Jets Pride

Sunday, October 25, 2009. Week 7. The New York Jets Recovered from their disappointing loss last week to the Buffalo Bills by defeating the Oakland Raiders 38-0. The Jets dominated and controlled all four quarters. Shawn Green and Thomas Jones both rushed for over 100 yards each. The Jets rushed for over 300 yards for the second week in a row, the first time in their history and time in the NFL since 1975. Mark Sanchez completed 9 of 15 passes for 143 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions or fumbles. David Clowney caught a 35 yard Sanchez pass for his first TD. Next game: Sunday, November 1st, New York Jets @ Oakland Raiders.

Sunday, October 18, 2009. Week 6. The New York Jets were supposed to win this one. The Buffalo Bills had not beaten an AFC East opponent since December 2007. But the Jets offense was awful and Mark Sanchez worse, throwing five interceptions on the afternoon. The Bill’s gave the Jets a second chance by missing a 46 yard field goal at the end of regulation time. The Jets won the toss, but could not capitalize. And this time the Bills did not miss, with Rian Lindel kicking an overtime 47 yard field goal to win 16-13. Many are questioning why Rex Ryan did not pull Sanchez out in the second half. The Jets are now 3-3 on the season. For more, see this story. Next game: Sunday, October 25th, New York @ Oakland Raiders.

Sunday, October 12, 2009. Week 5. It was a fairly ordinary football game for three quarters. The New York Jets led the Miami Dolphins 13-10. But the fourth quarter was anything but ordinary. It became a wild and wooly affair, with five touchdowns scored. Unfortunately, Miami scored the last one with six seconds left and won the game 31-27. The Jets did benefit in the fourth quarter from a very generous defense pass interference call at the goal line. On the next play, the Jets ran it in. Chad Henne was outstanding for Miami, completing 20 of 26 passes for 241 yards and 2 touchdowns. He is already being touted by many as Miami’s quarterback of the future today. In total, the Dolphins got 413 yards-262 passing and 151 rushing. Sanchez was also excellent, completing 12 of 24 for 171 yards. The total Jets offense was 309 yards-171 passing & 138 rushing. Sanchez has taken a liking to his new teammate Braylon Edwards, just acquired from the Browns. He had five receptions for 64 yards and 1 touchdown. Next game: Sunday, October 18th, 4:15 PM, Buffalo @ New York.

Sunday, October 4, 2009. The New York Jets lost to the New Orleans Saints 24-10, their first loss of the season. The defense played an overall excellent game but was hurt by rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez’s four turnovers, including three interceptions. For more details on this game, see Next game: Sunday, Oct. 11th, 8:30 PM, New York Jets @ Miami Dolphins.