Jets Pride

Week 11. Sunday, November 22, 2009. The New England Patriots easily beat the New York Jets this afternoon 31-14. Mark Sanchez threw five interceptions and some are calling for benching the rookie. Sanchez has thrown 16 interceptions this season, second in the NFL. However, head coach Rex Ryan says Sanchez will learn and improve by sitting on the bench so he is sticking with his quarterback choice, for better or for worse. For more on this game, see this story. Next game: Sunday, Nov. 29th, 1:00 PM, Carolina Panthers @ New York Jets.

The New York Jets will face their rivals the New England Patriots tomorrow afternoon. The Patriots are still reeling from their last minute loss to Indianapolis. The Jets rookie quarterback is still learning his way around the league. For more on this game and others Sunday, see this article.

Sunday, November 15, 2009. It was another disappointing and frustrating day for New York Jets fans as they lost again, this time to to the Jacksonville Jaguars 24-22. The Jets took the lead late in the fourth quarter only to let the Jaguars drive back down the field in the last few minutes. With about a minute and a half left on the clock, the Jaguars were about to score a touchdown when Maurice Jones-Drew took a knee on the one yard line. The Jags stayed there to run out the clock and then kicked a field goal with the clock running out. It was a risky play, but it worked and the Jaguars snatched the victory. For details on this game, see this story. The Jets are now 4 and 5 and their playoff hopes are about over. Next game: Sunday, Nov.22nd, 4:15 PM, New York Jets @ New England Patriots.

Sunday, November 1, 2009. The Miami Dolphins again defeated the New York Jets this time by a score of 30-25. The Jets special teams were awful including two consecutive kick off returns for touchdowns. A Jet fumble led to another Dolphin touchdown. The Jets offense was actually good as was the defense. For a Jets fan, it was a tough game to watch. If you want more details, see this article. Next week is a bye week for the Jets. Thank goodness.

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.

Sunday, September 27, 2009. the New York Jets defeated the Tennessee Titans 24-17 this Sunday afternoon. The new and improved Jets defense had given back their 14 point lead and things were starting to look bleak. In fact, the Jets defense gave up 17 straight points. Mark Sanchez had his moments as well, including two fumbles and a fourth quarter fumble. But in the first quarter, Sanchez ran 14 yards for an early touchdown. The Jets came back with a touchdown in the third quarter; Jay Feely added a field goal in the fourth quarter and the defense came back and held the Titans to 17 points. Next game, Sunday, October 4th, 4:05 PM v. New Orleans Saints.

The New York Jets have placed rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez on the injury report as his knee was bothering him. Reported as ” a little tendinitis” in his right knee, the Jets are playing cautious since being fined for Brett Favre’s allegations that he was playing hurt the end of last season but the Jets did not report it. Head coach Rex Ryan has stated that Sanchez will start against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday. For more on the current status of Jets injuries, see this story.