"Strip, Scoop & Scamper" - and a Miracle in the Meadowlands! Jet beat Bills, 31-27; Jets 9-5 / Packers 5-9 & Out.

With 2 minutes left, the Bills led by 2. Then came the strip by Abram Elam...

...and the scoop and scamper by Shaun Ellis for an 11 yard TD and Jets' lead.

Brett sweating the last minute or so of the game. After Ellis' TD, the Jets intercepted Losman, that should've been the game. But the Jets couldn't get a first down - running 4 rushes and not one pass play. Bills had 1 minute to try and get a TD. Brett stated that the Jets are still in the lead with a 9-5 record and a win's a win - unfortunately I think Coach Mangini buys into that too much. A player saying that and a coach feeling that are two different things.

Helluva way for the Jets' defense to come through when they ABSOLUTELY NEEDED TO. I almost walked out of the room at 2:00 left in the game - Bills had the ball. All the Bills needed was a first down and the Jets' hopes to get into the playoffs would have crashed and burned.

Thank you, Mr. Ellis and Mr. Elam! Elam sacked Bills' QB JP Losman, stripping the ball from him and Ellis scooped up the fumble and ran in for 11 yards and a TD. Donovan and Maria screamed and we woke Baby Grace. I thought D was gonna wet himself. It truly was a remarkable moment. But the Jets' defense is in a sorry state and I blame Coach Mangini for it. I'm thinking it'll be difficult for the Jets to win the AFC East division with an inept, "show up" defense such as the one they have. For more on this, click READ MORE!

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So the Jets stand at 9-5...as do the Patriots and the Dolphins. Jets have the tie-breaker so they're still atop the AFC East. Patriots play Buffalo and Arizona (who have already won their division and, oddly, were a "shitty" team when Favre through 6 TDs against them earlier in the season), Miami plays Kansas City and the Jets (final game of season at NY), and the Jets play the 3-12 Seahawks away and Miami at home).

I feel VERY uneasy. The Jets' defense has played maybe 2 full games - otherwise they play a half or a quarter of good ball. And I'm uneasy about Coach Mangini's play-calling and defensive schemes. I not not confident, at all, in the Jets either winning the AFC East division and/or going past one game in the playoffs, should they get there. Maybe it's Mangini's experience, I don't know. The Jets have one of the top-ranked rush defenses but it was no where to be seen yesterday. Granted, Bills' RB Lynch is a monster (really - the man looks like he hides under bridges and eats children), but still.

Favre had his longest rush in 10 years - a 27 yard scamper. Very nice - and a hand-off fake that was picture perfect. The Jets started out strong with a 14-3 lead, but that Jets' defense....so inconsistent. Can't win games that way - or make it deep into the playoffs. Being "lucky" only goes so far. The Jets were very lucky that Elam stripped that ball and hot just sacked Losman. Very fucking lucky.

And that fumble that Ellis scooped up, caused by Jets' teammate Ellis? Jets should've just fallen on it. What would've happened if the Bills had recovered it. Remember, it bounced around a bit with at least one Jet having the opportunity to fall on it. Luckily it bounced right into Ellis' hands and he runs it in for a TD. Fall on the fucking ball! Same shit happened in the NFC Championship game last season with Green Bay and New York. Blown opportunity when the GB defensive player tried to pick it up and run with it. They practice it both ways. Fine. There's a time to jump on it and a time to pick it up. Use your freakin' head!

The New York Post's reference to Ellis' recent arrest for marijuana possession, driving without proper vehicle registration and erratic driving (crossed the center line). I don't think it's funny. If the NFL hands down a game suspension for Ellis and the Jets get into the playoffs, we're without our sack leader.

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Jets = "Flat". Jets, 8-5 / Packers, 5-8.

The Jets were flat...extremely flat against the 4-8 San Francisco 49ers, losing 24-14. I'm depressed. And both New England and Miami won so all three teams are in a 3-way tie for 1st place in the AFC East. Though technically, the Jets have all tie-breakers so they're really in first alone. Splitting hairs at this point - Jets could've had a 2-game lead on New England. They need to win their remaining 3 games to win the division. That simple. Wild card chances? Not sure.

One 3rd down conversion the entire game. And the 49ers' possession time was double the Jets'. Did I mention how depressed I am? So much so that the only graphic I could possibly put up here is a rip on Green Bay Packers' General Manager Ted Thompson.

Ted Thompson as "the Grinch". I hate him.

NEXT WEEK: Buffalo Bills (who suck) at Jets (8-5).

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AFC Defensive Player of the Week = Jets' Kris Jenkins!

Kris Jenkins and the JJJJJJJ-Jets' defense (like that....the JJJJJJJJ?) helped limit the Bills to 30 yards rushing in Sunday's 26-17 win.

Nose tackle Kris Jenkins was named AFC Defensive Player of the Week after his performance Sunday. A scoring change gave half of one of the sacks to Kenyon Coleman, so Jenkins had 1.5 sacks - but he had something like 5 tackles and a bunch of other things they keep stats on for defensive players.

Jenkins is a "beast", according to Jets' Coach Eric Mangini. Thanks for that trade, Carolina Panthers!

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Jets play complete game; Defeat Bills, 26-17. Jets 5-3 / Packers 4-4

A perfect NFL football weekend for me. Divisionally - the Jets beat the Bills, Patriots lost to Indy, Miami lost. And the Packers lost to Tennessee in OT. The only thing that was disappointing was Brett had no TDs. Not that stats matter (particularly when you win), but they sorta do to Favre fans, you know. With the win, the Jets move into a tie with New England for 1st place in the AFC East.

Favre registered his 260th career consecutive start - since 1992, the longest streak by any QB ever and 2nd of all players in the history of the NFL. Statistically, Favre didn't have a Favrearian day - 201 yards or so, no TDs and one INT (his 300th, also an NFL record by the way..well, he DOES have EVERY QB record you can attain). But up until that INT, which put the Bills within 6 points of tying the game in the 4th quarter, Brett managed the game well. After the win, Brett said something about how odd it was not throwing any TDs - "at least, not to my own team".

But the overriding factor is THE TEAM jelled and played an entire game. Together. They didn't panic.

"He's a beast," Coach Mangini said of Kris Jenkins (above), who registered two sacks on the day. "He's tough to handle. He plays with very good technique and he's able to control the gap and he's got another gear when he's getting off the ball in a pure pass-rushing situation. And he just causes a lot of problems internally for our opponents."

After the INT, Favre responded by efficiently producing a 14-play, 65-yard drive that ate up nearly 9 minutes and ended with Jay Feely hitting a 31-yard field goal to clinch the victory. I have reservations about Feeley - missed a 37-yarder yesterday and another last week or the week before. Looks squatty, like a running back. And his kicking style bugs me - like I'm not confident he'll make it through the uprights.

Abram Elam intercepted the Bills deep, deep in Jets' territory and ran back a TD for 92 yards. It took the wind out of the Bills' sails after a questionable coaching call by Jet Coach Eric Mangini, but...the defense did their thang. WHOO!

NEXT WEEK: St. Louis Rams (2-6) at Jets (5-3).

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