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Jake Noll Jersey , the Jets were a popular pick to get blown out this week -- the oddsmakers had them pegged as a double-digit underdog -- but backup quarterback . In one of the most impre sive performances ever by a QB making his first start, White threw for 405 yards and three touchdowns as the Jets stunned the Bengals 34-31.White has been in the since 2018, but he didn't make his first start until Sunday and he definitely made the most of it. The Jets quarterback had the Bengals' defense on its heels all day as he completed his first 11 pa ses. White showed off uncanny accuracy -- he completed 82.2% of his pa ses -- and the only two mistakes he made weren't his fault as both his interceptions bounced off the receiver he was targeting.The backup quarterback showed off a toughne s that the Jets haven't really shown this season. After leaving the game to in the third quarter, he ended up returning to the game and he might have been even better: He completed 11 of his final 13 pa ses for for 146 yards and two touchdowns. White's biggest throw, which ended up being the game-winner, was emblematic of his day: He stayed patient in the pocket and waited for his receiver to break open. The receiver in this case ended up being tight end , who caught a 13-yard touchdown to give the Jets the lead for good. MIKE WHITE IS OVER 400 YARDS AND WE HAVE THE LEAD on CBS New York Jets (@nyjets) White capped off the TD by
Sean Doolittle Jersey CATCHING the two-point conversion on a throw from .Basically, there was nothing White didn't do against the Bengals. Besides throwing and catching pa ses, he also made a great defensive play that might have saved the game for the Jets. After throwing an interception to Bengals safety in the first quarter, it looked like Bates might return it for a TD, but as you can see below, White ran him down and forced the play back inside, which allowed (the No. 8 referenced in the tweet below) to make the tackle at the Jets' 1-yard line. Watch No. 8 hustle. | on CBS New York Jets (@nyjets) That ended up being a huge tackle because the Bengals ended up coming away with zero points on the drive because the Jets' defense would make a goal-line stand at the 1-yard line.Overall, White's 405-yard day to hit the 400-yard mark while also throwing at least three touchdowns in his first start. He's to win a game in his first start after trailing by double digits with le s than five minutes left to play (Steve Young is the other).One other thing that made White's debut so impre sive was that he did it against a Bengals defense that was surrendering just 251.3 yards per game over the past four weeks. The Jets might not be headed for the playoffs this year, but they've proven that you absolutely can't afford to overlook them. With wins over the Bengals and this season, it won't be surprising if we see the Jets pull off a few more upsets before the end of the year. Alright, let's get to the grades
Joe Ross Jersey for every game from Week 8. If you're looking for a deeper dive on Green Bay's wild 24-21 win over the that was played on Thursday, .D Apparently, the Bengals decided to dre s up as last year's Bengals for Halloween. The Bengals' offense came out and played a disastrous first half with only 119 yards. They probably would have been down by double-digits at the half if not for three first-half turnovers from the Jets that led to 10 points. It could have led to 17 points, but the Bengals came away with zero points on a drive that started at New York's 1-yard line after a Je sie Bates interception. As bad as the offense was in the first half, the defense might have been worse in the second half. The Bengals ended up surrendering more than 500 yards of offense to a quarterback who had never started an NFL game before Sunday.A might have been the star of this game for the Jets, but he wouldn't have been able to have his big day if not for an impre sive performance from New York's receiving corps. The Jets group of receivers caught nearly everything thrown their way. , Jamison Crowder, and Elijah Moore all caught at least five pa ses. Carter was also impre sive on the ground as the rookie running back averaged 5.13 yards per carry (77 yards on 15 carries). Although the Jets' defense didn't shut down the Bengals, it did make plenty of big plays. Not only did it sack three times, but came up with a fourth-quarter interception that helped set up White's game-winning touchdown pa s.B- In a game where the Giants were a 10.5-point underdog, they were able to keep it close thanks to an inspired effort from a defense that gave Patrick Mahomes fits all nights. Not only did the Giants force two turnovers, but they had Mahomes on the run for most of the night. The Chiefs quarterback was sacked twice and had an erratic night (19 incompletions) thanks in large part to the pre sure that the Giants were able bring. Offensively, the Giants made some big plays, but they also got a disastrous interception from Daniel Jones in the first quarter that gave the Chiefs the ball at New York's 13-yard line. This is game the Giants might have been able to win with better
Carter Kieboom Jersey coaching: They botched their final offensive po se sion of the first half and their final offensive po se sion of the game.B- It's a good thing for the Chiefs that ugly wins count the same as regular wins because this one was ugly. The Chiefs offense has been making uncharacteristic mistakes all season and those continued on Monday with a Patrick Mahomes interception off deflected pa s and a Travis Kelce fumble. Fortunately for the Chiefs, their defense came through one of its best games of the season: They made several big plays including a first quarter interception and a late sack of Daniel Jones on New York's final offensive drive. It wasn't pretty, but at this point, the Chiefs will take any win they can get.A This was a game where the Rams played nearly perfect on both offense and defense. The score at one point was 38-0 before the piled on some points in garbage time. Offensively, continues to be the one receiver in the NFL who no one can cover. The Rams receiver caught seven pa ses for 115 yards and 1 TD. Defensively, Texans QB had no chance against a Rams defensive front that had him on the run for nearly the entire game. The Rams ended up sacking Mills a total of five times with 1.5 of those coming from .D- Since the Texans seem to get a bad grade very week, we're going to focus on the positive here: Defensively, they stopped the
Brian Dozier Jersey Rams on a fourth-down play from the Houston 3-yard line in the first quarter. Offensively, caught a 45-yard TD. On special teams, they recovered an onside kick and eventually turned that into a fourth-quarter TD. Other than that, everything else was a disaster for them on Sunday. C- Although the scoreboard says blowout, t
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