 bounced back from an embarrassing 28-16 loss last week at previously winless Miami. It also snapped a three-game skid, during which the seat under coach Adam Gase had grown increasingly hotter. ''We need every win from now on,'' said Darnold, who was 19 of 30 for 230 yards and no interceptions. ''We've still got a chance. I mean, if we got on a roll here and win out, we've got a chance at the playoffs. Guys in this locker room know this. '' The postseason seems little more than a pipe dream at this point, but the Jets are suddenly optimistic again. ''Today was not nearly a perfect game,'' Bell said, ''but it was good enough for us to win. '' Jones threw a career-high four touchdown passes, two each to Darius Slayton and Golden Tate, but couldn't prevent the Giants (2-8) from losing their sixth straight game. It's their first six-game skid since 2014, and has some frustrated Giants fans calling for Pat Shurmur's job. ''We're disappointed we haven't been able to win a game for six,'' the Giants coach said. ''That's the way it works. I am disappointed we didn't win this game. That's where it's at. The state of the team? That's where we are at. '' Saquon Barkley had the worst game of his young career, finishing with just 1 yard on 13 carries. He also had five catches for 30 yards. ''I just have to get better,'' said a curt Barkley, who was seen going to the X-ray room after the game but wouldn't discuss it. ''It makes it a lot easier when you make the other team one-dimensional and take away their biggest threat,'' Jets linebacker Brandon Copeland said. With the Giants trailing 21-19 in the third quarter, Jones marched them down the field on nine plays, capped by a 15-yard touchdown pass to Tate. Shurmur opted to go for a 2-point conversion and Jones found Bennie Fowler III in the end zone to put the Giants ahead for the first time, 27-21 with 5:21 left in the third quarter. Sam Ficken's 53-yard field goal late in the third quarter cut the Jets' deficit to three. The drive was kept alive by Darnold's 24-yard run - the longest rush for the Jets this season - on third-and-7. The Jets retook the lead on Bell's short touchdown run 8 seconds into the final quarter. After a 25-yard catch by Crowder, Darnold threw a deep pass to Robby Anderson and Baker was called for pass interference in the end zone - a 33-yard penalty that put the ball at the 1. ''That P. I. , I know it won't be on the stats sheet (for Anderson),'' Gase said, ''but that was really a big play. '' Ficken's 35-yarder made it 34-27 with 7:36 remaining, and the Jets defense held firm from there. QUICK STARTSDarnold gave the Jets an early lead by running it in from 2 yards out, capping a 13-play, 75-yard drive. On New York's next drive, Gase opted to go for it on fourth-and-1 from the 41 and rookie tight end Trevon Wesco ran for a 2-yard gain. Four plays later, Darnold fired a strike to Crowder for a 23-yard touchdown to make it 14-0. Jones, who finished 26 of 40 for 308 yards, got the Giants moving on their next drive, helped by three penalties on the Jets. On first-and-goal from the 5, Jones connected with Slayton to cut the Giants' deficit to 14-7 early in the second quarter. Jones found Slayton again for a TD later in the quarter when Shurmur opted to go for it on fourth-and-4 from the Jets 39. With the Giants looking to tie it, holder Riley Dixon picked up Zak DeOssie's wayward snap on the extra point, but his throw to Kaden Smith for the 2-point conversion attempt fell incomplete to make it 14-13 with 5:24 left in the half. ADAMS ALL OVERAdams gave the Jets a 21-13 lead just three plays into the second half, when he ripped the ball out of Jones' hands and ran it into the end zone 25 yards for a touchdown. The star safety told Gase on the sideline shortly before the play that he was going to cause a turnover. ''That's just my mindset,'' said Adams, who had two sacks and two forced fumbles. ''Each and every Sunday or Monday, whatever it is, I just try to be the best on the field. I try to be the best in the league. '' ALMOST TIEDJones threw a screen to Tate for a 61-yard touchdown in the third quarter and the Giants went for the 2-point conversion - but Tate was called for offensive pass interference. Shurmur then opted for the extra point, but Aldrick Rosas was wide right - and the Jets still led, 21-19. INJURIESGiants: LT Nate Solder left in the second quarter with a concussion. . . . CB Janoris Jenkins also suffered a concussion in the second half. Jets: RG Brian Winters injured a shoulder in the third quarter and didn't return. . . . Bell said he came out briefly with sore ribs, but expects to play next week. UP NEXTGiants: have a bye-week break before traveling to Chicago to face the Bears on Nov. 24. Jets: hit the road to take on the Washington Redskins next Sunday. ---More NFL: https://apnews. com/NFL and https://twitter. com/-NFL)
Nov 07, 2019EAST RUTHERFORD, N. J. Forget about this being a battle for bragging rights. When the Giants and Jets face off at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, the New York rivals will be simply looking to avoid embarrassment in what has been a downright miserable season so far for both. ''I can only speak for us, but we want to get this thing back on track,'' Giants wide receiver Golden Tate said. ''I don't know if you guys can get a sense for this locker room, but we don't seem down and depressed. I don't feel like we've tanked, despite our record. I think we're still hungry to win and I think we still feel like we have a shot to do something special. ''We've just got to get it going, and it's going to start with us. '' The Giants are 2-7 and on a five-game losing streak. It's the third straight season they've lost five in a row, including two such skids in 2017. They're trying to avoid their first six-game losing streak since 2014, when they finished 6-10. And they'll have to do so against a Jets team that is 1-7 and coming off a 28-16 loss to previously winless Miami. ''There's not much we can say,'' Jets quarterback Sam Darnold said. ''I mean, 1-7 is not a good spot to be in, but all we can do is continue to come back to work and grind. '' Both fan bases are frustrated and some are calling for their teams to make coaching changes, the Giants with Pat Shurmur and the Jets with Adam Gase. A loss by either side would really turn the heat way up on the coach's seats - and would also have many questioning whether the locker room could start turning. ''We have a bunch of guys that are fighters in there,'' Shurmur insisted, ''so that doesn't concern me. '' The Jets are saying similar things, despite their team being in the midst of a start that has them in dubious company. It's the sixth time they've been 1-7, and first since 2014. Only the 1996 team under Rich Kotite was worse at 0-8 before finishing 1-15. ''We just have to stay together as a group,'' safety Jamal Adams said. ''There can't be certain groups in the locker room splitting up. Everybody just needs to stay together as a brotherhood because that's what it's about. It's never going to be about anybody else but us. '' EWW YORK, EWW YORKThe teams' 3-14 combined record is the worst this late in a season in their series history. It's the 14th time they have faced off, and the Giants lead 8-5. The previous worst meeting came in 1974, when the teams were 3-13 - Giants 2-6, Jets 1-7 - and won by the Jets 26-20 in overtime at the Yale Bowl. For the record, both teams have been winless for their matchup once: in 1996, when they were each 0-3. The Giants won that one 13-6 at Giants Stadium. SPUTTERING JETSGase's reputation for being an innovative offensive mind hasn't quite played out so far in New York. The Jets rank last in NFL in total offense (223. 5 yards), passing offense (157. 3) and third-down offense (22. 8%), and second to last in sacks allowed (37) and tied for 31st in scoring (12 points per game). Injuries, inconsistency, poor game planning and spotty play by the quarterbacks and offensive line have all led to those dismal rankings. ''It's not fun by any means,'' Gase said. ''I just keep trying to find ways to help our guys, put them in good positions, find ways to get them better, find ways to play clean football. '' DANIEL GIVETH AND GIVETH AND GIVETHThe Giants hoped Jones would be a league leader. They got their wish in his first season. He's tied with Tampa Bay quarterback Jameis Winston for No. 1 in giveaways with 16. Jones has a league-high eight fumbles lost and eight interceptions. Winston has been picked a dozen times and lost four fumbles. The Giants have 22 turnovers in nine games this season and are a minus-10 in the turnover differential, which is 30th in the league. Their 12 fumbles lost are a league high. A year ago, Shurmur's team lost seven fumbles all season and had 19 turnovers. NEW GUY IN BLUEDarnold will see a familiar face looking across from him with defensive lineman Leonard Williams lined up on the Giants' defense. Williams was traded by the Jets two weeks ago for a third-round draft pick and a conditional fourth-rounder. He was the No. 6 overall pick by the Jets in 2015 but hadn't been making as a big an impact as expected and wasn't expected to be re-signed after the season. Williams was given a big role in his first game Monday night against Dallas. He was on the field for 47 of the Cowboys' 65 offensive plays and 55 overall, including special teams. He had one tackle, two assists and quarterback hit. ''He obviously knows the players on that team intimately,'' Shurmur said of the Jets. ''But we just have to match up and play and not be too concerned about that. '' DARNOLD'S DROPOFFSince Darnold's terrific performance against Dallas on Oct. 13 in his return from mononucleosis, the second-year quarterback has struggled mightily. In the three games since, Darnold has thrown three touchdown passes and eight interceptions. He also has completed just 58. 4% of his passes in that span. ''The last couple weeks, I've actually been seeing the field really well,'' he said. ''It's just not getting the same results, but I'm seeing it well. Just got to keep staying consistent with watching tape and figuring out what they're doing. '' --- Sports Writer Tom Canavan contributed to this report. ---More NFL: https://apnews. com/NFL and https://twitter. com/-NFL
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