Nobody stated it higher than veteran left guard Laken Tomlinson after the Jets’ beautiful 20-17 upset of the Payments on Sunday at MetLife Stadium.
“The way in which we took over that fourth quarter,’’ Tomlinson instructed The Submit, “was magical.’’
The Jets positively wrested management of the sport with a drive that — ought to they attain the playoffs for the primary time since 2010 — they’ll be speaking about in January.
They took possession of the ball at their very own 4-yard line with 7:53 remaining in a 17-17 sport and marched — doing it with a operating sport that the Buffalo protection couldn’t cease. Utilizing newcomer operating again James Robinson, enjoying in his second sport with the staff, and Michael Carter, the Jets ran the ball on the primary eight performs of the drive for 73 yards. Robinson had 37 of these yards and Carter 36.
The Jets didn’t throw the ball on that collection till Zach Wilson linked with Denzel Mims for 12 yards to the Buffalo 6-yard line on a third-and-5 play.
“They couldn’t cease it,’’ Tomlinson stated of the run. “I feel there was a interval the place I pulled like thrice in a row and I used to be like, ‘Yeah, if it retains working, let’s hold doing it.’ ’’
They did.
The decadent drive started with a key 9-yard run by Robinson that received them out of the shadow of their very own purpose line. Robinson, who completed with 48 yards on 13 carries and scored a landing on a display cross, would add a 16-yard run after that which was adopted on the subsequent play by a 17-yard run by Carter, who completed with 76 yards and a landing on 12 carries.
“It’s an awesome feeling if you impose your will on an opponent like that and people operating backs have been hitting it downhill,’’ Tomlinson stated.
“That’s probably the greatest feeling in soccer when you'll be able to simply transfer the ball like that maintaining the ball on the bottom and feeling such as you’re prepared your self down the sphere,’’ tight finish Tyler Conklin stated.
“Exhibiting up with the run sport there on that final drive, simply pounding these guys all the best way down the sphere was large,’’ Wilson stated.
“It was devastating, man, as a result of it took like seven minutes off the clock,’’ Carter stated. “It was an vital drive to our season to this point.’’
Left deal with Duane Brown referred to as the collection “an O-lineman’s dream,’’ including, “To have eight minutes on the clock, beginning by yourself 5-yard line in a tie sport and operating the ball, consuming up the clock after they knew we needed to run the ball, there’s nothing prefer it.’’
Jets head coach Robert Saleh, who’s been on the improper finish of a drive like that, stated, “From a defensive standpoint, it sucks, I can let you know that a lot. I’ve at all times stated I’d somewhat have somebody throw for 400, 500 yards than run for 200 or 300 yards. Whenever you line up and are throwing your finest punch and also you’re nonetheless being leaned on for five yards a pop, that’s depressing.
“Credit score to our offense. Credit score to Mike [LaFleur, offensive coordinator,] to keep it up. We at all times problem our O-line to make it so demonstrative that the coordinator has to name a run play. I believed the push, our backs have been seeing it very well. We have been breaking tackles. Our receivers have been blocking. Only a actually well-executed drive from everybody on offense.“Imposing our will on them [within the fourth quarter, I couldn’t be extra happy with the battle, Simply absolutely the grind and pressure to complete 60 minutes.’’
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