Published 12/1/2008
by Jonathan Szenics
at Bleacher Report - NFL
Going into action against the Broncos, the Jets were riding high. On a five-game winning streak, while being the talk of the NFL, nothing could take them down, or so they thought.
After a 34-17 loss to the Broncos though, the Jets have come crashing back down to earth.
While still a threat in the AFC, they are not the favorites anymore, and they still have some work to do.
What they must do moving forward is never take an opponent lightly. They did this against Denver and look what happened.
Yes, the refs pretty much gave the Broncos 14 points on a fumble return from a miscue from Jerricho Cotchery that should have never been ruled a fumble in the first place, and Eddie Royal looked to be out of bounds on his long first-quarter touchdown reception, but this is not the point.
Even after these mistakes by the refs, the Jets were only down 17-14 after an amazing Thomas Jones rushing touchdown, one where he rolled over a Denver defender without hitting the ...
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A quick look at Sunday's NFL games.
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Denver 34, at N.Y. Jets 17: How is it possible to get routed by the Raiders one week, then rout the Jets the next? Ask the Broncos.