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Diamars 27 OctOber 2020

Winless Jets up against odds with road game at Chiefs next

faced constant pressure. That “What I see in practice, I see
helped result in the Jets gain- things that are better than last
ing just 4 total yards in the year,” the coach said. "We’ve
entire second half. just got to figure out ways to
protect him, let him get in a
GM Joe Douglas tried to im- rhythm.”
prove the line in the offsea-
son with four new starters Injured
from the end of last year, but Gase confirmed DL Kyle
the unit has performed just Phillips is out for the season
as poorly at times. Van Roten with an injured left ankle
said Darnold isn't getting “a that he'll have surgically re-
chance to show what he can paired. The Jets claimed DE
do” because he's being given Daeshon Hall off waivers
no time up front. from Philadelphia to help fill
“We need to be ruthless with the void. Hall, a 2017 third-
our attention to detail and rounder by Carolina, has 1
how we apply technique,” 1/2 career sacks. ... LB Jor-
Van Roten said. “If you watch dan Jenkins has a rib injury.
the film, individually, guys Gase said he should be OK to
are playing pretty well. It's play Sunday, but it'll be a pain
just collectively, we're not.” tolerance issue. ... WR Bre-
shad Perriman is in concus-
Stock up sion protocol. ... WR Jamison
Denzel Mims. The second- Crowder and K Sam Ficken
round pick out of Baylor were being evaluated for
had four catches for 42 yards groin injuries that kept them
in his NFL debut, showing out against Buffalo.
glimpses of being a potential
playmaker. Mims missed the Key number
first six games after injuring 4 — The Jets' total yards
(AP) — Take a short time- underdog, and it might as The Bills were also 0 for 5 in both hamstrings in training in the second half were the
out and pretend for a mo- well be twice that since no the red zone, with the Jets' camp. fifth fewest by any team in
ment you're a player or one outside the team's facil- defense tightening up. The the third and fourth quarters
coach on the New York ity expects them to walk out problem, though, was still Stock down since 2000.
Jets. No, that's not meant of Arrowhead Stadium with too many chunk plays that Darnold. Despite the line's
to ruin your day. anything other than an 0-8 helped put Buffalo in posi- issues, the third-year quar- Next steps
record. tion to get six field goals — terback continues to make Gase handed off the offen-
You might actually feel bet- the difference in the game. crucial mistakes. His inter- sive play-calling duties to
ter about your own situation “We have a great test this “Keeping them out of the end ception late in the first half — coordinator Dowell Log-
after considering the brutal week to see what we're made zone was definitely a plus," “a terrible mistake,” he called gains last week, and the two
reality for the Jets. They're of," Van Roten said. "Our re- safety Marcus Maye said, it — flipped the momentum, are discussing how they'll
the NFL's only winless team cord is what it is. That's who "but we've just got to figure leading to a Bills field goal approach the preparations
at 0-7, they're desperately we are right now. We have out how to win the field po- that cut the Jets' lead at half- for this week. Either way,
searching for answers, and a chance to go play a really sition battle.” time to 10-6. the Jets are going to have to
there are questions about the good team at home that won come up with a much better
future beyond this season the Super Bowl last year. What needs help While Darnold has shoul- plan against the high-scoring
for coach Adam Gase, quar- The leaky offensive line. Af- dered the blame, Gase re- Chiefs or it could get ugly
terback Sam Darnold — and "And if you can't get ex- ter missing two games with a fuses to dump it all on the before the end of the first
just about everyone else in cited about that, if you can't sprained right shoulder, Dar- quarterback. quarter.
between. find a way to get up for that nold was sacked six times and
game, then there's something
Oh, and up next: a road game wrong with you.”
against Patrick Mahomes,
former Jets running back That certainly sounds good,
Le'Veon Bell and the defend- but the Jets have done little
ing Super Bowl champion to inspire any visions of an
Kansas City Chiefs. upset. It appeared New York
had a shot at its first victory
“I don't know about extra Sunday against Buffalo —
motivation, but it's definitely until the offense stalled again
motivating in and of itself,” and the Jets fell 18-10.
guard Greg Van Roten said
Monday. "There are a lot of “We just didn’t have enough
guys in this league, myself plays in the second half,”
included, that no one gave a Gase said. “The first half is
chance to be in the NFL, and more what we’re looking for
now I'm going into my ninth and we've just got things we
year of professional football. got to get cleaned up.”
“So, I'm not a big believer
in, ‘Oh, there’s no chance What’s working
you win this game.' ... I don't The Jets were the first team
think anybody's going to shy this season to not allow the
away from this opportunity." Bills to score a touchdown,
an impressive accomplish-
Certainly not those who like ment considering how pro-
to gamble on football games. lific Josh Allen and Buffalo
The Jets opened as a 20-point had been.