Sanchez rallies Jets in fourth quarter and finishes Lions in overtime By Associated Press DETROIT — Mark Sanchez threw a lot of passes high, low and wide. When it mattered most, he found his target. Sanchez connected with Santonio Holmes for 52 yards to set up Nick Folk‘s 30-yard field goal 2:18 into overtime, lifting the New York Jets to

November 2, 2010, 6:00 am Sanchez vs. Stafford Showdown By CHASE STUART Chase Stuart contributes to the Pro-Football-Reference.com blog and to Footballguys.com. Forty-eight quarterbacks have been selected in the top 10 of the N.F.L. draft since 1970. Jim Plunkett, Archie Manning and Dan Pastorini were the first three picks of the 1971 draft. Twenty-eight years later, Tim Couch, Donovan McNabb

Game Recap: Dismal in Defeat By Andrew Weiss on Oct 31, 2010, 5:41 pm For those of you who wonder how to take today’s loss to the Green Bay Packers 9-0 at the New Meadowlands Stadium, I have a suggestion. Take it as a referendum on Rex Ryan’s management style. Who made the decision to try and leg out a

And�they’re back By Lisa Zimmerman on Oct 25, 2010, 3:48 pm FLORHAM PARK�It wouldn’t be the Jets if there wasn’t some sort of a roster move every week. Last week, the team waived Kenwin Cummings and per my sources, they will elevate Josh Mauga to the active roster. The team has not yet officially confirmed this. I spoke to Mauga

The undefeated streak the New York Jets snapped on Sunday was of a different complexion than their 34-13 dismantling of the 10-0 Tennessee Titans in November 2008. That victory was met with grandiose declarations of Super Bowl contention. Gang Green’s 29-15 win against the 14-0 Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium was met with disdain. This time around, the agony of

How many ways can one team lose a football game? The New York Jets discovered a few more creative ways in their crushing 16-13 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. It was a masterful showing of ineptitude in all phases of a football game after two previous flirtations with disaster. A second-quarter, season-ending injury to All Pro nose tackle Kris Jenkins triggered a tragedy of errors,