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The Jets trailed the Browns 20-7 at halftime on Sunday and quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick had a rough first 30 minutes while completing 3-of-14 passes for 30 yards, which led to questions for coach Todd Bowles if he thought about benching Fitzpatrick for the second time in the last three weeks.

Bowles said that he didn’t and said that his message to the team at halftime didn’t involve any big changes to what they were doing on the field. Bowles told the team not to come back to the locker room without a win, per defensive tackle Steve McLendon, and Bowles told reporters that it was a mental adjustment rather than a tactical one that led to the 31-28 victory.

“There’s no big speech to be made,” Bowles said, via NJ.com. “You’ve got to have a f—ing attitude when you’re getting your ass kicked.”

The Jets have now won two straight games and travel to Miami next weekend for a game that will likely decide which of the AFC East teams can continue to harbor notions of making a second-half bid for playoff contention. Having that attitude in place from the first play rather than waiting to go down a couple of scores would be a good way for the Jets to keep their winning streak alive.