BALTIMORE — New quarterback, similar outcome for the Jets.
Behind their protection and Derrick Henry’s two speeding touchdowns, the Ravens (6-5) defeated the Jets (2-9) 23-10 in entrance of 70,029 individuals on a sunny afternoon at M&T Financial institution Stadium. The Jets have misplaced two straight after a two-game successful streak that included victories over the Bengals and Browns earlier this season.
Henry completed with 64 speeding yards along with his two scores. Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson had a pedestrian efficiency, finishing 13-of-23 passes for 153 yards.
The loss ensures the Jets can have a shedding season for the tenth consecutive 12 months. They haven’t completed the season with a successful document since 2015.
“Tough loss today,” Jets coach Aaron Glenn stated. “I really feel unhealthy for the gamers. I simply informed them how a lot I like them and the trouble that they gave was excellent.
“To not get a victory when I think those guys really played the first half exactly how we wanted to when it comes to taking the ball. The thing is, we have to coach better, we have to play better. And next week, that’s our plan.”
Tyrod Taylor, who began after Glenn benched Justin Fields, completed 17-of-28 passes for 222 yards with a landing and an interception. Breece Corridor recorded 119 all-purpose yards, however fumbled within the fourth quarter on the two-yard line with the Jets down 10 factors.
Taylor began his second sport of the season after Fields, who began the earlier seven video games. In Week 3, Taylor additionally began after Fields suffered a concussion.
The Jets offense has been dreadful most of this season, rating at or close to the underside of the NFL in a number of classes, together with yards and factors per sport. Getting into Sunday, the Jets have been lifeless final in passing yards. Fields had been ultra-conservative, hardly ever throwing the ball downfield and giving his receivers alternatives for explosive performs, which is among the causes Glenn needed to make the change.
Taylor has by no means been shy to throw deep passes, and his play early within the sport allowed the Jets’ passing sport to flourish. His greatest drive got here in the course of the second quarter, when he led the Jets on a 12-play, 79-yard drive that resulted in a landing. That features his 13-yard move to John Metchie III, which gave the Jets a 7-0 lead.
With Garrett Wilson on injured reserve as a consequence of a knee harm, the Jets began Metchie and Adonai Mitchell, who have been each acquired on the NFL commerce deadline, as the 2 beginning receivers in opposition to the Ravens. Veteran Tyler Johnson, who has began 5 video games this season, was surprisingly inactive in opposition to the Ravens. Metchie has two landing catches in his three video games since becoming a member of the staff.
“This definitely stings. I hate losing,” Taylor stated concerning the loss. “But when you’re so close, it definitely stings. There’s only one winner at the end of the day, hats off to those guys, they battled their tails off. We’ll continue to keep doing what it takes week-in and week-out throughout the work week to fine-tune things and to get on the other side of this.”
Down 20-10, the Jets had an opportunity to chop the result in three factors with lower than seven minutes left within the fourth quarter after Corridor registered a 40-yard reception. Nonetheless, on second and objective, Marlon Humphrey stripped Corridor and the Ravens recovered to finish any probability of a potential comeback.
“I was just running the ball and I got turned, and once I got turned, my momentum was going away from me, and they started pulling the ball,” Corridor stated. “I just gotta be better with the ball security. That one stung.”
Gang Inexperienced’s protection, which has surprisingly been one of many worst items within the league this season, made it tough for Jackson and the Ravens offense to maneuver the ball down the sphere within the first half. The Ravens had solely two first downs of their first three possessions.
Gang Inexperienced saved Baltimore out of the tip zone for the primary half-hour, then the Ravens led 10-prompting boos from Ravens followers. The Ravens’ offense was additionally 0-for-5 on third-down conversions and was held to 73 yards within the first half.
Nonetheless, it was a special story after halftime and the Ravens capitalized on a few key penalties. Baltimore acquired the ball first to start the second half and it appeared Gang Inexperienced was about to get the ball again earlier than a move interference by Isaiah Oliver on third and 15 gave the Ravens a model new set of downs. That later was a two-yard landing run by Henry after an 11-play, 45-yard drive, and the Ravens took a 10-7 lead.
After the Jets didn’t convert on fourth down on their 42-yard line, the Ravens have been already in scoring place. However Tony Adams was known as for move interference after tripping Zay Flowers, which helped arrange Henry’s second landing, which prolonged Baltimore’s result in 17-7.
Gang Inexperienced’s protection continues to be the lone staff within the NFL with out an interception this season. The one turnover the Jets protection has registered this season got here of their Week 6 loss to the Broncos when Jarvis Brownlee Jr. pressured and recovered a fumble on the opening drive of the sport.
The Jets acquired the ball again with 3:11 remaining at their five-yard line, however the Ravens’ 10-point deficit with so little time remaining was an excessive amount of to beat.
“You take that field with the belief you are going to win the game,” Jets tight finish Jeremy Ruckert stated. “We work so arduous in the course of the week, and the coaches give us a sport plan, and also you grind and wish to make that come to life.
“When you’re right there and you know what you need to do to finish it and you come up a little short, it’s tough. The only thing we can do is get back to work and keep at it.”
The Jets will return to MetLife Stadium subsequent week to host the Falcons for the primary of two consecutive house video games.
