Washington @ New York Jets
1 2 3 4 FINAL
WASHINGTON 3 7 3 3 16
NEW YORK 7 6 0 0 13
NEW YORK – Two
goal line interceptions, one with 17 seconds on the clock, by Cam Newton sealed
the fate of the New York Jets (2-3) as they dropped a heartbreaker to the
Washington Redskins 16-13 Sunday in the Meadowlands.
Newton
finished completing 77% of his passes on the day with 270 yards, but the pair
of ill-timed turnovers were all anyone could focus on after the game.
“It was just
one of those days man,” Newton said. “I do feel like we played well enough to
win, but I can’t turn those over there.”
Jordan Reed
had a big game for the conservative play-calling Redskins offense picking up
127 yards and a touchdown.
“We run the
AFC East,” Reed said. “I can’t wait to see New England and Buffalo – keep them
coming.”
New York was
unable to continue their momentum following their impressive London victory
against the Dolphins two weeks ago. Todd
Bowles and his Jets will need to pick themselves up quickly as they travel to
Foxboro to take on the first place Patriots next week.
Cincinnati @ Buffalo
1 2 3 4 OT FINAL
CINCINNATI 7 10 3 7 0 27
BUFFALO 7 14 0 6 3 30
BUFFALO – As
overtime began and it became apparent that the Bills would get another shot at
victory, Toddy Gurley wanted the ball in his hands.
“I told
coach (Rex Ryan) to let me handle the work,” Gurley said. “No disrespect to
anyone out there, but our o-line and I weren’t going to leave without that W.”
Gurley
carried the ball 8 times during an 11-play, 68-yard game winning drive
culminated in a redeeming 32-yard Dan Carpenter field goal to put the Bills at
3-3 on the young season.
“When you
miss a potential game winner, it hurts,” Carpenter said. “But I’m grateful our
D (defense) held up enough to give me a second chance.”
Gurley
finished with 207 total yards and a touchdown on the day.
Bengals
quarterback Andy Dalton finished with a perfect passer rating with a 29-33,
419 yard, 2 TD performance.
“It wasn’t
enough today,” Dalton said. “My hat’s off to those guys over there.”
The Bills
head off to London next week to face the 1-5 Jacksonville Jaguars in Wembley
Stadium.
Miami @ Tennessee
1 2 3 4 FINAL
MIAMI 7 3 7 7 24
TENNESSEE 3 7 17 14 41
NASHVILLE – A
second half meltdown including three Jimmy Garoppolo interceptions spelled
disaster for the Miami Dolphins (2-3) on Sunday in their 41-24 defeat at the
hands of the Tennessee Titans.
With the
game out of reach early in the 4th quarter, Garoppolo scampered 17 yards for a
meaningless touchdown before proceeding to perform a summersault spin as he
crossed the goal line in an ill-fated attempt at a celebration despite his team
being down by three scores. Team captain Khalil Mack grabbed their rookie
quarterback by the facemask and forced him to sit between Marcell Dareus and
Star Lotulelei during the television timeout while the veterans gave him an
earful.
“I appreciate
Khalil intervening there,” Joe Philbin said. “But there’s no place for that in
this game. Jimmy won’t see starting time in the near future.”
Philbin, a
man of his word after defeats this season, worked with his owner and general
manager after the game to acquire Ryan Fitzpatrick from the Patriots for a 2017
7th rounder and Brett Hundley.
“I have no
idea what’s going on to be honest,” Fitzpatrick said via teleconference. “It’s
pretty rare to be traded during a season but a bit more rare to be traded while
my team is warming up behind me.”
Garoppolo,
when hearing of the news, was noticeably dismayed.
“I wasn’t
trying to show off,” Garoppolo said. “I honestly blacked out or something. Those
picks threw me off and I tried to blow off some steam when I finally got into
the endzone.”
The
Fitzpatrick-led Dolphins will look to steady the rocky ship against the Houston
Texans next week.
