As the month of November comes to a close the landscape in the National Football League changes. The Super Bowl contenders rise up to the challenge in harsher conditions, the playoff teams start to hit their stride, and the overachievers and average teams start to wilt away under the pressure of the postseason. When the…
What causes more stress: New York Jets football or your family on Thanksgiving? It’s that time of year again when you get the unique opportunity to combine the two in a four day span. With Thanksgiving on Thursday and the Jets hosting the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, now is the perfect time to reflect on…
Florham Park, NJ – The New York Jets defense is starting to play like fans expected them to all season. If the defense came up in conversation, most praise was reserved for the rookie safety duo of Marcus Maye and Jamal Adams. They deserve it, too. Adams and Maye have been vocal leaders on the field…
When the New York Jets travel to Tampa Bay, Florida this weekend, they’ll be preparing to face off against a familiar foe. In the days leading up to Sunday’s game, Buccaneers Head Coach, Dirk Koetter, announced that franchise quarterback, Jameis Winston, would miss the next two weeks due to an arm injury. The Buccaneers will…
It felt like Throwback Thursday at MetLife Stadium. There was a vintage pass rush, ground-and-pound, and Fireman Ed was back leading around 80,000 raucous Jets fans in the classic J-E-T-S chant. If you asked me, this team and that performance resembled one that occurred when the organization went to back-to-back AFC Championship Games in 2009…
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – The Jets backfield committee rushed for over 190 yards and the New York Jets pulled out the 34-21 victory over the Buffalo Bills on Thursday night. The win moved New York to 4-5 on the season and a game behind the Jacksonville Jaguars for the final wild-card spot. The Bills dropped to 5-3…
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – If one word could describe Sunday afternoon at MetLife Stadium, it would be: sloppy. There were bad snaps, missed field goals, slick fumbles, head-scratching penalties, rain and a whole lot of wind. The elements plus the events that transpired on the field proved to be the backbreaker for the New York…
FLORHAM PARK, NY – As the Jets come off another excruciating loss to Miami last week, their season that a few weeks ago looked like it would be a pleasant surprise is on the downswing again. Up next is the defending NFC Champion Atlanta Falcons who are dealing with their own disappointing start and will…
You were smart to expect the Atlanta Falcons would have some sort of hangover after blowing a 25 point lead in last year’s Super Bowl. Most people believed that even with a high powered offense returning most of their stars, the team would struggle. So far, through three games and it’s been the offense that has…
Miami FL: For the second straight week, the New York Jets had a 14 point lead against a division rival. And for the second straight week, the Jets lost the game. The Miami Dolphins won their third straight game and split the season series against New York with their 31-28 victory. The Jets had built a…