LYONS: Cinci? Yes ... Oakland? Not Good
Published: Tue, October 21, 2008 - 10:10am ET
By Marty Lyons
File Under: Thomas Jones, Cincinnati Bengals, Brett Favre, Oakland Raiders
10/21 — Jets 26, Bengals 14
The second quarter of the Jets' season started with a bang, or should I say with defense. Yes, defense wins games in the NFL.
And the Jets defense was outstanding, allowing just seven points, getting five sacks and holding Cincinnati's offense five times out of 10 possessions to 3 plays and out. Calvin Pace was everywhere, making big plays one after another.
Offensively, it was all Thomas Jones, scoring three times. What a great job by the offensive line. Alan Faneca was outstanding. His presence on the line is starting to rub off onto the other four lineman.
Facing an 0-5 team isn't that easy — you always have to beware of the winless. But the Jets came away with a victory and we're heading west to face Oakland the following week.
Great job, Jets fans, way to keep the energy level up.
Raiders 16, Jets 13, OT
Oakland ... One mistake after another. Besides the three turnover the Jets committed, they didn't play physical enough to beat the Raiders.
With that being said, they still had a chance to win, showing a lot of character and resilience in the fourth quarter. The biggest problem was pass protection. Brett Favre got hit more this game than he has all season.
Starting the game with four wide receivers helped move the ball, but in the end they had to settle for a field goal. NOT GOOD.
Since football is a team sport, the defense should take part of the blame also. Only two sacks on the afternoon, NO turnovers to offset the three by the offense, and allowing the Raiders to run the ball for well over 100 yards, unacceptable. Yes, special teams played their part also, allowing a fake punt late in the game, and a fumble by Leon Washington on a punt return really hurt.
Good news: another big game by Thomas Jones running the ball.
Point the finger at yourself, Jets, This was a game you could have won, should have won, but didn't. YOU'RE BETTER THAN THAT. Learn from your mistakes and move on. Winning in the NFL is hard. You're now 1-1 in the second quarter, you still have a chance to go 3-1, but you have to believe.
Guess what, Jets fans, Herm and the Chiefs are coming to town. This should be interesting.
Remember in the second quarter of the NFL season I said the Jets could make a run at 3-1 or maybe even 4-0? They're now 1-1 with two to play. Margin of error left: NONE.
Ray Said:
Wed, October 22, 2008 - 4:00am ET"sound familiar at all? My response was to list our two wins in a row. And then to tell you you would welch on your promise not to bash mangini anymore, which you immediately did. My entire post responded directly to yours. Don't make comments asking for proof and then get mad when you get it. Don't make promises you know you won't keep. And don't use words unless you know what they mean."
Dan Said:
Wed, October 22, 2008 - 5:12am ET"Glad to see no one really blamed Favre for the loss.He put you in position to tie game at end with no time outs. If you don't score more than 13 points you are not gonna beat many NFL teams.The play calling in overtime, terrible. Ran on every first down. No trick plays or "no huddle" offense to keep Raider defense in check. "
Sally Said:
Wed, October 22, 2008 - 9:49am ET"Come on JETS this should have been a easy win! OAKLAND???? Oh well we gotta beat KC and Herm. should be another easy win but yet again who knows what we'll do.... LETS GO JETS! "
Ira Said:
Tue, October 21, 2008 - 11:13am ET"Marty, Great post. And since you're an ex-player you know they should from this loss if they learn from it. And yes i agree with you the Raiders played more physical and seemed to want the game more. The Raiders' D was tired starting the OT and the Jets didn't take advantage of that. Still waiting for them to play a complete game. It must start this week. GO JETS!!!!"
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