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 "It was time for one of these games to go our way," said a jubilant
Jets receiver Brandon Marshall, who finished with 12 catches for 131
yards, including a game-tying 9-yard touchdown reception in the
fourth quarter that made it 20-20.
The Jets, down 20-10 at the half, also got a 25-yard touchdown pass
from quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick to running back Bilal Powell and
two field goals from kicker Randy Bullock, including the 31-yard
game-winner in overtime, to keep their playoff hopes alive.
"It was a good win," said Jets head coach Todd Bowles. "Usually the
games we've been winning, we've been ahead. So for us to come from
behind and show some grit during the season, that's the mark of a
good team, so we finally got to that point."
The Giants, who got a fifth-straight 100-yard receiving performance
from receiver Odell Beckham Jr. (six receptions for 149 yards, one
touchdown), saw their dynamic receiver come up with a huge 72-yard
second-quarter touchdown catch that gave the team a 17-10 second
quarter.
Offensively, the Jets dominated the Giants in nearly every major
statistical category, including time of possession (38:31 to 29:56)
and third-down conversions (40 percent to 27 percent).
With the win, the 7-5 Jets snapped a five-game losing streak against
the Giants in regular-season games. The Jets also improved to 3-0
against the NFC East this season, with a Dec. 19 road game against
the Dallas Cowboys remaining.
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The Giants, meanwhile, fell to 5-7, their grasp on a potential
playoff berth becoming looser by the week with seemingly no answers
in sight as to why they are unable to finish games on the right
foot.
"Our team put a lot into this; they worked very hard for this,"
Coughlin said.
"They had outstanding practices on Wednesday and Thursday. We were
in good position to win the game, we didn't win the game, we didn't
finish it, we didn't win it. So it was a lot of disappointment,
obviously."
(Editing by Andrew Both)
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