Post by Lithfan on Nov 22, 2015 8:06:59 GMT -5
November 22, 2012
It was Thanksgiving Night in 2012. The 4-6 New York Jets would host the 1st place New England Patriots who came into the game at 7-3. A month earlier, the Jets had lost a heartbreaker in OT to the Patriots in Foxboro, 29-26. With the Pats coming into their building, the Jets were hoping to get some measure of revenge against their Division rivals. What followed was memorable game for a nationally televised audience, but it was memorable for Jet fans for all of the wrong reasons.
After a scoreless first quarter, the Jets played what was the worst quarter in the history of their franchise, which included what might have been the worst 66 second stretch ever played by any NFL team. The quarter opened up with a 3 yard TD pass from Tom Brady to Wes Welker on the very first play to cap a 16 play 84 yard drive following a Mark Sanchez interception.
The Jets were driving on the next possession when the madness/incometence began.
Here is how that 66 second stretch played out:
10:06 1 10 NWE 17 Tom Brady pass complete short left to Shane Vereen for 83 yards, touchdown 13-0
9:56 Stephen Gostkowski kicks extra point good 14-0
9:43 NWE 35 Stephen Gostkowski kicks off 65 yards, touchback 14-0
9:43 1 10 NYJ 20 Mark Sanchez pass complete short left to Clyde Gates for 11 yards (tackle by Devin McCourty) 14-0
9:10 1 10 NYJ 31 Mark Sanchez up the middle for 1 yard. Mark Sanchez fumbles, recovered by Steve Gregory at NYJ-32 and returned for 32 yards, touchdown 20-0
Stephen Gostkowski kicks extra point good 21-0
9:00 NWE 35 Stephen Gostkowski kicks off 70 yards, returned by Joe McKnight for 25 yards (tackle by Devin McCourty). Joe McKnight fumbles (forced by Devin McCourty), recovered by Julian Edelman at NYJ-22 and returned for 22 yards, touchdown 27-0
Stephen Gostkowski kicks extra point good 28-0
That was 3 turnovers all resulting in TDs in 66 seconds of game play. I cannot imagine a worse 66 second stretch by any football team in history -- NFL, AFL, XFL, USFL or CFL.
About 6 minutes later, the Pats would strike again, a 56-yard Brady pass to Edelman made it a 35 point quarter. The Patriots only possessed the ball for 2 minutes and 14 seconds in the 2nd quarter and put up 35 points. Nick Folk added a field goal just before the half to make it a 35-3 score. It is the largest scoring margin in a single quarter in Jets history and the most points they have ever allowed in a single quarter.
The good news was that the Jets came out and won the second half, 16-14, making it a 49-19 final score. Sanchez numbers actually were pretty good, 26 of 36 for 301 yards with 1TD and 1 int. Which just shows that you cannot just rely on numbers to evaluate QB play. A strong second half after falling behind 35-3 is meaningless. Kind of like playing a great 16th game of the season after a season is already lost at 3-12, but I digress.
"Discouraged? Of course,I'll put it to you this way: We're about as wounded as you possibly can be, but we're not dead." Rex Ryan said. “I don’t blame them for booing.”
"That was crazy," Sanchez said. "I've never seen anything like that. This is a team you can't turn the ball over against because they make you pay. That was a great display of that today."
It was Thanksgiving Night in 2012. The 4-6 New York Jets would host the 1st place New England Patriots who came into the game at 7-3. A month earlier, the Jets had lost a heartbreaker in OT to the Patriots in Foxboro, 29-26. With the Pats coming into their building, the Jets were hoping to get some measure of revenge against their Division rivals. What followed was memorable game for a nationally televised audience, but it was memorable for Jet fans for all of the wrong reasons.
After a scoreless first quarter, the Jets played what was the worst quarter in the history of their franchise, which included what might have been the worst 66 second stretch ever played by any NFL team. The quarter opened up with a 3 yard TD pass from Tom Brady to Wes Welker on the very first play to cap a 16 play 84 yard drive following a Mark Sanchez interception.
The Jets were driving on the next possession when the madness/incometence began.
Here is how that 66 second stretch played out:
10:06 1 10 NWE 17 Tom Brady pass complete short left to Shane Vereen for 83 yards, touchdown 13-0
9:56 Stephen Gostkowski kicks extra point good 14-0
9:43 NWE 35 Stephen Gostkowski kicks off 65 yards, touchback 14-0
9:43 1 10 NYJ 20 Mark Sanchez pass complete short left to Clyde Gates for 11 yards (tackle by Devin McCourty) 14-0
9:10 1 10 NYJ 31 Mark Sanchez up the middle for 1 yard. Mark Sanchez fumbles, recovered by Steve Gregory at NYJ-32 and returned for 32 yards, touchdown 20-0
Stephen Gostkowski kicks extra point good 21-0
9:00 NWE 35 Stephen Gostkowski kicks off 70 yards, returned by Joe McKnight for 25 yards (tackle by Devin McCourty). Joe McKnight fumbles (forced by Devin McCourty), recovered by Julian Edelman at NYJ-22 and returned for 22 yards, touchdown 27-0
Stephen Gostkowski kicks extra point good 28-0
That was 3 turnovers all resulting in TDs in 66 seconds of game play. I cannot imagine a worse 66 second stretch by any football team in history -- NFL, AFL, XFL, USFL or CFL.
About 6 minutes later, the Pats would strike again, a 56-yard Brady pass to Edelman made it a 35 point quarter. The Patriots only possessed the ball for 2 minutes and 14 seconds in the 2nd quarter and put up 35 points. Nick Folk added a field goal just before the half to make it a 35-3 score. It is the largest scoring margin in a single quarter in Jets history and the most points they have ever allowed in a single quarter.
The good news was that the Jets came out and won the second half, 16-14, making it a 49-19 final score. Sanchez numbers actually were pretty good, 26 of 36 for 301 yards with 1TD and 1 int. Which just shows that you cannot just rely on numbers to evaluate QB play. A strong second half after falling behind 35-3 is meaningless. Kind of like playing a great 16th game of the season after a season is already lost at 3-12, but I digress.
"Discouraged? Of course,I'll put it to you this way: We're about as wounded as you possibly can be, but we're not dead." Rex Ryan said. “I don’t blame them for booing.”
"That was crazy," Sanchez said. "I've never seen anything like that. This is a team you can't turn the ball over against because they make you pay. That was a great display of that today."
