Well, I was right with regard to two things I said in yesterday’s post, the one where I predicted the Jets would beat the Bills 38-10. First, I had a feeling that Thomas Jones would finally have a breakout game, and he did. Second, I said that the Jets could erase the bad memory of the Miami loss with a blowout win. And I was right, they could have. Unfortunately, Mark Sanchez was awful, and now the Jets have to live with this loss for a week before they head to Oakland next Sunday.
Kris Jenkins left today's game with a knee injury.
Here’s what you need to know from today’s game:
First and foremost, this was Sanchez at his worst. Five interceptions on 10-of-29 passing. Jerricho Cotchery didn’t play and that didn’t help. Neither did the weather, which was cold and damp all game. Neither did the fact that Sanchez is a rookie and performances like this are going to happen. It wasn’t the first time this year that Sanchez didn’t played well, and it won’t be the last.
Next, New York had chance after chance after chance, especially against a Buffalo team that just isn’t any good. When starting quarterback Trent Edwards left the game early in the second quarter, the Jets should have wrapped this one up. When New York led 13-3 at halftime, it should have been over. When the Jets had the ball at the Bills’ 24-yard line on their opening drive of overtime, it should have been over. At 3-3, the season is far from over. But after the Jets’ third straight loss, it’s hard to think playoffs right now.
On the bright side, Thomas Jones ran for a franchise and career-best 210 yards on 22 carries, including a 71-yard touchdown run in the second quarter.
Finally, Rich Cimini from the Daily News reports that nose tackle Kris Jenkins may be lost for the season. Jenkins went down with a knee injury in the second quarter.
