Week 3: Jets vs Bills

I've had some pretty easy games so far, but now it's time for me to meet my match. Yes, that's right, the Buffalo Bills. Not only are they the most dangerous team in the game, but they're also 0-2, which makes them even more dangerous. My only hope is to injure Thurman Thomas, but even then I'd still have to deal with QB Bills, Bruce Smith, Andre Reed, C. Bennett...

I think that's the only time I've seen Hasty's
name in big letters.

1st Quarter

The Bills get the ball first and hand it off to Jamie Mueller and he gets...OH MY GOD A FUMBLE!! After James Hasty's 15 minutes of fame, I march down to the 7, but only end up with a field goal after Bruce Smith hits Blair Thomas for a 3-yard loss. On third down, QB Bills lasers a pass to Andre Reed for 44 yards, and then a 18 yarder to Jamie Mueller to the 2. From there, Thurman scores on his first carry. 7-3 Bills.

2nd Quarter

Pinned at my own 5 yard line, Blair rattles off a 31-yard run. Yes, thirty-one. On the next play, Al Toon makes a cutscene-worthy diving catch at the Buffalo 40, but then proceeds to cough it up to Mark Kelso immediately. While I'm busy shouting at the refs, Reed gets another first-down grab,but the Billies settle for 3. Looking for the tying score, Ken OBrien launches one downfield to Toon, who again makes a great catch, but again fumbles immediately. It takes Buffalo all but 2 plays to go about 70 yards for a TD, thanks to a huge run by Thurman.
Halftime; 17-3 Bills
Well, it's obvious the refs aren't on my side. For most of the half Thurman was pretty much a decoy, but it looks like I'm going to be seeing alot more of him in the 2nd half. All in all, this game is about over.

Nothing but daylight, baby.

3rd Quarter

Freeman McNeil, on his second carry of the game, fumbles on 3rd down to give the Bills the ball at midfield. Thurman takes to the 10 with 40-yard catch-and-run, but my defense comes through and holds them to a field goal. A Shane Conlan sack makes it 3rd and 18, but Al Toon makes another diving catch for 22 yards (fortunately, he hangs on to it this time). Facing a 2nd and long, OBrien guns a pass to Rob Moore to the 9, but unfortunately, I'm still at the 9 yard line 3 plays later. Realizing I'm down by 17 toward the end of the 3rd, I go for it, but Blair gets run over by Big Bruce in the backfield again. 20-3 Bills.

4th Quarter

Thurman runs for another 40, but two plays later, a gift is sent to me from the heavens. Thurm fumbles, and who is there to scoop it up but Dennis Byrd, who rumbles 57 yards for the Jets' first touchdown of the game. However, spirits are quickly broken as Thurman recovers the onside kick to the Jets 20, and QB Bills connects with James Lofton in the endzone. Leonard Smith picks off OBrien with 1:24 left to practically end the game.

Final

Thank God it's over. If it hadn't been for James Hasty and Dennis Byrd, both of whom had fumbles that led to scores, I would've been shut out. Of course, it didn't help that I fumbled 3 times and was sacked 5 times. Just a horrible, horrible game. When I meet the Bills in week 14, I hope Thurman is injured. And QB Bills. And Bruce Smith. Oh wait...defenders can't be injured. Damn.
Player of the Game: Dennis Byrd
57-yard fumble recovery touchdown

Since Byrd was the only player to score a TD, and the rest of the team sucked anyway, he's the only real candidate here. That TD alone might be enough to get him team MVP. He busted up and outran so many Bills players on that run, it was awesome.

Rest of the Week

CLE 24, CIN 21 (CLE: QB Browns 331 pass yds)
Injured: Mack, CLE
RAI 42, IND 14 (RAI: 425 total yds 21 first downs)
Recovered: Allen, RAI
NE 27, PIT 24 (NE: 165 rush yds)
MIA 35, DET 14 (MIA: Marino 332 pass yds)
Injured: Sanders, DET (16 runs 202 yds before getting injured in the 3rd qtr!!)
RAMS 35, NO 24 (RAMS: Everett 246 pass yds)
HOU 21, KC 24 (KC: Word 9 runs 92 yds)
Injured: McNeil, HOU
DEN 31, SEA 27 (DEN: Nattiel 6 rec 160 yds)
WAS 14, PHX 20 OT (PHX: Johnson 12 runs 99 yds)
GIA 3, CHI 20 (CHI: Anderson 14 runs 97 yds, 4 rec 93 yds)
GB 19, TB 20 (GB: Sharpe 1 rec 52 yds)
SD 20, ATL 17 (SD: Early 2 rec 83 yds)
MIN 10, SF 28 (SF: Rice 5 rec 137 yds)
PHI 20, DAL 17 (PHI: QB Eagles 58% for 189 yds 2 ints, 6 runs 58 yds)

Jets' Stats

Total offense: 348 pass yds (27th), 214 rush yds (20th), 562 total yds (28th)
Total defense: 233 pass yds (1st), 373 rush yds (25th), 606 total yds (1st)
Passing: OBrien 12/29 (41.3%) 348 yds (12.0 avg) 3 TDs 1 int 106.6 rating (21st)
Rushing: Thomas 20 runs 123 yds (6.1 avg) 0 TDs (26th)
Receiving: Toon 5 rec 151 yds (30.2 avg) 1 TD (NR)
Defensive: Washington/McMillan 2 ints, Stallworth 1 sack
Returning: Mathis 13.0 KR avg (26th), 8.3 PR avg (16th)
Kicking: Leahy 1/2 FGA (T-20), Prokop 56.6 punt avg (1st)
Week 3 Standings

TeamWLTPFPA
Miami Dolphins3009155
Kansas City Chiefs3007559
Los Angeles Raiders2109065
Houston Oilers2107567
New York Jets2104544
New England Patriots2108690
San Diego Chargers2104474
Buffalo Bills1206855
Cincinatti Bengals1206165
Pittsburgh Steelers1205561
Cleveland Browns1207887
Indianapolis Colts1207094
Seattle Seahawks0305362
TeamWLTPFPA
San Francisco 49ers3008827
Philadelphia Eagles3007453
Chicago Bears2106554
Phoenix Cardinals2105750
Tampa Bay Buccaneers2105857
Detroit Lions2108386
Los Angeles Rams1207476
Atlanta Falcons1205256
Washington Redskins1206671
Dallas Cowboys1206578
New York Giants1204559
New Orleans Saints1206581
Green Bay Packers0306990
Minnesota Vikings0304477

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