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Raiders in town for New Year's Eve Regular Season Finale

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Victor Hobson is second on the team with six sacks

WHAT YOU SHOULD BE TALKING ABOUT THIS WEEK

Jets clinched fifth winning season in last seven years with Monday night win over the Dolphins to finish 6-2 on the road.

Jets allowed season-low 253 total yards in win over Miami.

C. Pennington: Career highs in passing yards (3,195), completions (291) and attempts (455) in 2006.

L. Washington: First 100-yard receiving game (4-108) highlighted by a 64-yard screen that set up winning field goal Monday night.

V. Hobson: Leads team with 13 QB pressures; is second on the team with six sacks (four in last three games) and third with 91 tackles.

M. Nugent: Kicked first career game-winning field goal (30 yards) with 10 seconds remaining to defeat Miami. Has hit last 15 in a row.

JETS-RAIDERS QUICK FACTS

Series: This is the 35th regular season meeting. The Raiders lead the regular season series 19-13-2. The teams have split four postseason games (2-2).

Last Meeting: Jets, 26-10, Dec. 11, 2005, The Meadowlands. Four Mike Nugent field goals and Cedric Houston's 74-rushing yards plus a touchdown propelled the Jets to a victory.

Streaks: Jets have won the last two regular season meetings.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS GAME

HEADLINE NOTES:

Jets are 5-2 since the bye week , allowing only 14.3 points per game.

Jets sweep AFC East on the road for the first time since 2001.

Five-win improvement from 2005 ranks third in the NFL behind Saints and Ravens.

Laveranues Coles and Jerricho Cotchery set Jets record for most catches by two receivers in one season (164).

A VICTORY WOULD:

Give the Jets a three-game winning streak.

Mark the Jets fifth victory in their last six games.

Give the Jets a 6-2 record in the second half (since the bye week).

Give the Jets 10 victories, the ninth time the franchise has recorded at least 10 wins in a season.

Give the Jets a 7-5 record versus the AFC.

Be the Jets third straight win over the Raiders.

Wednesday Injury Report
Jets Questionable: FB B.J. Askew (foot), RB Kevan Barlow (thigh), CB David Barrett (hip), WR Laveranues Coles (head/jaw), CB Andre Dyson (knee), FB James Hodgins (knee), RB Cedric Houston (calf), S Kerry Rhodes (knee) & DB Eric Smith (foot)

Probable: *LB Matt Chatham (foot), *G Brandon Moore (back), *DL Rashad Moore (hand), *QB Chad Pennington (calf), *QB Patrick Ramsey (calf) & *DE Bryan Thomas (shoulder)

Raiders Out: RB LaMont Jordan (knee) & WR Jerry Porter (hip)

Questionable: *QB Aaron Brooks (neck), RB Zack Crockett (heel) & WR Randy Moss (ankle)

Probable: *G Kevin Boothe (elbow), *T Robert Gallery (neck), *G Corey Hulsey (knee) & *CB Fabian Washington (shoulder)

*Denotes players who practiced

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