I’m not going to harp too much on the Jets thrashing of the Buffalo Bills in the final game of the season as most of the players on the field will not be playing next week in the playoff rematch against the Colts.
However, there are a few positives I would like to take out of the game:
- The win gave the Jets 11 wins for just the 4th time ever in franchise history.
- Jason Taylor had a sack tying him with Lawrence Taylor and Leslie O’Neal for 8th place on the all-time list.
- Nick Folk became just the 3rd kicker in Jets history with at least 30 field goals.
- Joe McKnight, in his first game starting for a resting LT and Shonn Green, rushed for 158 yards.
- Marquice Cole, filling in for our injured secondary, came up with two interceptions.
- The defense pitched a shutout with the Bills only points coming off an interception.
- Mark Brunell proved that he could be a decent backup in the playoffs if god-forbid that Sanchez goes down.
- We were able to rest a lot of starters in preparation for next week’s playoff game with Sanchez able to give his shoulder an extra week to heal.
- A solid win in the final week gives this team some much needed momentum.
- Even though this has NOTHING to do with the game, the Giants are out of the playoffs giving the area only the Green and White to focus on.
But the regular season is now over and the Jets are the #6 seed and have a long road ahead. For this team to accomplish their goals, they will have to beat Manning, and then Brady, and then Roethlisberger all on the road. Hey, stranger things have happened and in this strange season, you just never know.
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