BALTIMORE — Breece Corridor is arguably the Jets most potent offensive participant.
Corridor completed with 119 all-purpose yards in opposition to the Ravens, however his fumble with 6:58 remaining ended any hopes of a Jets (2-9) comeback of their 23-10 loss to the Ravens.
Afterwards, Jets coach Aaron Glenn was seen placing his arm round Corridor on the sideline. So what did Glenn say to Corridor following his fumble?
“He’s my guy and you know what, s— happens,” Glenn stated. “You don’t need it to occur, nevertheless it did. The one factor I didn’t need him to do was maintain his head down.
“I know exactly how he felt in that situation. I don’t want that player to ever get down on himself. We’re behind him, every player is behind him, and I think we saw that from the defensive players coming up and talking to him also because he’s a hell of a player for us.”
Corridor later informed reporters that Glenn was actually holding him up on the sideline after the fumble as a result of he was “dog tired.”
“I was mad at myself, but I was dog tired,” Corridor stated. “With regards to stuff like that, my coaches know me nicely sufficient. I’m not the kind of participant that they really want to yell at or something. They know I beat myself up rather a lot.
“They just kind of give me a moment. All my teammates came over and consoled me and everything, which I appreciate. But they know I don’t like to make mistakes.”
Corridor’s 40-yard reception put the Jets contained in the purple zone with an opportunity to trim the Ravens’ result in simply three factors with lower than seven minutes remaining. However on a 2nd and 5 on the Ravens’ 12-yard line, Corridor ran for 10 yards, however Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey stripped the ball out of his proper hand and security Alohi Gilman recovered the ball for the Ravens on the three-yard line.
From there, the Ravens tacked on one other area objective and the Jets misplaced their ninth sport of the season.
“I’m not going to be perfect, he’s not going to be perfect, no one on that field is going to be,” Jets quarterback Tyrod Taylor stated about Corridor. “That’s my brother. I’m going to choose him up after I see he’s down, and I do know he’s going to do the identical factor if it had been vice versa.
“I just wanna put him in a good spirit, let him know at some point again, we’re going to need you.”
For the second consecutive sport, the Jets had a good exhibiting in opposition to a workforce which will make the playoffs. Their protection performed nicely within the first half, limiting Baltimore to simply 72 yards and holding them from changing a single third down.
Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson appeared like a man who was battling an ankle and knee harm after finishing simply 13-of-23 passes for 153 yards. Derrick Henry additionally didn’t run wild after ending with simply 64 yards speeding.
However errors as soon as once more killed the Jets on the worst time. Whether or not it was Corridor’s fumble or the 2 go interference performs that led to 2 touchdowns. Baltimore seemed to be heading in direction of a three-and-out when Isaiah Oliver was known as for go interference. That led to Henry’s first landing, which gave the Ravens the lead for good.
Tony Adams was additionally known as for go interference within the third quarter, which gave the Ravens the ball on the three-yard line. Henry finally scored, which put the Ravens up 17-7 on the time. Baltimore added two extra Tyler Loop area targets and that was all she wrote for the Jets.
Not like their sport in opposition to the Patriots, the Jets really acquired first rate quarterback play from Taylor, who began after Justin Fields was benched by Glenn final week. Taylor threw for 222 yards with one landing and one interception in opposition to the Ravens.
Along with Taylor’s play, Corridor was a major issue within the passing sport after registering 4 catches for 75 yards. However like a number of video games this season, errors at inopportune occasions plagued the Jets. The Jets scored simply three factors after halftime and the Ravens outscored them 20-3 within the last half-hour.
The loss clinched a tenth consecutive dropping season for the Jets. They haven’t made the playoffs since 2010 and haven’t registered a profitable report since ending 10-6 in 2015.
“Win, lose, or draw, my job is to show up on Mondays, Thursdays, and Sundays,” Corridor stated. “No matter what the record is, no matter what the score is, I’m going to come out and I love to play football, so I’m going to play football.”
