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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The were in big trouble, facing an embarra sing lo s at home and a midseason crisis.Then, the bailed them out. threw two touchdown pa ses while playing with a torn ligament in his left thumb, ran for two scores and the took advantage of late mistakes by the to squeeze out a 28-23 win Sunday."We won," coach Todd Bowles said flatly. "That's the biggest thing. Obviously, there were some sloppy things that we've got to clean up."The (5-3) certainly needed to hold their breath in this one. had a diving 20-yard TD catch after the recovered a fumbled punt return late in the fourth quarter, and New York ended a two-game skid in a ragged performance by both sides.The banged-up have a quick turnaround to prepare for former coach Rex Ryan's at home on Thursday night."We've got a short week," Bowles said. "We've got to turn it around and correct it overnight. It was a win. It was a good win against a gritty team and we've got to move on." was 24 of 40 for 381 yards and two touchdowns, including a 20-yard pa s to with 2:16 left for Jacksonville, which was coming off a bye-week break.But came up with his second interception of the game on Jacksonville's next po se sion as the sent the (2-6) to their 13th straight road lo s."We just didn't finish it," coach Gus Bradley said. "You look back on it, a lot of these were self-inflicted, the turnovers and the penalties at inopportune times. We did it to ourselves."Ivory's 1-yard touchdown run with 2:02 left in the third quarter gave the a 21-13 lead.The were driving in the fourth quarter, but after a holding call on Jacksonville, had a strip-sack of Bortles and recovered the fumble."I've got to get rid of the ball or take off and run or do something," Bortles Nick Williams Jersey said.The couldn't do anything on the ensuing po se sion and were forced to punt - but Jacksonville's fumbled it and recovered to give New York the ball at the 25.Three plays later, Marshall made his big grab in the back of the end zone that made it 28-16 with 2:41 left."Brandon had kind of a frustrating game in terms of not getting a lot of balls," Fitzpatrick said. "Then, he comes up with a huge play at the end."Marshall, who had four catches for 44 yards, also recovered an onside kick and a fumble by Ivory.Fitzpatrick had no i sues with his thumb, which was injured last week at Oakland. He finished 21 of 34 for 272 yards, including touchdowns to Marshall and .But the are dealing with some new key injuries. Kicker was lost to a strained right quadriceps during pregame warmups and was replaced on kickoffs and field goals by punter , who made all four of his extra-point attempts. Folk will have an MRI on Monday.Not having Folk might have come into play on a fourth-and-3 for the from the 25 in the first quarter, when New York went for it rather than try for a field goal. Decker caught a 15-yard pa s, setting up the first of Ivory's two TD runs - with this one putting the up 14-3 with 43 seconds left in the opening quarter.Center left with a neck injury, saying it didn't respond well in the game after he was initially hurt at New England on Oct. 25., who started in Mangold's place last weekend, replaced him again in the second quarter. Cornerback also left with a thigh injury, and safety has an ankle injury.With time winding down before halftime, New York curiously ran on three straight plays and then got just a 31-yard punt from Quigley that put the ball at the 50 for the with 26 seconds left.Bortles hit for 20 yards and then found him again streaking away from Cromartie for a 30-yard touchdown that made it 14-10 with 14 seconds remaining in the second quarter.With the play, Hurns increased his franchise record to six straight games with a TD reception.Copyright 2015 by The A sociated Pre s Ronnie Lott Jersey
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The were in big trouble, facing an embarra sing lo s at home and a midseason crisis.Then, the bailed them out. threw two touchdown pa ses while playing with a torn ligament in his left thumb, ran for two scores and the took advantage of late mistakes by the to squeeze out a 28-23 win Sunday."We won," coach Todd Bowles said flatly. "That's the biggest thing. Obviously, there were some sloppy things that we've got to clean up."The (5-3) certainly needed to hold their breath in this one. had a diving 20-yard TD catch after the recovered a fumbled punt return late in the fourth quarter, and New York ended a two-game skid in a ragged performance by both sides.The banged-up have a quick turnaround to prepare for former coach Rex Ryan's at home on Thursday night."We've got a short week," Bowles said. "We've got to turn it around and correct it overnight. It was a win. It was a good win against a gritty team and we've got to move on." was 24 of 40 for 381 yards and two touchdowns, including a 20-yard pa s to with 2:16 left for Jacksonville, which was coming off a bye-week break.But came up with his second interception of the game on Jacksonville's next po se sion as the sent the (2-6) to their 13th straight road lo s."We just didn't finish it," coach Gus Bradley said. "You look back on it, a lot of these were self-inflicted, the turnovers and the penalties at inopportune times. We did it to ourselves."Ivory's 1-yard touchdown run with 2:02 left in the third quarter gave the a 21-13 lead.The were driving in the fourth quarter, but after a holding call on Jacksonville, had a strip-sack of Bortles and recovered the fumble."I've got to get rid of the ball or take off and run or do something," Bortles Nick Williams Jersey said.The couldn't do anything on the ensuing po se sion and were forced to punt - but Jacksonville's fumbled it and recovered to give New York the ball at the 25.Three plays later, Marshall made his big grab in the back of the end zone that made it 28-16 with 2:41 left."Brandon had kind of a frustrating game in terms of not getting a lot of balls," Fitzpatrick said. "Then, he comes up with a huge play at the end."Marshall, who had four catches for 44 yards, also recovered an onside kick and a fumble by Ivory.Fitzpatrick had no i sues with his thumb, which was injured last week at Oakland. He finished 21 of 34 for 272 yards, including touchdowns to Marshall and .But the are dealing with some new key injuries. Kicker was lost to a strained right quadriceps during pregame warmups and was replaced on kickoffs and field goals by punter , who made all four of his extra-point attempts. Folk will have an MRI on Monday.Not having Folk might have come into play on a fourth-and-3 for the from the 25 in the first quarter, when New York went for it rather than try for a field goal. Decker caught a 15-yard pa s, setting up the first of Ivory's two TD runs - with this one putting the up 14-3 with 43 seconds left in the opening quarter.Center left with a neck injury, saying it didn't respond well in the game after he was initially hurt at New England on Oct. 25., who started in Mangold's place last weekend, replaced him again in the second quarter. Cornerback also left with a thigh injury, and safety has an ankle injury.With time winding down before halftime, New York curiously ran on three straight plays and then got just a 31-yard punt from Quigley that put the ball at the 50 for the with 26 seconds left.Bortles hit for 20 yards and then found him again streaking away from Cromartie for a 30-yard touchdown that made it 14-10 with 14 seconds remaining in the second quarter.With the play, Hurns increased his franchise record to six straight games with a TD reception.Copyright 2015 by The A sociated Pre s Ronnie Lott Jersey