This game was emotional. The Jets took off a little slow out of the gates, but then the fourth quarter arrived and the New York Jets behind the energy of 80,000 loud fans made play after play on offense, defense and on special teams to win a game that looked out of reach.

Nick Folk 50 yard field goal gave the Jets the 3 point lead with less than a minute to play. Kicker Nick Folk made the biggest kick in his career, taking avenge on the team that cut him a few years ago.

Mark Sanchez threw for over 300 yards and never quit after making a couple of mistakes. The quarterback Mark Sanchez found different receivers in crucial situations and made just enough plays to pull out the epic win over Rob Ryan’s highly touted defense.

Rex Ryan defense gave up a couple long scoring drives early in the game, but then they got comfortable and put a ton of pressure on Dallas Cowboy Quarterback Tony Romo.  The special teams and the defense decided the game by making some tremendous second half plays. Brian Schottenheimer was steadily aggressive calling pass after pass and only sprinkling in the occasional run. The aggressiveness payed off when the Cowboys secondary was injured and worn down allowing Jets receivers to find openings and opportunities that they took advantage of over and over.

Special Teams of the Jets came up with the biggest plays of the game. The blocked punt return for touchdown made the entire stadium go bonkers. Then Nick Folk drilled the kick of his life to send the Jets into the win column.

Jets Defense by many players including stars Bart Scott and Darrelle Revis. Linebacker Bart Scott pressured Romo and had some huge tackles. Corner back Darrelle Revis made the interception late which set-up the game winning field goal. Romo had the lead and the Cowboys were in the driver seat. However, the pressure of the moment forced Romo to make mistakes, and the Jets capitalized in the biggest way.

Ladainian Tomlinson was making plays including many huge first downs by catching Mark Sanchez passes in the flat and finding the first down chains and doing whatever it took to get past the chains. In reality the stars of the Jets all seemed to make plays.

Plaxico Burress was quite in the first half and then he made his return to the NFL memorable. With several catches on the game none were bigger than the Mark Sanchez to Plaxico Burress touchdown pass down the sideline.

Jim Leonard who ran all the way down the field and made a game changing tackle that preceded the Tony Romo goal line fumble that ignited the comeback.

New York Jets Come From Behind Victory Over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday Night Football, just had to repeat the title because this win was something special on a truly special day in American History. God Bless America and thank you to all the men and women who lost their lives saving others on that unforgettable day ten years ago. The NY Police Department, NY Fire Department, First Responders and all those who lost their lives  you will all, forever, be in our hearts.

The win is a positive going into a huge test in the playoffs. The Jets are the 6th seed going against the 3rd seeded Indianapolis Colts. Peyton Manning has home field advantage.

A rematch of the AFC Title game that brought the Jets, who were leading during the 3rd quarter, a few plays away from playing in the Superbowl and making history.

That streak is now over after the New York Jets got a huge win 22-17 when nobody thought it was going to happen. With plenty of distractions and of course the formidable Steelers defense, the New York Jets found a way to win, albeit barely as Big Ben had a few chances for a game winning touchdown at the end of the game. The Jets defense held, and the now the Jets team is on the verge of a playoff spot.

NEW YORK JETS Playoff Picture
The New York Jets clinch a playoff spot with a:

1) NYJ win or tie
2) JAC loss or tie
3) IND loss or tie

Gotta love those chances! Now we should all be focusing on the upcoming game in Chicago, in which the Bears have gone from surprise team to Superbowl contenders, but it is probably all smoke and mirrors as hopefully the Jets will reveal on Sunday.

Shout Out to Jason Taylor! What a huge sack in the end zone for a safety. That was the play of the game. Keep up the awesome play Jason Taylor.

If you haven’t heard, allegedly Rex Ryan’s wife has some serious foot fetish issues, which would be perfectly OK had she not somehow managed to allow a half-dozen videos of said foot fetish to surface on the Internet. Rex Ryan seems to always be trying to do something to put the focus on him and take the pressure off the team, but I can’t give him ‘props’ for this one as Ryan and his wife’s obsession with her feet is just embarrassing.

To the game: We will all remember this game for Brad Smith. Brad Smith has had some welcome to the NFL moments as NY Jet, basically because about 1/2 the time he touches the ball he is running for a big play with it. However, on Thanksgiving Brad Smith had 2 huge monsterous epic emotional ‘I can’t believe what I just saw’ moments. A long kickoff return and a long rushing touchdown that were instrumental accounting for more than half of the Jets 26 points.

What I love about Brad Smith is that he runs and protects the ball. The Dallas Cowboys lost a game they controlled because Roy Williams boneheaded one hand protecting the ball running style. Williams switched the ball from his one hand to the other moments before getting stripped at the end of the game. If he just holds the ball with two hands and falls down, the Cowboys win that game virtually everytime. Brad Smith protects the ball always, I like that. 53 yard end-around and a 89 yard kickoff return were a testament to his vision while running with the football.

The Jets defense showed up and dominated. Two interceptions, plenty of quarterback pressures and three sacks, one of which went for a huge 2 point conversion stretching the lead to 16. Revis Island embarrassed Terrell Owens. Coverage was so tight, T.O. only saw 6 passes come his way for 3 catches and a measly 17 total yards. T.O. said Revis is “just an average corner” so if that is the case, what makes you T.O.? – a very, very below average wide receiver because Revis Island has punked you the past 3 games you played against him.

Thanks Jets for delivering a not so pretty at times, but hard fought victory on Thanksgiving. Now, how about an early Christmas present by delivering a victory against the New England Patriots next week?

The New York Jets collapsed. In a span of what seemingly was just a few minutes, the Jets in front of their home fans at the New Meadowlands Stadium let a 23-7 lead disappear. In fact, after a Texans field goal, touchdown, touchdown, and another field goal the Jets were losing 23-27 and the game was all but over. The Jets had fumbled and thrown an interception and had basically given the game away to the Houston Texans.

That is if this was the Same Old Jets team that fans in New York and New Jersey had gotten used to. The Same Old Jets team finds a way to lose, in some very amazing and creative ways.

But.

This is Not the Same Old Jets team.

This team is led by Rex Ryan, Mark Sanchez, LT, a top defense and some of the most talented wide receivers on the planet. They all know that no matter what the situation is, this team can score in crunch time, this team can win in the 4th quarter, and this team can make remarkable plays when they matter most. With 50 seconds to go, and no timeouts, Mark Sanchez found LT a couple times, then unleashed a bullet deep ball to a sideline streaking Braylon Edwards who just for a moment was open deep. The all-of-a-sudden-this-season sure handed Braylon Edwards caught the ball and was knocked out of bounds at the 6 yard line with just 16 seconds to play. At least the Jets will have a chance to win the game. Well, one play later, Sanchez under pressure floated a game winning fade pass to the ultra clutch, Santonio Holmes for the touchdown that made the New Meadowlands stadium erupt.

The wide receivers of the Jets are fantastic.

Santonio Holmes, who the Jets traded a 5th round draft pick to Pittsburgh for has made a huge go ahead game winning score or set one up in each of the last 4 Jets victories.
Braylon Edwards has been sensational as he continues to be one of Mark Sanchez’s favorite targets. Edwards career was marred by dropped passes and off the field issues before coming to the Jets. He has totally changed around his image, and his speed and his skills are quickly becoming an integral part of the passing attack every single game.
Jerricho Cotchery is sure handed, and that “groin” grab pass he caught last week against the Detroit Lions was a spectacular highlight, even with the feelings of sympathy all Jets fans had for that sort of injury.
Dustin Keller, who has been quite as of late is often the tight end that emerges with a huge catch when the Jets need someone to make a big play. He can take over games.
Brad Smith is the all versatile guy that can do it all, and we are happy he does it all well.
LaDainian Tomlinson isn’t a wide receiver, but his ability to catch balls out of the backfield and then make people miss tackles against him make him ultra valuable. His 7 catches for 71 yards against the Texans all came at very opportune times.

The New York Jets play the 2-8 Cincinnati Bengals on Thanksgiving Day. Ochocinco, Terrell Owens and Carson Palmer will be a lot to handle for the Jets defense. But after watching Buffalo score 49 unanswered points against the Bengals today I am guessing the Jets offense is gonna have a field day. Happy Thanksgiving to All!

Did I mention the Jets beat the Patriots already this season, so that would make the Jets the current BEST TEAM in the NFL.

The Cleveland Browns two weeks ago went into the Superdome in New Orleans and embarrassed the defending NFL Superbowl champions. Last week, the same Cleveland Browns team hosted the New England Patriots and embarrassed Tom Brady and Bill Belichick. So this Browns team, which no one expected to be very good, had seemingly come on as of late. The Jets moved the ball up and down the field all day against them and the Jets defense got some timely stops, especially in overtime. The Browns had 3 overtime possessions, including their first one in which the Browns fumbled in field goal range. That was just one of the luckier moments for the Jets.

The Jets kicking which during the first half of the season was looking good, has all of a sudden became a serious problem. Nick Folk missed three field goals including one in overtime and a chip shot late in regulation. Expect the Jets to see which free agent kickers have been home practicing and Rex Ryan just might have a new kicker before next week.

In the end, the wide receiver who seems to be saving his best stuff for clutch, overtime moments broke free of a tackle and split a couple would-be-tacklers en route to the game ending touchdown with just seconds left in overtime. If Santonio Holmes does not score there, the Jets would likely have ended up tying the Browns and nobody likes a tie.

The Jets are lucky, but good teams put themselves in positions to be lucky or make their own luck or whatever other ‘luck’ based cliche you want to throw out there.

Seriously, the Jets punted with a little over 7 minutes to play in the fourth quarter and down by 10 points. At that point, down by two scores and without the ball, the Jets had no business winning this game. But the defense held, got the ball back for the heroic Mark Sanchez to use the hurry up offense and put the Lions defense on their heels. With his QB sneak with 2:46 to play closing the gap to 3 points, the Jets were still a long shot to tie. Opting against the onside kick, the Jets kicked long and held the Lions forcing a punt. Sanchez would direct the offense down the field and folk hero for the Jets, Nick Folk would kick a game tying field goal as time expired. Then in overtime, the Jets won the coin toss and with a long pass from Sanchez to Santonio Holmes, the folk hero again would add to his short, but increasingly impressive folk legend by kicking the game winner in overtime.

That is what happened. And it is almost hard to believe how everything worked out so well. There was not enough time for anything to not work out, it was just one of those series of moments that make a team an NFL best 6-2 instead of a middle of the pack 5-3.

Right now, the New York Jets are loving life. Winning a road game against an improving Detroit Lions team in dramatic fashion has to be exhilarating and watching the New England Patriots and Miami Dolphins get whooped on has helped big time in the AFC east race.

The bottom line is this:

• The defense is clearly one of the NFL’s best
• Mark Sanchez is greatly improved
• Skill players at the skill positions are really skilled
• LT has re-emerged as one of the NFL’s best running backs, pass catching backs, and blocking backs
• Nick Folk has turned around his career after his tumultuous season with the Dallas Cowboys last year
• Rex Ryan is viewed in a positive light around the league, because his bravado-esque swagger is backed up by intelligence
• Ownership and the front office has done a great job assembling a terrific team
• Offense and Defensive lines are above average in the NFL

The Jets next game is vs. Cleveland, who normally would be chalked up as an easy Win but they just embarrassed Tom Brady and the Patriots by powerful running and coming-of-age play by rookie quarterback Colt McCoy.

Like is often the case, the talking heads do not know anything. They hear something said by one talking head and they just repeat it and repeat it. The Jets front office and Coach Rex Ryan knew they were getting not only one of the all-time great running backs, but LaDainian Tomlinson was surely not washed up, had something to prove, could still run over people while making ankle breaking cuts, still had breakaway speed, could catch even the errant Mark Sanchez pass out of the backfield and would be a leader in the locker room.

On Sunday, as LaDainian Tomlinson has done all season long, he showed the Denver Broncos all of the good as he helped the New York Jets beat the Denver Broncos and their smug young coach Josh McDaniels 24-20 in Denver. I’ll give Josh McDaniels this, I loved his celebration last year when the Broncos beat the Patriots which really pissed off Coach Bill Belichick

The game was not the Jets best, with Mark Sanchez throwing a couple interceptions and many other passes that should have been intercepted. The defense and Darrelle Revis were not at their best allowing the Broncos league worst running game to finally appear, but the defense did hold Kyle Orton to under 300 yards something most teams this season have not been able to do. But in the end, the Jets made just enough plays to edge the Broncos and got some help from the officials.

The field judge Gary Cavaletto called a desperation throw by Mark Sanchez on 4th and 6 as pass interference on Renaldo Hill, who lost track of the ball as it sailed in the air and while off balance his fingers hit the face mask of Santonio Holmes, who himself was off balance and falling to the ground. With a second life, and just a couple minutes left in the game, the Jets offense took the controversial penalty which gave them first and goal at the two yard line and cashed in. LaDainian Tomlinson took it in untouched, as the Broncos seemingly let him score, and the defense had a chance to stop the Broncos for the win. The suspense finally ended, as the defense recovered a Kyle Orton fumble on a terrible hike by his center as the Broncos were driving on their last possession.

The Dolphins and Patriots both won in close games against good competition, so it still appears the AFC East is going to be a tough battle right to the end of the season. The Jets have a bye week coming up, which should help rest some of the nagging injuries. But for now, the Jets at 5-1 are off to a great start considering their schedule has been awfully tough so far.

The Jets seemed to dominate the Vikings for the first 3 quarters, stifling Adrian Peterson and making Brett Favre look old and lost. The offense of the Jets couldn’t punch it in the end zone and over and over had to settle for Nick Folk field goals, 5 times. But you knew you couldn’t hold Favre down, and he led a frantic comeback connecting with his 500th career touchdown to newly acquired Randy Moss and then twice to Percy Harvin making it an edge of your seat game. But Mark Sanchez, LT, Shonn Greene and the Jets defense were able to pull this game out with help from a sweet kickoff return from secret weapon Brad Smith.

The Vikings are screwed at 1-3, and now face a matchup with another 1-3 team who were equally hyped as Superbowl favorites, the Dallas Cowboys.
The Jets, on the other hand, go to 4-1, take over the outright lead in the AFC East and have shown the world on a national stage during Monday Night Football that they have weapons on offense, defense and special teams.

Oh, and they have a fantastic coaching staff.

FYI, Mark Sanchez has 8 touchdowns on the year and 0 interceptions. Error free football has led to a huge turnover differential for the Jets which has surely contributed to putting them in the envious position of reeling off 4 consecutive victories. Sanchez was plenty aggressive tonight, firing the ball down field on many occasions showing that he has a relatively powerful young arm.

This was a great win for what appears to be a great team playing in front of a great fan base inside a great stadium.

What it does say is that the Buffalo Bills Suck.

Honestly, we already kinda new the Buffalo Bills Suck but the Jets exposed them in every aspect of their suckiness. Their offense was pathetic, with their quarterback scrambling for 74 yards the only positive yardage they seemed to muster all game. Their defense couldn’t come even close to stopping the constantly improving offensive juggernaut which has become the Mark Sanchez led Jets offense. Even the Buffalo Bills special teams sucked.

The NY Jets won 2 games in the division last year, so far we have won all 3 games in the division this year. Mark Sanchez has 8 touchdown passes on the season and 0 interceptions. LT and Shonn Greene both ran for over 100 yards, with LT scoring two touchdowns.  Secret weapon Brad Smith did his usual thing and Dustin Kellar caught two touchdowns for the second week in a row.

The NY Jets blew up the New England Patriots
The NY Jets blew up the Miami Dolphins
The NY Jets blew up the Buffalo Bills

Who in the AFC East is gonna compete? We know the Buffalo Bills Suck with their 0-4 record, and despite giving both Miami and New England a run for their money in games earlier in the season the Bills might end up with 0 wins. With the Dolphins playing the New England Patriots on Monday Night Football on October 4 the contender and pretender in the division will be revealed.

Okay, so the Buffalo Bills suck, but that doesn’t mean this wasn’t a good win for the Jets. The Jets are getting a lot of attention from the media as being one of the premier teams in the AFC. Indianapolis lost to Jacksonville today, and Jacksonville is horrible so Peyton Manning’s squad is no longer as big a bully as it once was. Baltimore, Pittsburgh and Houston appear to be the other NFL cities with quality teams that through a quarter of the season appear to be playoff caliber.

Even though the Buffalo Bills Suck it is still awesome to watch our NY Football Jets play this well in all facets of the game. The offense can move the ball and has plenty of weapons.  Now we get to add Santonio Holmes to the mix, and if you don’t know how good a Superbowl MVP wide receiver Santonio Holmes is than you are in for a pleasant surprise. With Braylon Edwards catching another touchdown today, we will now have two awesome wide receivers. Jerricho Cotchery can move to the slot where he will be more effective and with Dustin Kellar playing the tight end position at the level he is the Jets have one of the best passing attacks in the NFL. Add to that two great running backs, a young improving quarterback, a great defense, a brilliant defensive minded head coach, a talented offensive coordinator in Brian Schottenheimer and some wrinkles like Brad Smith the NY Jets management have put together a title contender.

Today was a nice win even though the Buffalo Bills Suck, but let us focus on a huge game coming up as we have Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings next weekend.