Ryan Fitzpatrick Continues To Struggle As David Johnson, Cardinals Rout Jets 28-3

David Johnson rushed for 111 yards and three touchdowns, and the Arizona Cardinals thrashed Ryan Fitzpatrick and the aching New York Jets 28-3 in Glendale on Monday night.

Ryan Fitzpatrick Continues To Struggle As David Johnson, Cardinals Rout Jets 28-3

Johnson scored on runs of 58, 2 and 2 yards while becoming the first player to rush for three touchdowns against the Jets since LeSean McCoy did it five years ago.

The Cardinals (3-3) won their second consecutive game. The Jets (1-5) dropped their fourth straight in a rough return to Arizona for head coach Todd Bowles, who was defensive coordinator for the Cardinals for two seasons before landing with New York two years ago.

Fitzpatrick finished 16 of 31 for 174 yards, and was benched in favor of Geno Smith after the Jets’ longest drive of the game ended in an interception in the end zone late in the third quarter. Smith’s time at quarterback ended when he was intercepted by Tyrann Mathieu with 4:20 to play.

Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer, back after missing last week’s win over the 49ers due to a concussion, went 23 of 34 for 213 yards and exit the game with a hamstring strain after tossing a a 9-yard TD pass to Michael Floyd with 8:20 remaining.

Arizona scored in the first quarter for the first time this season on the second time Johnson touched the ball.

The second-year running back evaded a pair of defenders near the line of scrimmage, and then dashed to the end zone on his longest run of the season.

Johnson was coming off his best effort of the season– a 185-yard, two-touchdown explosion against San Francisco, a feat that earned him NFC offensive player of the week honors.

The Jets entered the game second in the NFL in rushing defense at 68 yards per game. They were out-gained on the ground 171-33.

New York had 130 yards in the first half, 70 on three receptions by Brandon Marshall. Marshall’s 36-yard catch over the middle set up the Jet’s only score, Nick Folk’s‘ 39-yard field goal.

The Cardinals scored on a pair of 14-play drives in the second half. Johnson scored his second, 2-yard TD run up the middle, and Palmer passed to Floyd for another TD.

The Jets reached the Cardinals 14 late in the third quarter but D.J. Swearinger intercepted Fitzpatrick’s pass in the end zone to stop the threat. It marked Fitzpatrick’s league-worst 11th interception of the season.

The Cardinals will next host the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, while the Jets will host the Baltimore Ravens that same day.

GLENDALE, AZ – OCTOBER 17: Quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick #14 of the New York Jets passes in the first half of the NFL game against the Arizona Cardinals at the University of Phoenix Stadium on October 17, 2016 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Article by Pablo Mena