Piece of cake.
The Jets 34-31 win in New England last night was anything but, as head coach Eric Mangini saw his team collapse twice, first blowing a 24-6 first half lead followed by a fourth quarter, game tying touchdown drive which ended with a miraculous throw and catch forcing overtime.
Despite both meltdowns, the Jets would win the coin toss in overtime and never relinquish the ball, driving 64 yards and setting up a game winning, 34 yard field goal from Jay Feely.
The win gave the Jets sole possesstion of first place in the AFC East, and at 7-3, the Jets hold the second best record in the conference behind the undefeated Tennessee Titans.
Brett Favre put any final doubters of his acquisition to rest, playing his best game of the year under the circumstances, going 26-33 for 258 yds, two touchdowns and most importantly, no interceptions.
Favre was brilliant when it mattered most, engineering two drives, one late in the fourth quarter ending in a one yard touchdown run by Thomas Jones, ...
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Jets boot Patriots 34-31 in OT
nydailynews.com 11/14/2008 — Jay Feely kicked a 34-yard field goal on the first series of overtime after the Pats tied the game on Matt Cassel's pass to Randy Moss with one second left in regulation and the Jets survived a Tom Brady-like comeback with a 34-31 victory Thursday night.
Keller grabs spotlight
nydailynews.com 11/14/2008 — The Jets spent heavily to upgrade their defense and offensive line, and made the biggest trade of the year to acquire Brett Favre. But of all the new faces the Jets brought in, it was rookie tight end Dustin Keller who finished off Bill Belichick and ...
The Jets Claim First Place In The AFC East On Thursday Night Football
awfulannouncing.blogspot.com 11/14/2008 — I know a lot of you don't even get the NFL Network, and probably missed the wild end of the Jets-Pats game, so here are your highlights. The Jets had a 3rd and 2, with the chance to end the game, and the ran to the left for just a yard. With no ...
Jets Beat Patriots Despite Cassel’s 400 Yards
sportsofboston.com 11/14/2008 — Despite unkind weather, the Jets and Patriots combined to put up 65 points Thursday night, but the Patriots came up on the losing end in overtime, 34-31. Jay Feely hit the game-winner from 34 yards out, but Brett Favre led the way all game for New ...
Change NFL Overtime? Yes We Can! —
Bleacher Report - NFL 11/14/2008
"The kick is up from Feely...and it's good! Jets win!"
Only Gus Johnson could make that truly exciting. Why should a game with such a great finish in regulation have to end it's overtime period with a boring field goal?
"Change" has been the ...
