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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Ryan Fitzpatrick tried to quickly move on from one of the ugliest performances of his career.Throwing six interceptions certainly stings. It still did a day after a 24-3 loss at Kansas City.Its a hard day for me to come in today after, pretty much, we lost that game because of my performance, Fitzpatrick said Monday. We dont really need to pin it or try to put it on anything else. I think that was pretty evident. To walk in today and have to face the guys, its not an easy thing to do, but at the same time, Ive got to be the same guy every day as a leader, as a player, and just come in.The veteran quarterback was one of a very few players in the locker room during media availability. He shouldered the blame for the defeat, as he did after the game, but also insisted he wasnt going to dwell on it anymore.Not when the Jets have a matchup at home with Seattle to prepare for.I think theyre all easy to get over when you have a game the next week coming up, he said. But it was so bad, and there were so many poor things on my part that happened in that game that you want to put it behind you as fast as you can.Fitzpatrick finished 20 of 44 for 188 yards and tied a franchise record -- shared by Joe Namath, who did it three times -- with his six-pack of interceptions.One of the picks was returned for a touchdown, and he had three red-zone throws intercepted in a span of five passes.I had the two forced balls in the red area, and that cant happen, Fitzpatrick said. But we did some good things up front that maybe were overshadowed by all the turnovers. But obviously the lesson from that game is you cant turn the ball over, especially that many times, and expect to win games in the NFL.Fitzpatrick and the Jets (1-2) know theyve got to turn things around quickly with the Seahawks coming to town, even with Russell Wilsons availability uncertain with a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee.The combined record of New Yorks next four opponents is 8-4 -- Seattle (2-1), Pittsburgh (2-1), Arizona (1-2), Baltimore (3-0) -- so things could spiral quickly, long before the Jets even get to their bye in Week 11.I think we KNOW who we are, coach Todd Bowles said. We just have to BE who we are.Things were looking way up for the Jets last week after a 37-31 win at Buffalo in which Fitzpatrick threw for 374 yards and was selected the AFCs offensive player of the week. That seemed so long ago after the clunker in Kansas City, with some fans and media wondering if the Jets confidence in Fitzpatrick was shaken.Its the NFL and Im a pro, and Ive played with some good quarterbacks and some not-so-good quarterbacks, and youve just got to move on, said left tackle Ryan Clady, in his first season with New York after eight in Denver. Youve just got to move on and try to get better the next week.Ive got his back, so Ill still be out there blocking and trying to make sure nobody hits him.Fitzpatrick didnt address the team as a whole, but said there were plenty of side discussions with different players trying to work through the loss.Any time you lose like that, Bowles said, you have to have a `Come-to-Jesus meeting.Bowles made his displeasure clear after the game when he repeatedly used a vulgar word to describe the teams performance. When asked what his message was to the team when it met Monday morning, Bowles laughed before saying he mentioned accountability and where the Jets need to be, and what to do to get better.When asked what made him chuckle, Bowles gave a sly grin and said: You dont want to know.Whatever Bowles said to his players made an impact. So much so, that Fitzpatrick thinks its something the Jets could build on moving forward.I thought the way that he delivered the message today was great, the quarterback said. I thought it was something that was necessary, and potentially a turning point in the season in terms of the focus that hopefully we come with after this game.Clady said Bowles wasnt necessarily fiery, but very direct, adding that the coach isnt really a yeller.The biggest thing with him, I think, in the locker room is hes really respected and his message really rings true with the veteran guys, Fitzpatrick said. Hes a guy thats played the game, thats been through a lot of adverse situations, as a player and coach. So for him being able to speak from experience on both sides of it, I think is really helpful for the players to respect him and to listen to it.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL Calgary Flames Store .Y. -- Bills receiver Stevie Johnson has a bone to pick with the NFL schedule maker. Custom Calgary Flames Jerseys . Murray beat Sam Querrey 7-6 (5), 6-7 (3), 6-1, 6-3 to clinch Britains opening-round victory against the United States on Sunday at Petco Park. "Im proud of the way Im playing just now, because I had to do a lot of work to get back to where I want to be," Murray said after celebrating with his teammates on the red clay court in a temporary stadium in left field of the downtown home of baseballs San Diego Padres. https://www.cheapflames.com/ . LOUIS -- Lance Lynn was one of the more enthusiastic participants as the St. Calgary Flames Gear . 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SAN ANTONIO -- Doc Rivers and Gregg Popovich are not fans of the congested early schedules the Los Angeles Clippers and San Antonio Spurs are playing.But the Clippers can rest easier after their largest victory over the Spurs on the second night of a back-to-back for both teams.Blake Griffin scored a season-high 28 points and the Clippers handed the Spurs a second straight home loss, 116-92 on Saturday night.It was great to win, Rivers said. Its always great to win here, but these games shouldnt happen. You could literally see both teams, they couldnt even walk in the middle of the third quarter. A national TV game with two elite teams should be (played) with a day off.The Spurs have dropped two straight at the AT&T Center after losing just two regular-season home games in the previous 600 days, including a 40-1 mark last season.San Antonio had not lost consecutive home games since dropping back-to-back triple-overtime games to Memphis (117-116) and Portland (129-119) in December 2014.We feel like we gave two away, San Antonio forward Kawhi Leonard said, but weve just got to learn from our mistakes. Teams that are good learn from their failures.It was the Clippers most lopsided victory in 160 games against the Spurs and it started on a historic note. Los Angeles scored the most points in the opening half in Popovichs 21 seasons, rolling to a 73-55 lead.The Clippers shot 50 percent from the field while dominating the battle between one-loss teams.We got some stops and got out in transition, said Clippers point guard Chris Paul, who had nine points and 10 assists. We played a lot of faster than weve been playing and we got some easy buckets.After giving up eight straight points to open the game, the Clippers made eight consecutive stops to take a 16-8 lead they would never relinquish.After that it was just survival for us because we had a big enough lead, Rivers said.Jamal Crawford finished with 16 points, J.J. Redick had 14 and Luc Mbah a Moute had 14 points while shooting 2 for 4 on 3-pointers.But it was Griffin who keyed the early run.The 6-foot-10 forward had 26 points in the first half, shooting 12 for 16 from the field.Our offense was clicking so well I got out in transition, got some easy ones there, Griffin said. But I also got some easy looks from C.dddddddddddd. and (DeAndre Jordan) rolling. Its nice to have those easy looks go down and that kind of builds your confidence.Griffin finished 13 for 19 from the field, banking in shots and rising up for jumpers against LaMarcus Aldridge.Im no dummy, I just told them to get it to him, Rivers said. I didnt care where, but through movement. They did a good job of not just handing it to him they swung it, swung it and then dropped it. But when hes that hot, you just try to get it to him and space the floor.Aldridge had 19 points and Leonard added 14, but the duo shot a combined 10 for 26.TIP-INSClippers: Redick has the longest active streak of consecutive games with a 3-pointer at 62 straight. He was 2 for 3 on 3-pointers. ... Crawford raised his career total to 17,145 points, passing Grant Hill (17,137) for 88th on the career scoring list. ... Redick completed a four-point play in the first quarter, the 26th of his career. He is second in league history, trailing Crawfords 47.Spurs: C Pau Gasol had one assist, becoming the third 7-footer in league history with 3,500 in his career. Lakers greats Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had 5,660 assists and Wilt Chamberlain had 4,643. . Leonard was 8 for 8 on free throws, raising his season total to 61 for 63. He is the first Spurs player with 60-plus free throws in the teams first seven games since Tim Duncan in 2007.UNSUNG HEROMbah a Moute shot 5 for 9 from the field and helped hold Leonard to 3-for-13 shooting.We are just always trying to tell Luc that weve got the utmost confidence in him, Paul said. Luc put in some great work this summer. Sometimes I think we believe in him more than he believes in himself.Mbah a Moute entered the game averaging 2.4 points.VOTE EARLYPopovich wore a Vote Pedro shirt to his pregame interview, which was the same one worn by Napoleon Dynamite in the 2004 cult movie classic.Popovich was asked recently if he would ever consider running for president, but the matter-of-fact coach said he would never make it through the first debate.UP NEXTClippers: Host Detroit on Monday.Spurs: Host Houston on Wednesday. ' ' '