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Webb from the practice squad to the 53 manroster. To make room on the roster for Webb the Jets have placed tight end Neal Sterling on the injured reserve list.Neal Sterling suffered his second concussion of the season a few weeks ago and has not practiced since. It is a bad break for Sterling White Juston Burris Jerseys , who won the starting tight end job for the first time in his career out of training camp, only to see his season derailed by head injuries. His future with the Jets is very much in peril, but more importantly his future health is at risk with repeated head trauma. Davis Webb is a 23 year old, 6’ 3”, 225 pound second year quarterback out of the University of California. Webb was originally drafted by the New York Giants with the 87th overall selection in the third round of the 2017 NFL draft. Webb was beaten out for the backup quarterback job with the Giants this year by rookie Kyle Lauletta Juston Burris Jerseys 2019 , and the Giants subsequently cut him. The Jets then signed Webb to the practice squad, and now he will be active as the backup quarterback for the first time all season in Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills.The promotion of Webb means Sam Darnold will not suit up for Sunday’s game. Josh McCown will be the starter, backed up by Webb. In a game originally billed as a matchup between prized rookie quarterbacks Sam Darnold for the Jets and Josh Allen for the Bills, we will now be treated to an epic battle between McCown and Matt Barkley, whom the Bills signed off the street two weeks ago. Barkley has not played in the NFL since 2016 White Jermaine Kearse Jerseys , but the Bills apparently thought more of him than their other option at quarterback, Nathan Peterman. In a bright and sunny Foxboro, Massachusetts, the New York Jets did what they nearly always do in Foxboro. They dropped their 12th game of the 2018 NFL season, losing to the New England Patriots 38 - 3.This game was a mismatch from the outset. Tom Brady was not particularly sharp Jermaine Kearse Jerseys 2019 , but the Jets’ depleted defense, chock full of backups, was still no match for the Patriots offense. The Patriots moved down the field at will against the Jets motley crew of defenders in the first half, out gaining the Jets by a more than two to one margin on their way to a 21 - 3 Patriots halftime lead. From there the game was never really in doubt. The Jets defense was for the most part helpless to stop the Patriots offense. The talent deficit was simply too great, with Brady having to choose between exploiting a tasty matchup against the forgettable Rashard Robinson White Brandon Shell Jerseys , the never active Derrick Jones, or the career backup Rontez Miles. It came as no surprise that Brady, despite looking less than the all time great quarterback Jets fans love to hate, had no trouble moving the ball at will against the Jets.Any hopes for the Jets keeping the game close would have to lie with a surging Sam Darnold leading the Jets in a shootout, but with offensive talentsurrounding Darnold even less inspiring than the dreck the defense was fielding Brandon Shell Jerseys 2019 , Darnold had little chance to carry the Jets to victory.The second half was largely a forgone conclusion as Brady and the Patriots did to the Jets what they have done far too often in Foxboro, cruising to a blowout victory.With the loss the Jets finish the 2018 season with a dismal 4-12 record, as they head to the off season with heads likely to roll. John will be around with a more in depth recap of today’s game a bit later this evening. In the meantime leave your comments on the game below.