The Denver Broncos and New York Jets performed a Thursday Evening Soccer recreation that only a few have been trying ahead to, and it nonetheless managed to be ugly regardless of some offensive highlights.

The ugliness got here by way of a whopping six private foul penalties on the Jets protection, together with three situations of roughing the passer and two of pointless roughness. That might be an eyebrow-raising quantity from any crew, however a protection run by Gregg Williams, he of the notorious Bountygate, goes to get zero good thing about the doubt.

The sport ended with two particularly brutal hits on Broncos quarterback Brett Rypien, who was making his NFL debut.

There was sufficient animosity over the sport, a 37-28 Broncos win, that Denver head coach Vic Fangio may very well be heard telling his crew to keep away from handshakes and go straight to the locker room, utilizing some salty language. Fangio didn’t even stick round for a handshake with Jets head coach Adam Gase.

#Broncos HC Vic Fangio directed his gamers to go straight to the locker room after beating the #Jets. He mentioned after the sport his guys have been upset by all of the late hits. The #Jets had SIX private foul penalties on the night time.

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— NFL Replace (@MySportsUpdate) October 2, 2020

Fangio later informed reporters that he informed his gamers to get off the sector as a result of he wished to keep away from a confrontation. The Broncos sideline apparently didn’t admire the Jets’ conduct.

#Broncos coach Vic Fangio on urging his gamers to get off the sector proper after beating the Jets: “There have been a pair private fouls there on the finish. Our sideline was getting pissed off about it and I wished to keep away from any confrontation on the finish of the sport.”

— Kyle Newman (@KyleNewmanDP) October 2, 2020

Steve Smith lays into Gregg Williams

None of that is stunning to see from a Williams protection, and it was particularly unsurprising for NFL veteran Steve Smith.

In the course of the NFL Community’s postgame protection, the Carolina Panthers nice repeatedly laid into the coach and recalled his experiences going through Williams’ notorious defenses with the New Orleans Saints.

Steve Smith goes off about Jets defensive coordinator Gregg Williams on NFL Community.

“Wherever he goes, the nonsense follows.” pic.twitter.com/1TXmY18bDb

— Terrible Asserting (@awfulannouncing) October 2, 2020

Steve Smith blasts #Jets DC Gregg Williams for all of the late hits. “That’s what he desires his gamers on protection to be. … His protection is about that BS. That’s how he coaches them. That’s how he influences them.” pic.twitter.com/cyuo0bdUMM

— NFL Replace (@MySportsUpdate) October 2, 2020

Steve Smith then will get into it with Joe Thomas about Jets DC Gregg Williams: “I am attempting to not cuss. I am attempting to not curse on TV…. I am simply telling you- Gregg Williams is about that BS.” pic.twitter.com/wdtdReQniZ

— Terrible Asserting (@awfulannouncing) October 2, 2020

Smith in all probability isn’t alone there.

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