Archive for the 'Game Stories' Category
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Jets Hang Tough But Fall to Pats 20-10
Laurence Maroney carried the ball 26 times for 104 yards and a touchdown as the Patriots remained perfect with a 20-10 win over the Jets on a dreary day at Gillette Stadium. The Patriots became only the second team in NFL history to run their record to 14-and-0. The 1972 Miami Dolphins were 14-and-0 during [...]
Posted by Matt Loede on Dec 17 2007Jets Sweep Miami with 40-13 Beating of Dolphins
For those that thought the Dolphins had a great shot to beat the Jets for their first win of the 2007 season. Think again. Sunday at home vs the Jets, the Fins were as bad as ever, and now it truly appears that the once undefeated Fins may go winless. The Jets [...]
Posted by Matt Loede on Dec 02 2007Streak Over - Jets Stun Steelers 19-16 in OT
The New York Jets have been close many times this season, and on Sunday in the upset of the day they finally cashed in, beating the clearly underestimating Pittsburgh Steelers 19-16 in overtime at the Meadowlands. Mike Nugent kicked a 38-yard field goal in overtime, coming after returner Leon Washington took back a punt [...]
Posted by Matt Loede on Nov 18 2007Run Defense Nowhere to Be Found in 23-20 Loss to Redskins
Someone must have told the Jets run defense to stay home Sunday, as they forgot that the Washington Redskins like to run Clinton Portis. Not only did the Jets get a heavy dose of Portis on Sunday at the Meadowlands, they got him rammed down their throats, as they blew a 17-3 third quarter lead [...]
Posted by Matt Loede on Nov 04 2007Rough Season Continues for Jets in 13-3 Loss to Bills
The season of nightmares for the Jets continued on Sunday, as the Buffalo Bills wrapped a sweep of the Jets with an impressive defensive effort in a 13-3 win in New Jersey. The Bills were led by wide out Lee Evans, who scored on an 85-yard TD with 3:38 left to make a 6-3 Bills [...]
Posted by Matt Loede on Oct 28 2007Defense Falls Apart in 38-31 Loss to Bengals
This one can’t be blamed on Chad Pennington. The Jets had the Bengals on the ropes Sunday, nursing a 23-10 lead in the third quarter, but that was when the defense folded, allowing little regarded Bengals back Kenny Watson to go off for three scores and 130 yards as the Bengals came out on top [...]
Posted by Matt Loede on Oct 21 2007Pennington Poor Again as Jets Fall 16-9 to Philly
The soul searching continues for the New York Jets, who Sunday at home fell to 1-5 after a 16-9 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. Philly took advantage of another poor outing by Jets QB Chad Pennington, and the Jets defense was caught napping early as Donovan McNabb and Kevin Curtis hooked up for a 75-yard [...]
Jets Fall in Buffalo 17-14 to Rival Bills
Rookie Trent Edwards was 22-for-28 for 234 yards and a touchdown as the Buffalo Bills defeated the Jets 17-14 at Ralph Wilson Stadium. Edwards was picked off once as he got the start for the injured J.P. Losman. Marshawn Lynch ran the ball 23 times for 79 yards and another score as the Bills won [...]
Posted by Matt Loede on Oct 01 2007Jets Hold Off Miami 31-28 at the Meadowlands
Chad Pennington returned from a one-week absence and threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as the Jets beat the Miami Dolphins, 31-28 at the Meadowlands. Pennington was 15-of-22 for 124 yards in leading New York to its first win of the season. Thomas Jones had 110 yards on 25 carries, and Leon Washington [...]
Posted by Matt Loede on Sep 24 2007Jets Fall to 0-2 After 20-13 Loss to Ravens
Kyle Boller connected on 23-of-35 passes for 185 yards and two touchdowns, helping the Ravens top the Jets 20-13 in Baltimore. Todd Heap and Willis McGahee both hauled in TD catches, while McGahee also collected 97 yards rushing on 26 carries. The victory allowed the Ravens to improve to 1-and-1 on the season after dropping their [...]
Posted by Matt Loede on Sep 17 2007



