{"id":138179,"date":"2020-12-21T05:51:31","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T02:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/jets-deserved-this-win-trevor-lawrence-be-damned\/"},"modified":"2020-12-21T05:51:31","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T02:51:31","slug":"jets-deserved-this-win-trevor-lawrence-be-damned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jets-deserved-this-win-trevor-lawrence-be-damned\/","title":{"rendered":"#Jets deserved this win \u2014Trevor Lawrence be damned"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2717938940c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2717938940c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jets-deserved-this-win-trevor-lawrence-be-damned\/#More_from\" >More from:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Jets deserved this win \u2014Trevor Lawrence be damned<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"in-line-column wp-caption alignleft\">\n<div class=\"box module inline columnist desktop\">\n<div class=\"columnist-info\">\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"More_from\"><\/span>More from:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<picture class=\"columnist-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Jets WIN.<\/p>\n<p>Fans lose.<\/p>\n<p>Too bad.<\/p>\n<p>As former Jets coach Herman Edwards famously said: \u201cYou play to win the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s what the Jets did on Sunday in Los Angeles, where they were 17 \u00bd-point underdogs and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/12\/20\/jets-stun-rams-to-win-first-game-damaging-trevor-lawrence-hopes\/\">beat the Rams 23-20 anyway.<\/p>\n<p>Biggest upset of this NFL season \u2014 by a lot.<\/p>\n<p>The perfectly imperfect season now has a blemish. The Jets are 1-13, which means 0-16 is dead and so, too, possibly the chance to draft Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence.<\/p>\n<p>You know how much the Jets care about the conflicted Jets fans who desperately want Lawrence in their Christmas stocking?<\/p>\n<p>Not a damn bit. Sorry. Not sorry.<\/p>\n<p>This one was for Jets quarterback Sam Darnold, who too often this season has looked washed up at 23. Darnold played his best game of the season, completing 22 of 31 for 207 yards and a touchdown with no turnovers against the league\u2019s best defense. He got the ball out quickly and made quick, correct decisions.<\/p>\n<p>This was for their 37-year-old dinosaur running back Frank Gore, who scored a touchdown on a fourth-and-goal and caught the game-clinching third-down pass, which allowed the Jets to go into victory formation inside the two-minute warning.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Jets\" class=\"wp-image-16869361 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/1292318925.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/1292318925.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/1292318925.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/1292318925.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/1292318925.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The Jets pose to celebrate a touchdown during their win over the Rams.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It was for the Jets safety Marcus Maye, who earlier in the game gave up a Rams touchdown and later in the game let an interception slip through his hands, but in the end helped clinched the game with a huge pass breakup.<\/p>\n<p>It was for Jets rookie punter Braden Mann, who made a game-saving tackle of Rams punt returner Nsimba Webster on a 34-yard return late in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n<p>It was for every Jets player who\u2019s played his ass off this season without reward.<\/p>\n<p>Rams head coach Sean McVay was so moved watching tape of the Jets that he called Jets coach Adam Gase at 4:15 a.m. West Coast time late last week to tell him: \u201cMan, these guys, they play hard for you. I know things haven\u2019t gone the way you wanted. Keep those guys grinding and keep them pushing.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Gase\u2019s players kept grinding and pushing for 60 minutes on Sunday and it cost McVay\u2019s 9-5 Rams a chance to keep pace with the Seahawks for first place in the NFC West.<\/p>\n<p>The Jets did so many good things in this game against a superior opponent it left you wondering where this has been all season.<\/p>\n<p>They started fast and ended strong. The Jets defense forced the Rams on a three-and-out on the game\u2019s opening possession.<\/p>\n<p>Good start. Long way to go.<\/p>\n<p>The Jets offense responded by marching 74 yards on 13 plays in 7:12 and taking a 7-0 lead on an 18-yard scoring pass from Darnold to running back Ty Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>Darnold was 6 of 6 for 54 yards on the drive. Four of those passes went to Johnson for 37 yards.<\/p>\n<p>The Rams and Jets then exchanged three-and-outs.<\/p>\n<p>Then, on the Rams\u2019 third offensive possession, J.T. Hassell, a recently signed safety out of Florida Tech who was born with two fingers on his left hand, blocked a Johnny Hekker punt, giving the Jets the ball on the Rams 27.<\/p>\n<p>They converted a 39-yard Sam Ficken field goal out of it.<\/p>\n<p>The Rams\u2019 next possession ended in an interception of Jared Goff by rookie cornerback Bryce Hall. The Jets got a 25-yard Ficken field goal out of that for a 13-0 lead with 7:37 remaining in the first half \u2014 their largest lead of the season at the time.<\/p>\n<p>The Jets opened the second half with the first possession and went 72 yards on 11 plays in 6:34 to take a stunning 20-3 lead on the 1-yard Gore scoring run on fourth-and-goal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think I could have lived with myself on that one if we\u2019d have kicked the field goal,\u2019\u2019 Gase said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBig touchdown,\u2019\u2019 Gore said. \u201cMan, it feels good. We finally got one.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Gore would later seal the game with that 6-yard reception over the middle on third-and-6.<\/p>\n<p>That came after Maye\u2019s pass breakup on fourth down with Goff trying to connect with tight end Gerald Everett for the game-winning touchdown.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, there was the most out-of-place scene of this Jets season: The offense lining up in the victory formation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGreatest feeling in sports,\u2019\u2019 Darnold said. \u201cTo be able to ice a game and know we had it. It was an amazing feeling.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The Jets, who lost 40-3 last week and 31-28 with five seconds remaining the week before, haven\u2019t had a lot of amazing feelings this season. In fact, they\u2019d had none until Sunday.\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Fans lose. Too bad. As former Jets coach Herman Edwards famously said: \u201cYou play to win the game.\u2019\u2019 That\u2019s what the Jets did on Sunday in Los Angeles, where they were 17 \u00bd-point underdogs and beat the Rams 23-20 anyway. 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