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Scoring points has been a problem for the\u00a0New York Jets\u00a0all season. They entered Thursday’s game at the\u00a0New England Patriots\u00a0averaging just 21.7 points per game, a mark that left them 25th in the NFL.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scoring points early in games has been an even bigger problem.<\/p>\n
They finally solved that on their opening drive on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The Jets opened Thursday’s game with a methodical 14-play, 72-yard touchdown drive that was capped off by a\u00a0Justin Fields\u00a0touchdown run.<\/p>\n
Justin Wheels at it again\u00a0#NYJvsNE\u00a0on PRIME\u00a0pic.twitter.com\/N1VIjTKC4k<\/p>\n
\u2014 New York Jets (@nyjets)\u00a0<\/p>\n
That was a significant play and drive. Not only because it produced a touchdown and an early lead, but also because it was the Jets’ first opening drive touchdown since Week 16 of the 2024 season.<\/p>\n
That snapped a streak of 11 consecutive games without scoring an opening-drive touchdown.<\/p>\n
It is tough to win football games when you are constantly playing from behind, and when you go that many games without an opening drive score, that is probably what you are going to be doing.<\/p>\n
What made Thursday’s opening drive even more impressive is they did it\u00a0without the services\u00a0of their best playmaker on offense, wide receiver Garrett Wilson.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was a very run-heavy drive that saw quarterback Fields make some plays with his feet, which is what they need to see more of given their struggles passing the football.\u00a0<\/p>\n
While the\u00a0Tampa Bay Buccaneers\u00a0and their fans knew right offensive tackle\u00a0Luke Goedeke\u00a0would eventually return this season, what they didn\u2019t know for sure was\u00a0<\/p>\n
One thing no one knew about Goedeke was the actual extent of his injuries \u2014 it was always just characterized as a \u201cfoot\u201d injury \u2014 but the man himself tuned everyone in to exactly how bad it was during Thursday\u2019s media session.<\/p>\n
\u201cBucs RT Luke Goedeke said he tore his plantar fascia and had a contusion to recover from since Week 2,\u201d\u00a0Tampa Bay Times reporter Rick Stroud\u00a0wrote on his official X account on November 13. \u201cHe is thrilled to be back.\u201d<\/p>\n
Now, with Goedeke finally back in the lineup fir a Week 10 loss to the\u00a0New England Patriots, it\u2019s only going to get better for both Goedeke and Tampa Bay\u2019s offense the more he\u2019s in the lineup. He gets another chance when the NFC South first place Buccaneers travel to face the\u00a0Buffalo Bills\u00a0in Week 11, where Goedeke will get to square off with edge rusher\u00a0Joey Bosa.<\/p>\n
The Patriots game was the first tine this season the Buccaneers had their high priced offensive tackles together \u2014 left offensive tackle\u00a0Tristan Wirfs\u00a0missed the first 3 games as he recovered from preseason knee surgery.<\/p>\n
\u201cI came in day in and day out (to rehab) to try and get back as soon as possible,\u201d\u00a0Goedeke said in a video\u00a0posted to X by Pewter Report. \u201cI wasn\u2019t the most pleasant at times to be around \u2026 football is what my life revolves around. I make sacrifices training in the offseason to be in the very best physical shape I can be in, so to have that taken away from you is very frustrating.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Buccaneers have been missing large chunks of their offense all season. That\u2019s meant little familiarity and little getting a feel for each other, because it\u2019s always different people in the lineup.<\/p>\n
The Buccaneers saw an immediate uptick in their run game against the Patriots with Goedeke back in the lineup and rushed for 113 yards \u2014 their highest total since running for 122 yards in a Week 3 win over the\u00a0New York Jets.<\/p>\n
\u201cLuke\u00a0Goedeke\u00a0immediately shuts down the notion that he\u2019s the only reason the run game bounced back,\u201d\u00a0Bucs Gameday\u2019s River Wells\u00a0posted on X on November 13. \u201cHe says all 11 players did good work to get the run game going against the Patriots.\u201d<\/p>\n
This offseason, for the second year in a row, the Buccaneers\u00a0delivered a massive payday\u00a0to one of their elite offensive linemen.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe\u00a0#Bucs\u00a0have agreed to terms with their standout OT\u00a0Luke\u00a0Goedeke, as he gets a 4-year, $90M deal \u2014 $22.5M APY \u2014 that includes $50M guaranteed,\u201d\u00a0NFL Network\u2019s Ian Rapoport\u00a0wrote on his official X account on September 2. \u201cTampa Bay locks up another key O-lineman.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tampa Bay signed NFL All-Pro left offensive tackle\u00a0Tristan Wirfs\u00a0to a 4-year, $140.6 million contract extension in August 2024, which remains the largest contract for an offensive lineman in\u00a0NFL history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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