Those of you who thought Geno Smith would post the only perfect passer rating for a game in 2014, please raise you hands.
Liars.
But no foolin', the wildly inconsistent New York Jets quarterback went 20-of-25 for 358 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions in Sunday's 37-24 win over the Miami Dolphins. In doing so, Smith became the only quarterback in 2014 to post a perfect mark of 158.3 and the first since Alex Smith of the Kansas City Chiefs did it on Dec. 15, 2013. (Only three other quarterbacks have posted a perfect mark this decade: Tom Brady in 2010, Robert Griffin III in 2012 and Nick Foles in 2013.)
The win may have been too little, too late for Rex Ryan and the Jets, who posted a 4-12 record and finished in last place in the AFC East. But it may give at least a little bit of hope to Jets fan, who saw their team win two late games to fall out of the top spots in next spring's NFL draft. The Jets will pick sixth, a spot where Marcus Mariota and Jameis Winston will no longer be available.
If not, perhaps that isn't the biggest deal for the Jets, who could draft a quarterback in later rounds while hoping a new coaching regime can help Smith show more of the measured promise he has occasionally shown over his first two years in the league.
We cover all that and more in this week's edition of NFL in 90.
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