Yeah yeah yeah, my boys, the high & mighty New England Patriots were defeated. Let's not kid ourselves like we're Bart Scott though, no one thought the Patriots defense was better than the Jets. And one game doesnt change much. Belichick is still the best coach in the NFL. Brady is still 1 or 1a with Manning. Sanchez is good, but he's still not Top 5 good. Rex Ryan is fat but still not Top 5 for coaches. But they're right on the brink, that's for sure.
The Jets beat the Patriots because of QB pressure. Bottom line, that's the reason. Brady had no time in the pocket and when the Jets allowed him time, it was because they had more in coverage and therefore Brady had no one open. Meanwhile Sanchez had no pressure! That may be the achilles heel of the Patriots, maybe they need some more pass rushers. Sanchez with 7 seconds to find a receiver beat Brady with 2 seconds.
Even the play that, I believe decided it, Brady to Branch on that crucial 4th & 13, Brady had to rush that throw because he felt pressure. Gotta wonder how the game woulkd've finished had they kicked the god damn field goal though.
Enjoy the victory Jets fans, the Jets won it fair & square. No botched referee calls. No questionable replays. Hell, the Jets tried to keep the Patriots in it with their 4th TD to give the Pats a second chance at an onside kick! And the Pats had a chance at both of those, but they didn't execute! But the Jets did.
Next week will be a different story. The Steelers lead the league in sacks. Sanchez won't get a lot of time back there and I doubt he throws 1 TD. On the flip side, the Steelers offensive line is their achiles heel so the Jets should be able to pressure Roethlisberger just as much as Sanchez gets pressured. The winner will end up being either the team with the better rushing game....or the team who doesn't make a stupid turnover.
Either way....my money will be on the Under.
Go Packers.
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