Jets' Play Counts vs. Tennessee

Unsung 5 on the O-Line Put In 73 Plays Apiece, Turned In Arguably Their Best Game of the Year

Head coach Todd Bowles thought Sunday was a good day to select for his game captains all five starting offensive linemen.

It might have been coincidence or it might've been inspired coaching, but the Jets' OL proceeded to turn in possibly its best collective game of the season in the 30-8 win over Tennessee. The run game's 183 yards was its third-highest this season, with the 5.4 yards/carry tied for the best on the year.

"That's good. The guys up front, their whole defense is really good," RT Breno Giacomini said of the Titans. "I thought we ran the ball well, and that always helps the pass game. But as long as we're communicating and we keep getting better, man, that's what happens. I think we jelled today real well."

And the Titans' pass rush, which came into the weekend second in the NFL in producing sacks, came away with just one takedown of QB Ryan Fitzpatrick.

"The goal is not to give up any," Breno said. "It doesn't matter what they're ranked, you've still got to go out and play."

As usual, the O-line went out and played an entire game again. In today's play count review, LT D'Brickashaw Ferguson, LG James Carpenter, C Nick Mangold, RG Brian Winters and Giacomini all played in all 73 offensive plays.

For the year, Mangold missed one game and parts of two others with injuries while Winters has started the last six games after Willie Colon went on injured reserve. But the other three starters haven't really sat down much. Ferguson, as is his habit, has played in all 909 offensive snaps this season. Giacomini and Carpenter have logged 906 plays each.

Some other notes in this week's play count folder:

■ CB Darrelle Revis, after two weeks out with a concussion, put in a full day, playing in all 61 defensive snaps.

■ Seven LBs logged at least 10 defensive plays for the first time since Week 4 at London. Rookie Lorenzo Mauldin (40 plays) and Jamari Lattimore (28) both had season highs.

■ RB Stevan Ridley is getting more time on offense. His 13 plays were a season high, as were his six carries, 23 yards, and 11-yard long run.

The play counts below from the NFL play-by-play for the game include all offensive, defensive and special teams plays plus some penalty plays. The numbers sometimes are revised during the week.

OFFENSIVE LINE* POS OFF DEF ST  Total
Carpenter, JamesG73780
Ferguson, D'BrickashawT73780
Giacomini, BrenoT73780
Winters, BrianG73780
Mangold, NickC7373
Johnson, WesC77
Qvale, BrentT77
WIDE RECEIVERSPOSOFFDEFSTTotal
Marshall, BrandonWR70171
Decker, EricWR60363
Enunwa, QuincyWR48856
Smith, DevinWR35742
Kerley, JeremyWR246
TIGHT ENDSPOSOFFDEFSTTotal
Davis, KellenTE36238
Cumberland, JeffTE142236
RUNNING BACKSPOSOFFDEFSTTotal
Ivory, ChrisRB3737
Bohanon, TommyFB27734
Powell, BilalRB23427
Ridley, StevanRB1313
QUARTERBACKSPOSOFFDEFSTTotal
Fitzpatrick, RyanQB7373
DEFENSIVE LINEPOSOFFDEFSTTotal
Wilkerson, MuhammadDE54155
Richardson, SheldonDE46147
Williams, LeonardDE30131
Harrison, DamonNT18119
Douzable, LegerDE7714
Bowen, StephenDE44
LINEBACKERSPOSOFFDEFSTTotal
Harris, DavidILB61263
Davis, DemarioILB46551
Mauldin, LorenzoOLB40747
Lattimore, JamariILB281442
Pace, CalvinOLB2424
Henderson, ErinILB15823
Reillly, TrevorILB101828
DEFENSIVE BACKSPOSOFFDEFSTTotal
Gilchrist, MarcusFS61162
Revis, DarrelleCB6161
Cromartie, AntonioCB57259
Pryor, CalvinSS56157
Skrine, BusterCB48654
Miles, RontezSS31619
Walls, DarrinCB21012
McDougle, DexterCB1515
Milliner, DeeCB1313
Martin, RonaldSS1212
SPECIALISTSPOSOFFDEFSTTotal
Bullock, RandyK1411
Quigley, RyanP1010
Purdum, TannerLS1010
TEAM736125159*

DID NOT PLAY: Smith, GenoINACTIVE: Petty, Bryce; Thompkins, Kenbrell; Williams, Marcus; Bailey, Dion; Dozier, Dakota; Ijalana, Ben; Harris, Josh

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