New York Jets Improve To 7-2 After Win Over Cleveland Browns: A Couple Of Notes From The Game

by Matt Birch on Nov 14, 2010 10:23 PM EST

Thrilling, breathtaking, exciting, and at times, frustrating: the best way to describe today's 26-20 victory over the Cleveland Browns. Said victory came with just seconds remaining in overtime.

The Jets went back to their bread-and-butter, upgraded RB Shonn Greene's role, and rushed for 172 yards as a result. QB Mark Sanchez did a great job of evading the blitz when under pressure; extending the play and completing passes on some key third downs, especially late in the game.

Manish reported a couple of updates via Twitter:

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#Jets Rex Ryan called Cotchery's diving grab in OT after he had already injured groin "gutsiest play I've seen in a long, long time" #nfl

Earlier, Dave Vill reported the Jets set a record for being the first team in NFL history to record back-to-back overtime wins in consecutive weeks. Congratulations, they're not the Same Old Jets!
WR Santonio Holmes, with his 37-yard walk-off touchdown catch, put himself in the record books at No.3 in NFL in latest touchdown reception in an overtime game (0:16 remaining).
The Jets now find themselves at 7-2 and maintain the division lead in the AFC East.
Jets (currently) have the best record in the AFC and are tied with Atlanta for the best record in the NFL. However, upon completion of the Sunday Night Football game, either Pittsburgh or New England (hopefully the former) will also be 7-2.
Oh and, QB Chad Henne and QB Chad Pennington are both likely out for the season. I feel bad for the Dolphins, I really do, and that's why I won't laugh when QB Jamarcus Russell comes in to meet with the team this week!

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wow that sucks for the dolphins but i guess it the nail in the coffin on "who is the better qb*

Gang green nation!

we won the f*#&ing game now lets go get a goddamn snack!

by JETSFANF0RLYF3 on Nov 14, 2010 10:34 PM EST reply actions

I feel bad for the Dolphins too, especially Pennington. I hate seeing guys get hurt like that.

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by John B on Nov 14, 2010 10:35 PM EST reply actions

yeah i mean wow its amazing that they still won you gotta respect that

Gang green nation!

we won the f*#&ing game now lets go get a goddamn snack!

by JETSFANF0RLYF3 on Nov 14, 2010 10:36 PM EST up reply actions

I feel sorry for the Chad that used to play for the Jets, but not the Dolphins. For some reason, bad things happening to them, sort of brightens my day.

Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees because he wants to win the World Series. Wait, what???

by rxmeister on Nov 14, 2010 10:42 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

Yeah I feel bad for Chad..... honestly.

…but for the Dolphins, I don’t mind it.

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by Matt Birch on Nov 14, 2010 10:53 PM EST up reply actions

Completely agree; can’t stand the team, but can’t root against Chad either. Too bad his career had to end like that…

by nationalist88 on Nov 15, 2010 12:24 AM EST up reply actions

future qb coach of the jets?

Gang green nation!

we won the f*#&ing game now lets go get a goddamn snack!

by JETSFANF0RLYF3 on Nov 15, 2010 12:28 AM EST up reply actions

I don’t think being an ex-Jet qualifies you for a coaching job with them. I think you need a Rex Ryan connection.

Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees because he wants to win the World Series. Wait, what???

by rxmeister on Nov 15, 2010 8:15 AM EST via mobile up reply actions

Another interesting stat is that the Jets had the ball for 47:08, which was the most for a team in one game since 1999. It may have been a close OT game, but make no mistake here. The Jets were clearly the better team today.

Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees because he wants to win the World Series. Wait, what???

by rxmeister on Nov 14, 2010 10:38 PM EST via mobile reply actions

I wouldn’t say clearly the better team. We held possession for what seemed like the entire second half, and only managed 3 points. That’s pretty bad. This could have been a different story if Cribbs hadn’t gone down so early in the game.

And I don’t think anybody would sign up to play Cleveland right now.

by nationalist88 on Nov 15, 2010 12:28 AM EST up reply actions

We had a 10 minute drive get 0 points.

I can’t say I’ve ever seen that happen. We need to start capitalizing in the red zone or we aren’t getting out of our division much less to the Super Bowl.

by Timmaht on Nov 15, 2010 9:43 AM EST up reply actions

You guys are the consumate pessimists.

Think of it like this… We’re 7-2 and we havent even come close to playing our best football. Peaking now means nothing. It doesn’t matter how well we’re playing now. All that matters is getting into the playoffs. Right now would be the worst time to be clicking on all cylinders. Then the league would adjust, and we would have to re-adjust to their adjustment.

I’d much rather be playing just good enough to win, and continue to get better every week, and have our young QB getting these awesome experiences which will prove to be invaluable come playoff time.

by Crackback on Nov 15, 2010 12:15 PM EST up reply actions

good point

by BIG OH!!!!! on Nov 15, 2010 1:23 PM EST up reply actions

yeah, but the team needs to improve in several areas where they are consistently making mistakes. Its awesome that they havent got burned badly because of them, but if they are not corrected, come playoff time a higher quality team (ie, not a sadsack franchise like the lions and brownies) will take advantage of them and send the Jets home. as mentioned, the offense needs to finish drives in the end zone. Playcalling has been suspect close to the goal line. Also, clock management has been horrendous all year. Defensively, I think the team needs far more playmaking less predictable playcalling. Its great to be 2-1 after the last 3 weeks, but they should have been 0-3.

by Ozone on Nov 16, 2010 4:51 PM EST up reply actions

I feel a lot better about this win then against the Lions.

In an Ideal world I would have all ten fingers on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching./ Free Free

by BL3ACH on Nov 14, 2010 10:53 PM EST reply actions

dolphins loss =

our gain. I don’t want to see anyone hurt after they play the Jets, but if it makes it easier for the Jets to win…like we don’t deserve at least ONE easy game this year?

by jaxopguy on Nov 15, 2010 12:02 AM EST reply actions

skip for more joys my friends jake long suffered a dislocated injury

Gang green nation!

we won the f*#&ing game now lets go get a goddamn snack!

by JETSFANF0RLYF3 on Nov 15, 2010 1:10 AM EST up reply actions

shoulder injury**

Gang green nation!

we won the f*#&ing game now lets go get a goddamn snack!

by JETSFANF0RLYF3 on Nov 15, 2010 1:19 AM EST up reply actions

And they face Peppers and the Bears on Thursday. THAT sucks.

by Crackback on Nov 15, 2010 9:18 AM EST up reply actions

celebrating a player injury is low class.

by Ozone on Nov 16, 2010 4:53 PM EST up reply actions

Tyler Thigpen will end up being a better qb than Chad Henne. Expect a qb controversy for the Dolphins next year.

by SioneBAAOOOHA on Nov 15, 2010 1:02 PM EST reply actions

The close game also demonstrates another thing.

Parity. It used to be that games like these (or the Giants/Cowboys game for that matter) were fait accompli. The “better” team would pretty much play as expected and the game would end the same way. While the oddsmakers had the Jets a few point favorites, the outcome was always in doubt until the very end of regulation. While I know the Jets didn’t take the Browns lightly, it’s getting more and more difficult in the NFL for a team to impose their will upon another team week after week.

Hell, even the Bills won!

Sorry for Chad P, though. One of the nice guys in the game.

by oldskooljet on Nov 15, 2010 1:47 PM EST reply actions