Archives for December 10, 2018

‘That winning feeling, however, belonged to 2018 Year of the Quarterback draft classmate Sam Darnold as the Jets snapped a six-game losing streak. It was Darnold who did a better job of showing why the Jets traded up to make him the third overall choice than Allen did of demonstrating why the Bills moved up twice to grab him seventh overall.’

‘“During the next play. I said, ‘Don’t do that,’ ” Jenkins said. “At the time, I said, ‘I’ll kill you if you do that again. That’s literally like you could have ended my career.’ I was enraged. And then the next couple of plays, I knew I couldn’t really go. I wasn’t feeling right. And I said, ‘I don’t want to go out there and not being able to play to my full extent.’ So I needed to come get checked or do something, get a new tape job or something to help out.”‘

‘McCoy has managed 479 yards and two touchdowns on 144 carries through 12 games. His yardage ranked 27th among NFL players this season entering the game, and he’s managed a paltry 3.3 yards per rush, by far the lowest of his career.’

‘On seemingly every play, someone else was either limping off or being attended to by trainers. Bills receivers Isaiah McKenzie and Robert Foster were both slow to get up after plays in the second quarter, but each player was able to return after sitting out a play.’

‘Those were the two biggest negative plays in a rotten day for the Bills’ special teams. The Bills’ special teams also saw a field goal blocked, missed a field goal and had an illegal formation penalty on a key kickoff.’

‘The middle of the Bills’ offensive line struggled to get push against the Jets’ defensive front. The Bills managed just 12 yards on seven first-down runs in the second half, a 1.7-yard average. That left QB Josh Allen fighting bad down-and-distance passing situations. The Jets’ best defensive lineman, Leonard Williams, caused problems. His pressure caused an incompletion to force a Bills punt.’

‘The two interceptions thrown by Allen were ugly. The first should absolutely never happen. He has to throw that ball away. The second, which closed out the game, never had a chance, either. Allen had to bail out of the pocket far too frequently, which is on his offensive line. Zay Jones had a killer drop. He finished with just three catches for 22 yards. Undrafted rookie Robert Foster had his second 100-yard receiving game. He’s developing into a really nice player. McKenzie chipped in four catches for 47 yards. Charles Clay had just one catch for 6 yards and had another ball that he probably should have caught go through his hands.’