The"Jackson's bet on himself is a loser" takes you'll hear over the next week will be overstated and premature. He'll get paid. The Washington Commanders made a trade this past offseason so they could pay Carson Wentz $22 million this season. So yes, Jackson will be just fine.Jackson has been struggling, was criticized this week for his language, and then on Sunday he struggled again and got hurt.
But this isn't the season anyone wanted, at least not yet. The Ravens did a poor job finding receivers for Jackson, and Rashod Bateman's injury really decimated Baltimore's passing game. Jackson has done well at times to make the most of what he has to work with, but it's still not pretty. Those who excitedly point out Jackson's flaws at every opportunity will dunk on him repeatedly for passing on a quarter million dollars and then not having a great season.
Over the past few weeks, the explosive passing game the Philadelphia Eagles had early in the season was missing. It seemed the loss of tight end Dallas Goedert to injury was a big problem.The Titans got torched by Eagles receivers DeVonta Smith and A.J. Brown, who got his revenge for the Titans not paying him in the offseason and then trading him to Philadelphia. Smith and Brown both had more than 100 yards with about five minutes left in the third quarter of the 35-10 win.
It goes against the just-win nature of the NFL to be OK with a tie, but both teams are in playoff contention. A loss would have been bad for either one. That's a reason the Giants punted from midfield late in overtime instead of going for it on fourth-and-3. Getting a tie brings each team a little closer to a playoff berth. It's unlikely anyone from either side will frame it that way, but Sunday's result worked for both teams.
It's not as egregious as, say, not giving Marshawn Lynch the ball at the goal line in a Super Bowl, but it was still a big mistake. The Jets likely would have scored with two runs, or even two quarterback sneaks. Instead, they lost and that might end up being what keeps them out of the playoffs.Next time, let's make the Jacksonville Jaguars do it a couple times in a row before we buy in.
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