Good news: The Jets' defense opens the second half by pitching a three-and-out, its first of the day, at the Philly offense.

Bad news: The Jets' offense also goes three-and-out. And then Ben Graham hits a bad punt, a 3.4-second hanger that takes a backward hop and is downed at midfield: 28-yard gross, 28 net. And again the home team has to step up to prevent this game from getting out of hand.

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It's time for one of the Young Guns to step up, and that's just what rookie CB Darrelle Revis does. Philly QB Donovan McNabb, facing third-and-goal at the Jets 4, tries the fade pass to WR Jason Avant, but Revis is there for the leap and the breakup. The Birds settle for David Akers' 22-yard FG.

Eagles 10, Jets 3

Then Leon Washington is at it again. Even though Akers hits a shorter kickoff that … More

The Jets open the second frame by starting their second series. And Clemens is out at QB and Brad Smith is in. And the Green & White offense goes nowhere on three plays. This time Ben Graham handles the snap, hits a beauty inside the 5, and Greg Lewis is taken out of bounds by Rashad Washington at the Birds' 18.

Rookie Kevin Kolb likewise takes over the Eagles' offensive controls, with little ini… More

Normally we wouldn't go over the lineups, but this one is so different than it will be for any other game this year that it's worth it to review the starters. For the Jets defense, the line is Bobby Hamilton, Sione Pouha and Kimo von Oelhoffen, the LBs are Cody Spencer, rookie David Harris, Brad Kassell and David Bowens, and the secondary is rookie Darrelle Revis and Hank Poteat on the corners and… More