"0-47."
When the referee blew the final whistle, the score on the scoreboard was so shocking that even so of the San Francisco 49ers fans felt a bit of sympathy. The New York Jets fans, on the other hand, vented their anger at the ho team players. Angry curses poured down, and the entire tLife Stadium fell into chaos.
ESPN jokingly called this ga the "retaliatory revenge massacre."
In January, the 49ers unfortunately lost to the New York Giants in the NFC Championship Ga after overti, and their magical season ca to a sudden end. Now, facing another team from New York, and at the shared ho stadium of tLife Stadium, the 49ers went all out and went on a killing spree.
Throughout the ga, from offense to defense and special teams, the entire team maintained a high level of concentration. They were unstoppable, scoring two passing touchdowns, two running touchdowns, and one interception return touchdown. They were completely in control and didn't give the Jets any room to breathe, firmly holding the victory in their hands.
Although the 49ers were undoubtedly the favored team against the New York Jets this week, especially after the adjustnts in the first three weeks of the regular season, everyone thought that the Jets would be able to cause so trouble for the 49ers and at least add more excitent to the ga. Revis's absence was a huge void, but their overall strength was still enough to put up a fight.
But the fact was that the ga process and the result were a one-sided massacre.
Throughout the ga, the New York Jets were like a small boat tossing in a storm, with no hope in sight, which was far more than anyone expected.
A crushing defeat! A miserable defeat! A complete rout!
This was the second ti the New York Jets had been shut out at tLife Stadium since they were shut out by the Green Bay Packers at ho in 2010. The problem was that the score of that ga two years ago was "0-9," while the score of today's ga was "0-47." Such a painful loss was truly heartbreaking.
For the second consecutive week, against a team with relatively weak overall strength, the 49ers showed the fierce style of a strong team, winning the ga cleanly and not giving their opponents any chance. Compared to the stumbling and bumbling way they won gas last season, this was a clear change.
After an offseason of adjustnts and improvents, this team was further unlocking its potential.
After a resounding victory on the road, the 49ers returned ho on October 7 to Candlestick Park to face the challenge of another team from the AFC East, the Buffalo Bills.
This Buffalo Bills team had not made the playoffs for thirteen consecutive years, and they were challenging the record for the longest playoff drought. Furthermore, in the short term, they did not show any potential for a coback to break this streak. After the new century began, with the strong rise of the New England Patriots, the Buffalo Bills were becoming a weak team with no presence.
In fact, the Buffalo Bills were one of the super teams that were once rich in history.
Founded in 1946, they were officially renad the Buffalo Bills in 1947. Before the Super Bowl era, they won the Arican Football League championship two years in a row in 1964 and 1965, and they were a traditional powerhouse.
After the Super Bowl era began, they started an offensive frenzy in the 90s. The offense led by Hall of Fa quarterback Jim Kelly had a star-studded lineup. In 1990, 1991, 1992, and 1993, they made it to the Super Bowl for four consecutive years, which could definitely be called a golden age.
But they were also known as one of the most unfortunate strong teams in history.
In 1990, the Super Bowl was between the New York Giants and the Buffalo Bills.
With eight seconds left in the ga, the Giants were leading "20-19," but the Bills had a chance for a forty-seven-yard field goal. This was the first ti in history that a "ga-winning field goal" situation occurred, and it was the only one until 2018.
If Scott Norwood, the Bills' kicker at the ti, had made that field goal, he would have won the ga.
Norwood, who had been performing consistently well throughout the ga, missed the field goal at a crucial mont, ruining the Bills' best chance to win the championship and starting a curse from then on. They made it to the Super Bowl for four consecutive years and lost all four, becoming the second team after the Minnesota Vikings to lose all four of their Super Bowl appearances.
After winning their last division title in 1995, Hall of Fa quarterback Jim Kelly retired in 1996, and Hall of Fa defensive end Bruce Smith was traded to the Washington Redskins in 1999. After that, the Buffalo Bills quickly declined and officially began their embarrassing record of a thirteen-year playoff drought.
Now, when people ntion the Buffalo Bills, the first thing that cos to mind is heavy snow. They are the team with the highest latitude in the league, and a snow ga in winter is a high-probability event.
And then, nothing else. If you had to say sothing, it's that they always get extra fired up when they play against the New England Patriots. They have lost more than they have won over the years, but in every matchup, the Bills always make the Patriots work hard and have to go through a lot to win.
Last season, the Bills had a record of six wins and ten losses, finishing at the bottom of the AFC East. This season, the Bills currently have a record of two wins and two losses.
Last week, they just played against the New England Patriots and forced the Patriots' offense to have its best performance of the season. Two wide receivers had over 100 receiving yards, and two running backs had over 100 rushing yards, making them the second team in history to achieve such a feat after the 2008 Green Bay Packers. The final score was "28-52," and the Bills lost the ga.
As ntioned before, the Bills have a hard ti winning, but they always push the Patriots to their limits, and the Patriots have to go through a lot to win. This ti was no exception.
This week, on the road against the San Francisco 49ers, the overall diocre Buffalo Bills were undoubtedly the underdog.
However, when you talk about the Buffalo Bills, there is one player you absolutely cannot overlook, and that is their current quarterback, Ryan Fitzpatrick. He and another quarterback, Josh McCown, are famous examples of immortal veteran players and also famous examples of wandering quarterbacks.
Discussing these two players in 2018 makes it even more interesting.
At that ti, Fitzpatrick's nickna was "the beard," and McCown's nickna was "the old gun." One was thirty-four years old, and the other was thirty-eight. They had never had a 4,000-yard season, never been to the Pro Bowl, and never been to the playoffs. Their career ratings were 80.2 and 79.9, respectively. It seed like there was nothing interesting to discuss about them, but their resus were very rich.
McCown was the player who had played for the most teams among active quarterbacks, with a total of eight. He was like a plaster that could be put wherever there was a need. And Fitzpatrick had played for seven teams, which was also a lot. They were rarely a long-term option for a team, but they could also bring a surprise from ti to ti and always stepped up when they were needed.
Interestingly, Fitzpatrick, who graduated from Harvard University, always beca the starting quarterback after joining a new team, which made him better than McCown.
It wasn't because Fitzpatrick was better than McCown. It was because... he had the "Fitzpatrick Curse."
Since joining the league in 2005, if Fitzpatrick was the backup quarterback for a team, the starting quarterback of that team would be injured 100% of the ti. If the starter was injured and Fitzpatrick was not made the new starter, then the other backup players would also get injured. This curse was true until 2018.
In 2005, the St. Louis Rams drafted Ryan Fitzpatrick as the 250th pick in the seventh round. The Rams' starting quarterback, Marc Bulger, had a shoulder injury, and then his backup, Jamie Martin, had a concussion. In the end, Fitzpatrick beca the starter.
In 2007, he was traded to the Cincinnati Bengals, and their starting quarterback, Carson Palr, had a torn elbow ligant.
In 2009, he ca to the Buffalo Bills, and their starting quarterback, Trent Edwards, had a concussion. Then Fitzpatrick beca the starting quarterback and has been for three years now.
In 2013, he joined the Tennessee Titans, and their starting quarterback, Jake Locker, had a foot injury and missed the rest of the season.
In 2014, he went to the Houston Texans, and their starting quarterback, Ryan Mallett, had a torn pectoral muscle and missed the rest of the season.
In 2015, he was traded to the New York Jets, and their starting quarterback, Geno Smith, had his jaw broken and missed the rest of the season. Then in 2016, Geno Smith ca back to be the starter and then had a torn ligant, missing the rest of the season again. The backup quarterback, Bryce Petty, had a torn joint. In the end, Fitzpatrick took over.
In 2017, he was traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and their starting quarterback, Jais Winston, had a shoulder injury. Fitzpatrick ca in as the backup.
The "Fitzpatrick Curse" has never been disappointing. But the problem is that every ti Fitzpatrick gets to play, he starts off strong and then fizzles out. He can't be consistent or last long, so he continues to wander around the NFL without a ho. Soone once interviewed Fitzpatrick, and he said that he didn't have a ho team or a family, and that the NFL was his ho.
It is now 2012, and Fitzpatrick has already "caused" four quarterbacks to be injured and has secured his position as the starting quarterback for the Buffalo Bills. After the preseason ended last year, Colin Kaepernick also suffered an injury, following in the footsteps of Alex Smith. Coupled with the quarterback injuries in college, Lu Ke's first thought was:
Could it be that the Fitzpatrick Curse also worked on ?
Now, Lu Ke is about to face Fitzpatrick head-on, which is a very interesting matchup.
Over Candlestick Park, the referee blew the whistle to start the ga on ti at 4:25 p.m. Eastern Ti and 1:25 p.m. Western Ti.
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