10/09 — Players and coaches look at the long NFL season (17 weeks) as a game of four quarters, with the magical number of 10 wins coming from within that time to make it to the playoffs. Remember, sometimes 10 is not enough. With the Jets going 2-2 in the first quarter, it's time to make a move in quarter No. 2, going at least 3-1, maybe even 4-0. They can do it.

Recapping the first quarter is easy. Everyone thought the first game against Miami was going to be a sure win for the Jets, but Chad Pennington took the Jets down to the final seconds before the team could put their first victory of the '08 season in the bag and head back to New York.

Brett Favre was still learning the offense, and Chansi Stuckey came up big. Defensively they controlled the game from the start, making completions hard to find for Chad. Take the victory, learn for your mistakes, and get ready for your home opener against New England.

The Patriots came in with an unknown quarterback in Matt Cassel. While victory was in reach, three tries from inside the 5-yard line and a great goal line stand by New England proved devastating. Still something was missing from the team, and you can't find it in the playbook. What is it? It will soon surface.

Monday night in San Diego, with the Chargers leading 17-14 early in the second quarter, the Jets tried an onside kick that they didn't recover. The score soon turned into a 31-14 halftime lead for the Chargers. The game was filled with mistakes and turnovers, two things the Jets could not overcome. Still something was missing from the team. What is it?

Arizona in Week 4. Brett Favre came out and challenged his team to believe that they could win. The first half was the best football I've witnessed in the last 30 years of Jets football. Everything fell into place: the offense with 56 points, the defense with seven turnovers, and special teams creating field position for the first time all season.

This team was starting to develop CHEMISTRY. You need chemistry to win in the NFL. Chemistry was missing in the first three games, even though they were able to beat the Dolphins. Something special is starting to come to the surface, something they will need in the next 12 weeks to win ... chemistry.

My first-quarter MVPs are offensively, Brett Favre and Chansi Stuckey, defensively, Bryan Thomas and Darrelle Revis, and special teams, Leon Washington and Cody Spencer.

Biggest disappointment — Lack of field position created by Ben Graham.

Both 3-1 and 4-0 are within reach in the second quarter of the NFL season. The Jets have to believe in themselves and the system — and most of all, keep the chemistry going. Talk to you after the Buffalo game.