The Jets came into the game ranked 5th in the entire NFL at stopping the run, and although the defense gave up 125 yards on the ground, they did their jobs by forcing Matt Cassel to beat them.

Kris Jenkins played a great game. He had 3 tackles, one of them being a sack. Kris dominated the middle by stuffing the run for about 80% of the game. (He seemed to be tired for a couple of big drives that the Patiriots had.) Jenkins has been such a surprise coming from a 4-3 defense in Jacksonville, to the 3-4 in New York. Nobody figured he would be able to dominate having to deal with such a large adjustment, but he has proven that he might be one of a couple of Pro-Bowl players on the Jets defense.

The situation at cornerback looked great in the first half. Ty Law did a great job on Randy Moss in the 1st half, shutting him down for most of the game thanks to a double team with, safety, Kerry Rhodes.

Darrelle Revis did quite a good job on Wes Welker, who could be one of the best slot revievers to ever play the game. Welker did get 108 yards, but didn't seem to be as dominant as he usually does.

Dwight Lowery didn't play well. Dwight allowed Jabar Gaffney to become Cassel's favorite target in the first half. Gaffney finished the game with over 80 yards and a touchdown, a great game for his stadards.

The second half was a different story. After the Pats gained some momentum, the Jets coaching staff decided to switch Ty Law, who was just signed this week, to cover Gaffney in man to man coverage. This was a mistake. Law could not cover the short routes, hoping not to get beat deep. This allowed Cassel to gain most of his yardage, by opeing up the middle. Moss also had a little easier time getting open with Lowery, just a rookie, covering him. This was a bad coaching move, which allowed the Patriots offense to climb back into the game.

Calvin Pace seemed to have trouble covering Ben Watson. Chris Collinsworh, who was doing the color commentary for NFL Network last night, commented that Watson runs a 4.5. Now, I firmly believe that Collinsworh has some kind of "thing" for Randy Moss and the Patriots, because that's all he seemed to talk about last night. Anyway, that's beside the point. Watson, who I doubt runs a 4.5, is faster than Calvin Pace, and he proved it with an 80 yard, 1 touchdown game. Pace did do well stopping the run with 5 tackles, and 2 assists. He did put some pressure on Cassel in the first half, but that was totally missing in the second half. I think that Pace is a good linebacker, but he did not play well last night.

The Jets defensive coaching was just terrible on the final drive. I don't understand playing prevent defense when there is 1:04 on the clock. The Jets gave up 40 yards in 15 seconds, and all of a sudden, the Patriots were on the verge of breaking a lot of people's hearts. Yes, the twrow that Cassel made was great, but the catch that Randy Moss made was amazing. He makes it look so easy. (Too bad he only gives it his all for about 60% of the game.) What makes me wonder, however, is how we let the best reciever in the game get even half-way open. Everyone in New England and New York knew exactly where "No Check-Down" Cassel wanted to throw it.

Being a Jets fan, I was happier with the 24-6 lead, than watching a great game. However, this was probably the most entertaining game of the year. Luckily, the Jets got an "ace in the hole" with Brett Favre. New York is now 7-3 and has the lead in the AFC East. The next game is November 22, at Tennessee (9-0). This could be a playoff matchup, so it will be interesting to see where we stand in the AFC.

GO JETS