Jets receiver Brandon Marshall is taking all the blame for New York’s 30-23 loss to the division rival New England Patriots.
After dropping a potential touchdown and committing the game-ending penalty on Sunday in Foxborough, Marshall suggested via Twitter that he “should be walking back to New York.”
My A** should be walking back to New York. How you bounce back after moments like this produce CHAMPIONS or CHUMPS.. . #jets
— Machine Marshall (@BMarshall) October 25, 2015
The veteran receiver had a chance to put the Jets up by eight points early in the fourth quarter, but he couldn’t hang on to a 12-yard pass in the end zone. New York settled for a field goal.
“Absolutely, that’s all on me,” Marshall said, via Rich Cimini of ESPN. “If I make that play, it puts us in a better position. I didn’t make the play and it put our team in a bad situation. You have to make those plays in games like this, so it’s all on me.”
Later, Marshall was unable to get set as quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick attempted to spike the football with one second left. The penalty included a 10-second runoff, which robbed the Jets of a chance to try a Hail Mary and allowed the Patriots to escape with a seven-point win.
He claimed a miscommunication occurred amongst the receivers, but still took the blame.
Marshall finished with four catches for 67 yards, snapping his four-game streak with at least 100 yards receiving.
The Jets held leads of 10-3 and 20-16, but the Patriots scored 14 straight points in the fourth quarter to take control of the contest.
“I feel like we had them,” offensive lineman Willie Colon said, via ESPN. “I feel like we were the better team out there, but obviously we were not. … They beat us fair and square.”
The Jets are now 4-2, while the Patriots improved to 6-0. The two teams play again on Dec. 27 in New York.