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Warning Shots! New York Jets Fire a Statement to the NFL with Overtime Victory

 
With the excitement from the New York Jets' win over the New England Patriots beginning to level off, it's important for fans to reflect on the overall significance of the win as they return to normalcy. Fans witnessed the good and the bad from the Jets on Thursday night, but they finally had an opportunity to see their team end up on the winning side of a nail-biter. A lot of words are going to be thrown around about the Patriots being a shadow of themselves because of key injuries to star players. Even more words will be spewed regarding the 18-point lead New York let slip away. Not enough can ever be said about what the Jets did to take full control of their division as the home-stretch approaches.   No Offensive Player Left Behind The first-half of football showed what New York can do when they're clicking on all cylinders. It shows how dangerous the Jets are when their players are executing the way they're supposed to and the offensive coordinator's ... (link)

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