The Jets return to MetLife Stadium on Sunday in the midst of a three-game losing streak with their season on the brink of slipping away.
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season → return → brink
After a complete dud of a performance at Chicago last week, the Jets (1-3) spoke about having a sense of urgency to beat the Browns (3-1) on Sunday and get a much-needed win.
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Jets → speak → win
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he → take → field
I’d be lying if I said it didn’t,” wide receiver Garrett Wilson said of the urgency for a win.
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Wilson → lie → win
“The reality of it is we have an AFC team, a team that we played, I feel like, every year since I’ve been in the league.
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We always know the stakes with this team.
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You know this part of the schedule that we’re going into.
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we → know → that
You can gain a lot of ground, you can lose a lot.
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you → gain → lot
“A three-game losing streak, no one wants to endure that, but that’s where we’re at right now.
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It definitely kicks up the human aspect of we’ve got to get on the board.
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we → kick → board
We’ve got to get on the board now.”
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We → get → board
It seems impossible that the Jets could play worse than they did in the 23-12 loss to the Bears.
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they → seem → Bears
Chicago had more first downs (34) than the Jets had plays.
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Jets → have → plays
The Browns come to MetLife riding a three-game winning streak that has involved three straight fourth-quarter comebacks.
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that → come → comebacks
First-year coach Todd Monken’s decision to name Deshaun Watson as his starting quarterback looks like a good one right now.
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decision → name → one
For the Jets, this is the beginning of a four-game stretch that feels like it will make or break their season.
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it → feel → season
After the Browns, the Jets travel to the Patriots before home games with the Dolphins and Raiders.
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Jets → travel → Dolphins
They need to go at least 2-2 in this stretch to prevent their season becoming more about mock drafts than actual games.
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season → need → games
As bad as the Jets need this one overall, coach Aaron Glenn really needs it.
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He is 4-17 as the coach — the second-worst mark in franchise history, trailing only Rich Kotite, who was 3-18 on his way to a 4-28 record overall in 1995 and ’96.
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who → trail → 96
Wilson said the Jets know what is at stake this week.
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what → say → stake
“Our urgency, our practice habits, the way we take the field on Sunday has to match the stakes,” Wilson said.
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Wilson → take → stakes
“I definitely feel like this facility will respond to that.
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We all feel that.
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We all know what we’re chasing here.
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So it starts now.”
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While Watson gets the headlines, the Browns defense has really been behind their turnaround.
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defense → get → turnaround
But they will be missing DTs Mason Graham and Mike Hall Jr. up front as they deal with injuries.
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Perhaps that can spark a Jets rushing attack that has been scuffling and will be without star running back Breece Hall for the second straight week.
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One key to this game for the Jets is getting off to a faster start.
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key → get → start
They have only scored one touchdown in the first quarter this year, and that came on their first drive of the season at Tennessee.
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that → score → Tennessee
Since then, the offense has taken a while to get going, and last week it never did get going.
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“That’s our main focus,” Wilson said of starting fast.
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“The first thing we can do is have a good week of practice, start fast in practice.
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Honestly, I feel like we’ve had good practices.
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It’s just about bringing it to Sunday, the things we talk about have to be evident.
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The things we practice at our walk through have to show up early because we do them well.
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I think that might carry us through early in the game.
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It is just kind of bottling up practice and doing the things we do well in practice early in the game.
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It’s definitely the main emphasis right now within this facility is how we start fast on offense.”
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