Earlier this season, it was pretty clear that veteran cornerback J.C. Jackson wasn’t going to figure “it” out with the Los Angeles Chargers. In a Week 1 matchup, Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill took Jackson to task in an 11-catch, 215-yard, two-touchdown performance. (The Chargers, of course, lost.)
When Jackson would later be traded to the New England Patriots, that meant he had another (unfortunate) matchup on hand with Hill and the Dolphins. On Sunday, it finally went about exactly as you’d expect. Late in the first quarter, Miami quarterback Tua Tagovailoa launched a perfect deep ball to Hill, who seemingly sped past Jackson so easily for a score that he might as well have not even been covering the electric playmaker.
In other words, Hill picked up right where he left off by burning Jackson. Again.
TUA DIME TO TYREEK. 42-YARD TOUCHDOWN.
📺: #NEvsMIA on CBS
📱: Stream on #NFLPlus https://t.co/Quwvdzpx7G pic.twitter.com/VI65QA6lZ0— NFL (@NFL) October 29, 2023
If that weren’t enough, with the Dolphins driving in late in the second quarter, Tagovailoa found Cedrick Wilson Jr. with a precise pass while Jackson was draped all over him. This after being called for a seemingly erroneous pass interference penalty on Hill.
The poor guy just can’t catch a break against this Miami team:
This play by J.C. Jackson was called for pass interference pic.twitter.com/K8LvTcogH5
— Ben Brown 🌻 (@BenBrownPL) October 29, 2023
🏈 @Tua ➡️ @cedwilson95 🤲
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— Miami Dolphins (@MiamiDolphins) October 29, 2023
Dear reader, that is Jackson being directly responsible for two Dolphins touchdowns after already getting humiliated by them earlier this season. It was a tough (but probably inevitable) break for the defender.
This was how Twitter reacted
JC taking that step forward was a death sentence https://t.co/8FOV0BwLkh
— Taylor Kyles (@tkyles39) October 29, 2023
The end around fake really worked on JC Jackson’. Incredible throw https://t.co/im1KwGh7WM
— Joe Murray (@JoeyMurr) October 29, 2023
JC Jackson in coverage what a shock he let up like 8 yards of seperation 😭 https://t.co/k1MamMXj0W
— ⚡️ ℂ𝕠𝕝𝕖 ⚡️ (@Chargers_Zone) October 29, 2023
Hill is in JC Jackson’s nightmares https://t.co/DyL1UJhnC8
— The Duke of Hazard (@TheR3al_McCoy) October 29, 2023
jc jackson getting bullied 😭 https://t.co/MlcWX44fBa
— jake 🎃 (@Reasonemm) October 29, 2023
Tough first half for J.C. Jackson. He was in coverage on both Miami touchdowns.
— Zack Cox (@ZackCoxNESN) October 29, 2023
J.C. Jackson was creeping towards the line of scrimmage when that ball was snapped, then had to turn his momentum and run with Hill. Not sure what he saw there.
— Alex Barth (@RealAlexBarth) October 29, 2023
Tua when he sees J.C Jackson pic.twitter.com/qwnPFf9lPf
— Carlton (@Carlton_KB) October 29, 2023
Tua learned from week 1 against the Chargers wherever J.C. Jackson is THROW THE BALL
— Jarod Lee Barnfather (@BarnDaddy1) October 29, 2023
