It was fitting that receivers made some of the most decisive plays in the Jets 26-20 overtime win over the Patriots Sunday at MetLife Stadium.
Jets fans, do you remember when Clyde Gates and David Nelson were catching passes for your favorite team?
Fast-forward to this 10-5 season and the combination of Brandon Marshall and Eric Decker at the top of the depth chart, complemented by Quincy Enunwa and Kenbrell Thompkins, has had as much to do with the transformation of the Jets into playoff contender as the quarterback who fell into their lap.
Yes, Ryan Fitzpatrick has been one of the revelations of the entire 2015 NFL season, but without Marshall and Decker, who knows where the Jets would be?