Rookie quarterbacks tend to have ups and downs. Consider the game Sunday one major downer for Geno Smith.
The Jets quarterback completed 20 of 30 passes for 159 yards, but a pair of pick-sixes in the second half doomed him to a 51.9 quarterback rating and some piling on by the Bengals in their 49-9 victory.
Smith absorbed four sacks and seven quarterback hits. He now has five interceptions and just one touchdown pass in his last three games. He threw for just 78 yards in the second half before the Jets tossed in the towel and backup Matt Simms. But before he turned into an observer, he threw one interception that Chris Crocker ran 32 yards with for a touchdown and another that Adam Jones sprinted 60 yards with for another score.
He will try to rebound in Week 9 against the visiting Saints.