN TOUCHDOWN 🔥
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Dak Prescott encuentra a Dalton Schultz en las diagonales y logran la anotación #NFLxFOX
Cowboys 21-6 Giants
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