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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We're under way and so is Thomas Jones, big-time. On the Jets' first play from scrimmage, Jones follows FB Darian Barnes up the middle, bounces from left to right and, with D'Brickashaw Ferguson and Nick Mangold sealing off the Eagles' pursuit, TJ is rolling. He isn't taken down until after a 36-yard gain.

The last time the Jets had a longer run was when Curtis Martin peeled off a pair of 40-yard… More

The Jets have been in the Philadelphia/South Jersey area since Wednesday afternoon, having bused to their hotel in Cherry Hill — home of Glenn Foley, veteran Jets fans will remember — from their annual kickoff luncheon in Manhattan.

A few players, we hear, even took some free time during the day to go to Center City (that's what Philadelphians call midtown) to sample some of the fare from a l… More