By William Hathaway
Another week, another loss for the New York Jets. It was a close 34-28 to the Los Angeles Chargers, but LA always gets stuck in close games, so there is nothing to be proud of here. Leading the Chargers was Rookie of the Year candidate Justin Herbert, who threw for three touchdowns and a career high 366 yards. Receiver Keenan Allen had double-digit catches in the first half alone. Jets QB Joe Flacco was only 15-30 for 205 yards. The next game for the 0-10 Jets will be at home against the Miami Dolphins.
Also, after a bye week, the Giants will be playing the Cincinnati Bengals. However, Cincy will be without their #1 overall draft pick Joe Burrow, who suffered a brutal season ending knee injury. Ironically, Burrow played against Alex Smith, who himself had a nasty knee injury a few years ago.
In college football action, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights took a tough loss at home against Michigan in three overtimes, 48-42. Rutgers jumped out to a 17-0 lead in the game, and was led by Cade McNamara’s 260 yards and four touchdowns. Unfortunately, they weren’t able to finish the job. Still, this was a far better performance than the 78-0 beatdown they took a few years back.
The final week of the high school regular season saw many New Jersey teams upended by COVID-19. The Orange Tornadoes traveled up I-280 and finished off a four-game winning streak, at the expense of the Livingston Lancers 19-15. Leading Orange once more was senior Montez Boswell with 222 yards and three touchdowns. In other action, the West Orange Mountaineers defeated Clifton 27-14, Irvington beat Passaic Tech 35-14, and Montclair handled Paterson Eastside 28-8.
