On Sunday, the Jets defeated the Browns to get their second consecutive victory.
However Gang Inexperienced’s passing offense with Justin Fields beneath middle was horrific.
He completed the sport 6-of-11 with 54 yards and an interception within the 27-20 win towards Cleveland. All however 12 of these yards got here on Breece Corridor‘s game-winning landing reception in the course of the fourth quarter.
Throughout his opening assertion on Monday, Glenn advised reporters to not ask who the Jets quarterback can be towards the Patriots on Thursday night time. However when he requested if Fields’ efficiency is sustainable and Glenn stated he’s simply strictly centered on profitable.
“As coaches, we coach to win the game and as players, we play to win the game,” Glenn stated. “Generally it’s not fairly for fantasy gamers, generally it’s not fairly for the media. The one factor that issues is how we do it and the W is all that issues.
“It’s a by any means necessary type of league and my plan is to continue to coach to win the game however that may be.”
Fields, 26, has had a number of of the identical sort of video games he had on Sunday this season. Within the Week 2 loss to the Payments, he accomplished 3-of-11 for 27 yards and a misplaced fumble earlier than leaving the sport within the fourth quarter attributable to a concussion. Then, within the London loss to the Broncos on Oct. 12, Fields completed 9-of-17 with 45 yards.
Nonetheless, Fields was coming off his finest sport as a Jet within the win towards the Bengals on Oct. 26. He accomplished 21-of-32 passes for 244 yards with a landing cross after the Jets got here again from down 14 factors within the fourth quarter. Fields’ efficiency towards Cincinnati got here days after Jets proprietor Woody Johnson publicly lambasted the quarterback, blaming him for the staff’s 0-7 begin.
The Jets gained regardless of Fields’ efficiency on Sunday, because of Corridor, their particular groups and defensive efforts within the second half. Corridor completed with 125 all-purpose yards and a landing. Gang Inexperienced additionally rushed for 127 yards on 33 carries towards the Browns.
For the primary time in franchise historical past, the Jets returned each a kickoff return and a punt return for a landing in the identical sport. Additionally they held the Browns to a few factors after halftime, and Will McDonald completed with 4 sacks, which tied John Abraham (2001) and Mark Gastineau (1983 and ’84) for probably the most in a single sport in Jets historical past.
At halftime, there was a thought that the Jets would possibly take into account making a quarterback change. Fields had accomplished 3-of-5 passes for five yards with an interception. However not like when he benched Fields after halftime within the Jets Week 7 sport towards the Panthers for Tyrod Taylor, Glenn caught with Fields and the choice paid off.
With the sport tied at 17-17 with 14:12 remaining and the Browns blitzing, Fields discovered Corridor on a display cross and the Jets took a 24-17 lead after he dove into the tip zone.
“It was perfect play call,” Fields stated. “In that situation, it’s really just about getting the ball out and, of course, getting the O-linemen downfield, but everybody else is one-on-one. Perfect play call, good run after catch by Breece, and the O-linemen blocking downfield was great.”
Now the Jets will go into a brief week and face the AFC East-leading Patriots on “Thursday Night Football.” Though Fields’ stats could not reveal that, Glenn stated the Jets offense did some “good things” collectively, and they’re going to hope to hold it into their street sport towards New England.
“The thing is, when you get two returns like that on special teams, the offense doesn’t have a good amount of plays, especially in the passing game,” Glenn stated. “We solely threw 11 passes.
“Obviously, there are some things we gotta clean up there, but there are also some good things that he did. I know he threw the one pick, but I was happy he tried to force the ball downfield in that situation.”
Thomas in concussion protocol, Wilson nonetheless being evaluated
Cornerback Azareye’h Thomas, who bought the second begin of his profession towards the Browns, will miss Thursday’s sport towards the Patriots after being positioned in concussion protocol. The rookie suffered a head harm after he collided with linebacker Jamien Sherwood once they each have been making an attempt to interrupt up a cross.
Thomas grew to become the Jets beginning cornerback after the staff traded Sauce Gardner to the Colts final week.
Broad receiver Garrett Wilson continues to be evaluated, based on Glenn. Wilson left Sunday’s sport after reaggravating the identical knee that saved him out for 2 video games.
“We go through this process as far as imaging and him getting checked out by the docs before we stamp what the issue is. Hopefully, he will be good to play this week, but I don’t want to stamp that just yet.”
