Shouts of jubilation followed the Jets as they walked off the field, in a tunnel and inside the locker room at Ralph Wilson Stadium visitors on Sunday. Their cries have nothing to do with the team first place they had conquered. It had everything to do with the team first place they will play next week.
When the final second of the Jets 27-11 destruction of the Buffalo Bills checked the clock, they did not celebrate as a focus. It would be incorrect to say that the Jets were just sneaked ahead of their clash against New England at the Stade de MetLife, a game that Mark Sanchez calls "a league match of the division." The Jets can see clearly in first place after the Patriots lost the Giants on Sunday, creating a three-way tie with the Jets and the Bills to 5-3 atop the AFC East.
"If this is our time to take over and win the AFC Middle, then it's time to do it," said LaDainian Tomlinson. "This week, it has to happen."
In the world of the Jets, all things are possible, even a division title, even the home playoff game that has eluded them the past two seasons. This notion seems pure fantasy a month ago, in the middle of a sequence of three defeats which threatened to Splinter team. Sunday afternoon, after his offense scored on four consecutive second half of the readers, after his defense to intimidate the dangerous running back Fred Jackson, after his team won its third consecutive game, the coach Rex Ryan marched in a locker room that was all about frustration.
"We know who we have coming," Ryan told his players.
Yes, they do. They shouted, "Here we go" and "Let's go. Patriots", not even bothering to enjoy their Sunday feat. When they reflect, the Jets plan their praise for the victory that silenced the upstart Bills and their raucous fans.
On Sunday, the Jets controlled the clock with runs clear and sharp passes. They forced three turnovers and did not allow a landing until the fourth quarter, or, as David Harris said, "when the game was over." And they bottled Jackson, who led the AFC in yards from scrimmage.
"We put ourselves in position to succeed today," D'Brickashaw Ferguson said. "All we want is right there."
As much as they respected quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, the Jets felt that the Bills offense that had averaged 31 points per game, went through Jackson. They have vowed to put the edge against him, for him inside the funnel, and finally their addresses with conviction. They did all the above, forcing Fitzpatrick to throw in the strength of the Jets defense, the secondary.
"We knew they were a great play offense," said Bart Scott. "But we never let the momentum swing back in this game."
Scott Jackson helped shackle pivots on two plays, including the stop on fourth-and-one at the Jets 16 early in the fourth quarter. Meanwhile, the Jets were leading, 20-3. When Scott and Sione Pouha transformed the game by forcing a fumble Jackson five minutes in the third quarter, the Jets were clinging to an advantage of 6 points. Jim Leonhard recovered the ball to 19 bills. "
Three plays later, Tomlinson scored from a yard out. On their next possession, a 43-yard pass-interference penalty by Leodis McKelvin on Santonio Holmes set up a score of 8 yards to Holmes.
"This is the type of football wants Rex," guard Matt Slauson said. "Is the kind of football we are, at best."
With the release of their bye week, the Jets were haunted by their past failures, loss apathetic past two seasons. Asked about the attitude of the team in the Sunday section, Pouha said, "Our attitude is to not just tell us what we can not do."
Without defensive tackles Mike DeVito and Kenrick Ellis, the Jets game thwarted Bills' rush.
Moonwalk with the offense in the first half, trailing behind even if it slid forward, the Jets rebounded, but it took some time. A masterpiece of the opening of a drive - 15 plays, 133 yards after a penalty in 10 minutes 9 seconds - stalled on an interception in the end zone Sanchez, a wayward pass that led to a discussion with the offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer. Six penalties stunted their momentum. Once, they had 12 men on the ground.
If this is not a challenge that has reversed a nifty diving interception by George Wilson, the Jets have not managed to score twice in their first three possessions in depth in the territory of bills.
"We looked like the Bad News Bears," said Ryan.
At the end of the day, however, Sanchez spoke of another film - "The Karate Kid." Accuracy - 20 of 28 passes for 230 yards and a touchdown to Holmes - obscured the red zone interception and a fumble lost. Its safety was best ball during transfers.
After giving the ball to John Conner, who dove into the end zone for the touchdown Jets' third of the second half, Sanchez was at the Buffalo 5 and turned to the crowd, or what was left, sat behind the East End area. He raised his left leg and sliced the air with a drop kick, the symbolic start of the next bill.
Buffalo fur blue mascot, Billy Buffalo, moped behind a goal post, head down in despair. Up next, Pat Patriot?
"Right now," said Scott. "I can not wait to return."
When the final second of the Jets 27-11 destruction of the Buffalo Bills checked the clock, they did not celebrate as a focus. It would be incorrect to say that the Jets were just sneaked ahead of their clash against New England at the Stade de MetLife, a game that Mark Sanchez calls "a league match of the division." The Jets can see clearly in first place after the Patriots lost the Giants on Sunday, creating a three-way tie with the Jets and the Bills to 5-3 atop the AFC East.
"If this is our time to take over and win the AFC Middle, then it's time to do it," said LaDainian Tomlinson. "This week, it has to happen."
In the world of the Jets, all things are possible, even a division title, even the home playoff game that has eluded them the past two seasons. This notion seems pure fantasy a month ago, in the middle of a sequence of three defeats which threatened to Splinter team. Sunday afternoon, after his offense scored on four consecutive second half of the readers, after his defense to intimidate the dangerous running back Fred Jackson, after his team won its third consecutive game, the coach Rex Ryan marched in a locker room that was all about frustration.
"We know who we have coming," Ryan told his players.
Yes, they do. They shouted, "Here we go" and "Let's go. Patriots", not even bothering to enjoy their Sunday feat. When they reflect, the Jets plan their praise for the victory that silenced the upstart Bills and their raucous fans.
On Sunday, the Jets controlled the clock with runs clear and sharp passes. They forced three turnovers and did not allow a landing until the fourth quarter, or, as David Harris said, "when the game was over." And they bottled Jackson, who led the AFC in yards from scrimmage.
"We put ourselves in position to succeed today," D'Brickashaw Ferguson said. "All we want is right there."
As much as they respected quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, the Jets felt that the Bills offense that had averaged 31 points per game, went through Jackson. They have vowed to put the edge against him, for him inside the funnel, and finally their addresses with conviction. They did all the above, forcing Fitzpatrick to throw in the strength of the Jets defense, the secondary.
"We knew they were a great play offense," said Bart Scott. "But we never let the momentum swing back in this game."
Scott Jackson helped shackle pivots on two plays, including the stop on fourth-and-one at the Jets 16 early in the fourth quarter. Meanwhile, the Jets were leading, 20-3. When Scott and Sione Pouha transformed the game by forcing a fumble Jackson five minutes in the third quarter, the Jets were clinging to an advantage of 6 points. Jim Leonhard recovered the ball to 19 bills. "
Three plays later, Tomlinson scored from a yard out. On their next possession, a 43-yard pass-interference penalty by Leodis McKelvin on Santonio Holmes set up a score of 8 yards to Holmes.
"This is the type of football wants Rex," guard Matt Slauson said. "Is the kind of football we are, at best."
With the release of their bye week, the Jets were haunted by their past failures, loss apathetic past two seasons. Asked about the attitude of the team in the Sunday section, Pouha said, "Our attitude is to not just tell us what we can not do."
Without defensive tackles Mike DeVito and Kenrick Ellis, the Jets game thwarted Bills' rush.
Moonwalk with the offense in the first half, trailing behind even if it slid forward, the Jets rebounded, but it took some time. A masterpiece of the opening of a drive - 15 plays, 133 yards after a penalty in 10 minutes 9 seconds - stalled on an interception in the end zone Sanchez, a wayward pass that led to a discussion with the offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer. Six penalties stunted their momentum. Once, they had 12 men on the ground.
If this is not a challenge that has reversed a nifty diving interception by George Wilson, the Jets have not managed to score twice in their first three possessions in depth in the territory of bills.
"We looked like the Bad News Bears," said Ryan.
At the end of the day, however, Sanchez spoke of another film - "The Karate Kid." Accuracy - 20 of 28 passes for 230 yards and a touchdown to Holmes - obscured the red zone interception and a fumble lost. Its safety was best ball during transfers.
After giving the ball to John Conner, who dove into the end zone for the touchdown Jets' third of the second half, Sanchez was at the Buffalo 5 and turned to the crowd, or what was left, sat behind the East End area. He raised his left leg and sliced the air with a drop kick, the symbolic start of the next bill.
Buffalo fur blue mascot, Billy Buffalo, moped behind a goal post, head down in despair. Up next, Pat Patriot?
"Right now," said Scott. "I can not wait to return."
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