The Jets, losers of 5 of their last 6 games were in desperation mode to save their season in a must win game to have any slim chance of making the playoffs. The even went as far as color coding plays for Mark Sanchez to make the plays easier for him.
The colors paid off as Mark made only one mistake for another interception but protected the ball most of the day in a almost mistake free game making the big throw when he needed to connect. And, his numbers would have even been better if Dustin Keller didn't fumble the ball on the 1 yard line after a nice catch which should have been a touchdown. But, a win is a win and I'll gladly take this 17 to 6 win over the Panthers to now play for a chance on Thursday night to get back to .500 ball. You can't really complain about Sanchez' numbers - 13 of 17 for 154 yards and one interception. Plus, he ran three times for 27 yards. It's nice to see a Jets quarterback have the legs and the brains to run forward for positive yards.
We had a very conservative game plan in place but I guess it worked even though it was a bit boring at times. However, I'll take boring over those last second loses which we've grown so used to. Another fumble for Shon Greene hurt us as well. Ya gotta hold the ball a bit tighter Shon.
This game was also helped out by our defense. Darrelle Revis continued his pro-bowl season with an interception for a TD and Kerry Rhodes helped get himself out of the doghouse with two picks of his own after getting benched as a starter.
The Jets also got some help as well with the Dolphins, Jaguars and Texans all losing. Still, we need to win the next three, all winnable games, before the P word can really be mentioned as we end the year with the Colts and then the Bengals.
What has drived me crazy week after week is the wasting of time-outs. Again, we had to call a defensive time-out in the 3rd quarter due to too many men on the field. Not sure why this happens week after week but it's important to have your time outs for the 2nd part of the 4th quarter. We also wasted a time-out on a field goal attempt due to the play clock near expiration. What a joke.
There was one part of the game that I almost barfed. That was when Sanchez went down near the sideline after a run holding his knee. After three pathetic plays by Kellen Clemens, Sanchez was back in the game the next time the Jets had the ball. I saw "Career Disaster" written all over the injury as that would have been typical but thank G-d, he was OK.
Not much else to say as nothing really happened. Bring on the Bills on Thursday night in the next Must Win Game !
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