Jets 37 Bengals 0: And We'll See You Saturday Afternoon
by John B on Jan 3, 2010 11:51 PM EST
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PrintIt was very simple tonight for the Jets. A win extended the season. A loss ended it. The game was in doubt. Then came the opening kickoff. Gang Green finished its regular season with a 37-0 domination of the Bengals. What did this win earn? Another game with this team the Jets dismantled this Saturday in Cincinnati. Good deal!
More after the jump.
The Good:
Darrelle Revis: Could I start with anybody other than the man who has appeared in this section more than any other player this year? Chad Ochocinco said on the NBC pregame show he would change his name back to Chad Johnson if Revis shut him down. We'll take you at your word, Chad. 0 catches, 0 yards. I don't want to hear you were hurt. You were running fine. From this point on, the writers on Gang Green Nation will refer to this receiver as Chad Johnson. Readers, I ask the same of you.
Kerry Rhodes: A rocky regular season couldn't have ended on a higher note. The defense wasn't on the field much, but Kerry impacted three plays as a blitzer in the first half, deflecting a pair of passes and forcing an early throw. We've criticized Rhodes for shying away from contact, but Chad Johnson heard footsteps right before Rhodes drilled him in the first half, leading to a drop.
Brad Smith: He only had 4 carries, but they were big ones. His 57 yard run on the first drive set the tone. His 32 yard touchdown run pretty much put it out of reach in the second quarter. I don't remember him ever being as explosive before this year. Brad has really stepped up and helped replace Leon Washington with his work out of the Tiger formation and his homerun ability. Just think of how much time the Bengals are going have to dedicate to stopping him in practice this week. That's preparation time that won't go to other areas.
Offensive line: The Jets totally pushed around the defensive front of the second best run defense in football. Yes, some guys were out. Still, this was just incredible. How many times do you see teams able to sustain 21 play drives with 15 runs?
Tony Richardson: Was part of the great, great run blocking.
Mark Sanchez: The numbers were only 8 for 16 for 62 yards. That's perfect because there were no interceptions. He found the open men. He didn't force anything. When the Jets asked, he moved the chains. This team can go far if he avoids mistakes like that. He made some great throws too.
Brian Schottenheimer: Stuck with the run game when it was working, called the Tiger formation at all the right times, and gave Sanchez a lot of safe simple screen and slant reads. You know you want this guy as your head coach, Buffalo. Do it! Do it!
Shonn Greene: Ran hard for 62 yards on 13 carries.
Defense: A few guys got singled out, but everybody played great. Cincy had 5 first downs and averaged 1.8 yards per play.
Jay Feely: Hit all 3 field goals he tried on a brutally cold night with bad gusts.
Jerricho Cotchery: 5 catches, looked great after the catch, and had a nice punt return.
There is no bad tonight. There are no other thoughts. I couldn't be prouder of this team. Don't anybody ever question whether this team has earned a Playoff spot. This team couldn't have played a more complete game with everything on the line. The Jets are going to the Playoffs.
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Well put
Everything was solid.
The one thing i could say is that dustin keller seems to be more and more of an afterthought to me when it comes to dialing up the plays and that saddens me because the guy has great potential.
Oh well, when the team as a whole plays like this, who cares!
Once again
Congratulation-that was more then impressive.
I think the Bengals will not heal from this in 5 days. If the Jets play 75% that good they are in the diivisional round-At least we beat a playoff team.
Do you remeber then all looked dark for you; now you are in and the Jets are Redhot!!!!
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by Zoltan from Budapest on Jan 4, 2010 12:14 AM EST reply actions
Nice win
Will the Colts and Bengals regret letting the Jets into playoffs ?
He’s always open. He catches a lot of balls. He’s un-guardable, no matter how old he is
Not sure about Colts
but the Bengals will. I’ve never seen a team pass for zero yards before. They’ll need to work a little bit on that this week.
by Mackey Sasser on Jan 4, 2010 1:43 AM EST up reply actions
Dumb Question
Didn’t this happen twice? That the Jets played the Raiders in the final game of the season and then played them the following week in the wildcard round?
"So basically, the Stats make no sense whatsoever."
not a dumb question
pretty legitimate concerning that if a team
stops jets running game jets would be fully exposed
how come sanchez doesnt get to throw?
cuz ryan doesnt trust him
I think that shot was the cause of the subsequent drops.
He set a tone with that hit. Receivers were on notice.
The Jets Will Now Be On A Mission To Avenge Their....Victories?
If they can get by the Bengals on Saturday, perhaps they will get a rematch with Team Painter. I cant see this team getting any respect until they avenge their last two victories. If the team that played tonight shows up, I dont think there is a team they cant beat.
If I'm correct
Rex is the 3rd straight Rookie Head Coach to take the Jets to the playoffs on the last day of the season.Texans loss to us in week one in Mark and Rex 1st game it’s their own fault.Nobody should be bitching. CIN plays their starters for the full 1st half and we dominated them.Palmer completed 1 pass for 0 Yards!!!!. They had one 1st down with their starters in and that was one a penalty.We deserve to be in the playoffs
DWDLD
Im happy for all of us, who buckled up for this ride like every year.
Finally got some results
No more some old JETS, we got a team this time!
Curtis "my favorite" Martin - 1 of the best!
Also
Great game for Rhodes, he was acually hitting and hard.
Curtis "my favorite" Martin - 1 of the best!
great game, but what was up with that run? having a fullback(?) catch up to you? not really complaining, just thought it was funny.
and the home of the... JETS!!!
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In the postgame interviews
Rhodes said something about Jim Leonhard busting his chops for getting run down from behind “by a white boy.” Rhodes will be needled a little when they replay that in film session this week, I’m sure!
"(BARF)" - Donovan McNabb, during his game winning drive against Virginia Tech in 1998
This was beautiful. Exactly what the team needed. Now here’s to hoping for a repeat effort next weekend.
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A few Negatives
Braylon guaranteed a victory and then dropped a big TD pass when they game was still close.
Shonn Greene, of whom I’m a big fan, needs to hold onto the ball!!!
Kickoff return defense was sloppy, I know the game was basically over, but we saw how bad we can get burned on that stuff.
I’m not trying to bring us down, I’m flying high right now, but just thought some of these needed to be mentioned.
Mistimed jump.
Wouldn’t really call it a drop. Plus It was underthrown by 10 yards (im blaming the wind)
Yes, mistimed jump.
Ball was thrown perfectly, though. Not underthrown at all.
I reluctantly give you guys props
Next week shouldnt be a cakewalk though.
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