Offense
The offense moved the ball (344 total yards), but reached the end zone just twice. The offense exploited a banged-up Colts secondary. Brandon Marshall (seven catches, 101 yards, one TD) and Eric Decker (eight catches, 97 yards, 1 TD) gave the Colts fits. Chris Ivory (14 rushes, 57 yards) took a while to get going, but had some big runs in the second half. QB Ryan Fitzpatrick (22 of 34, 244 yards, two TDs, one INT) made a few bad throws, but played well overall.
Grade: B
Defense
This was a dominating performance by Todd Bowles’ defense. They were all over Andrew Luck with blitzes and played smothering coverage. The defense had five takeaways. CB Darrelle Revis was the star with an interception and two fumble recoveries. The Jets did not sack Luck, but were in his face all night. Muhammad Wilkerson, Demario Davis and Buster Skrine all got to him and forced him to rush throws.
Grade: A
Special teams
Nick Folk had a rare miss before halftime from 48 yards. Punter Ryan Quigley had a nice game, pinning the Colts deep with three punts inside the 20. Punt returner Jeremy Kerley made a puzzling decision on a fair catch at his own 8-yard line.
Grade: B-
Coaching
Bowles hit all the right notes in this one. He dialed up the blitzes to drive Luck crazy and had his team ready to play on the Monday night stage. Chan Gailey went conservative at times, trying to run when he could have exploited the banged-up Colts secondary, but he did go to Decker when they had a mismatch. Bowles and his staff had the Jets ready to play against a favored opponent. They showed no fear of Luck and the Colts and look like they are for real.
Grade: A
