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Plaxico gets 3 TDS in comeback win over Chargers

Plaxico Burress had the big breakout game the Jets have been waiting for.

The veteran wide receiver caught three touchdown passes, including the go-ahead score that was set up by another interception by Darrelle Revis, and the Jets stormed back in the second half to defeat the Chargers 27-21 on Sunday.

Leading 21-17, the Chargers appeared to be driving for a possible game-sealing score when Philip Rivers threw to Vincent Jackson and the ball tipped off the receiver’s hands and right to Revis, who returned the interception 64 yards to the Chargers 19.

Revis had two interceptions on Monday night, including a 100-yard touchdown return, in the Jets’ 24-6 win against the Miami Dolphins.

After a few runs by Shonn Greene and a defensive holding penalty — the Chargers’ 11th penalty in the game — Mark Sanchez found Burress on a slant for a 3-yard touchdown to give the Jets (4-3) the lead for the first time with 8:41 remaining. It was Burress’ second three-TD catch game of his career, and first since 2007 while with the Giants. (continue)

Mike Francesa throws flag on Revis

Mike Francesa introduced his interview with Darrelle Revis on WFAN on Friday by saying the cornerback is "the only Jet who talks to me, the only one who likes me, still."

That wouldn't last long. The discussion ended with a Jets public relations official coming on the line as Revis got increasingly agitated and instructing him to hang up, which he did.

The disagreement centered on whether Revis did or did not interfere with Dolphins receiver Brandon Marshall on Monday night before intercepting a pass and returning it 100 yards for a touchdown.

As the two went back and forth, Francesa insisted a penalty should have been called, smiling and laughing occasionally. Later, he said he was being playful and "kidding around with him."

Revis insisted he had done nothing that should have been penalized and that Marshall had tripped into him. He dismissed Francesa's assertion that he knows football well enough to judge. He also did not seem to be playful or kidding. (continue)

Jets win ugly over reeling Miami

Jets coach Rex Ryan stood in front of his team Saturday morning and, for a few moments, addressed a matter bigger than the Miami Dolphins.

A receiver and offensive lineman had traded strong public comments in the prior days, portraying the Jets as not just a losing, but also a fractured team. So Ryan pulled slides from training camp listing the team’s goals and the sorts of barriers that could keep them from those goals.

His message, two days before facing a division foe on “Monday Night Football,” was simple and true. 

“We can’t afford to have this bickering and all this drama in the locker room,” left guard Matt Slauson said. “We have to be a team. We’ve got to stay close and just play. And that’s what we did.” (continue)

Brandon Moore not happy with Santonio Holmes

Receiver Santonio Holmes has made critical comments of the Jets' offensive line twice now, after the loss in Baltimore and again yesterday. Right guard Brandon Moore, the longest-tenured member of the Jets' line, has been bothered by his teammate's words.

"I'm disappointed," Moore said after practice today. "I've never had a teammate do that that I can recall. It's not really being a captain, a leader. It fragments. It’s not productive."

Holmes has called out the line's ability to protect QB Mark Sanchez this season and yesterday said the Jets can't throw the deep ball because of protection issues. (continue)

That was quick. Jets trade Derrick Mason

Two days after Derrick Mason was demoted in favor of a rookie receiver, the Jets traded the 15-year veteran to Houston for a conditional draft choice, a person with knowledge of the trade confirmed.

That person requested anonymity because the team has not yet announced the trade. The Houston Chronicle was the first to report the move.

Mason signed a two-year deal with the Jets in training camp to replace Jerricho Cotchery, who requested his release from the team. Mason was used as the No. 3 receiver behind Santonio Holmes and Plaxico Burress, and coach Rex Ryan boldly predicted Mason might catch 90 to 100 passes this season. (continue)

Can Rex fix the offense?

Rex Ryan took an endless victory lap, disguised as a book tour, in the offseason after leading the Jets to back-to-back AFC Championship Games in his first two years.

He changed the culture of the team. He became the dominant sports figure in our town with a big mouth and the ability to back up almost everything that came out of it, making him a hero to Jets fans so tired of their team being irrelevant.

Now that the Jets are right there with the Eagles and Falcons as the most disappointing teams in the league, the blame goes right where the credit had gone.

It's on you, Rex. This is your mess and you must find a way to get the Jets out of it.

"This whole team is my responsibility. That's how I look at it," Ryan said Monday. "This has my name on it." (continue)

Jets D tires in 30-21 loss to Patriots

The Jets fell to 2-3 here in New England after an 30-21
loss to the Patriots. Despite holding quarterback Tom Brady in check for a half, the Patriot offense continued to grind away ­and kept command of the clock ­in the second while the Jets failed to capitalize on key opportunities.

A Santonio Holmes touchdown with 5:43 left in the fourth quarter put the Jets within six, but the defense could not stop BenJarvus Green-Ellis on the ensuing drive. Ellis, the fifth running back to put up 100 or more yards against Rex Ryan, plowed his way down the field and burnt up just enough clock to put the Patriots in the driver¹s seat.

New England kicker Stephen Gostkowski sealed it with a 28-yard field goal at the 1:02 mark.

 

Thomas out for season with Achilles tendon tear

he Jets received more troubling injury news Monday when they announced outside linebacker Bryan Thomas will miss the remainder of the season after tearing his left Achilles tendon in Sunday's 34-17 loss to the Ravens.

Thomas is the longest-tenured Jets player, having been taken in the first round of the 2002 Draft by the team.

"That's going to be a huge loss to us, obviously," Jets coach Rex Ryan said.

Thomas suffered the injury in the first quarter Sunday while rushing Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco. It was clear immediately Thomas was in major pain and had to be carted to the locker room.

Jamaal Westerman, normally a pass-rushing specialist, replaced Thomas on Sunday, but Ryan said he is not necessarily going to be their every-down replacement. (continue)

Jets horrible in 34-17 loss to Ravens

Black, capital letters in the home locker room at M&T Bank Stadium script the motto “Play Like A Raven.”

Rex Ryan brought the rally cry with him when he became head coach of the Jets three years ago, translating it to “Play Like A Jet.” He did not envision that in his first regular-season return to the city where he spent a decade, playing like a Jet would instead be defined by devastating turnovers, desperation lineup changes and — at least at one point — Ryan airing his frustrations on national television.

The result tonight was a 34-17 loss to the Baltimore Ravens, the second consecutive defeat for Ryan’s team. Their three-game road stretch has so far knocked the Jets to 2-2, and looming next week is a trip to Foxborough, Mass. (continue)