Rested and rusty
after a bye week, the New York
Jets made just enough plays to
beat the winless Cincinnati
Bengals.
Thomas Jones ran for two
touchdowns, including a 1-yarder
late in the game, and caught a
pass from Brett Favre for a
score as the Jets beat the
Bengals 26-14 on Sunday.
The Jets (3-2) improved to 3-0
in games immediately following a
bye under coach Eric Mangini,
but this one was far from easy.
With New York holding a
tentative 20-14 lead late in the
game, the Jets needed a 10-play,
41-yard drive by Favre that ate
up the clock and sealed the
victory over the Bengals
(0-6)...more
Scoring Summary
CIN - NYJ
1st Quarter
13:36
CIN
TD
Brett Favre fumbled. Chinedum Ndukwe recovered fumble
and returned for 15 yards (Dave Rayner made PAT)
7 - 0
7:44
NYJ
TD
Brett Favre passed to Thomas Jones to the right for 2
yard gain (Jay Feely made PAT)
7 - 7
2nd Quarter
10:56
NYJ
FG
Jay Feely kicked a 38-yard field goal
7 - 10
7:57
NYJ
TD
Thomas Jones rushed to the left for 7 yard gain (Jay
Feely made PAT)
7 - 17
0:08
CIN
TD
Ryan Fitzpatrick rushed to the right for 1 yard gain
(Dave Rayner made PAT)
14 - 17
3rd Quarter
5:36
NYJ
FG
Jay Feely kicked a 43-yard field goal
14 - 20
4th Quarter
2:22
NYJ
TD
Thomas Jones rushed to the left for 1 yard gain (2pt
attempt failed, Brett Favre pass to Jerricho Cotchery)
14 - 26
Team Statistics
CIN
NYJ
First Downs
13
19
Passing
10
14
Rushing
3
4
Penalty
0
1
Third Down Efficiency
5-15
7-14
Fourth Down Efficiency
2-2
1-1
TOTAL NET YARDS
171
252
Total Plays
59
62
Average Gain Per Play
2.9
4.1
NET YARDS RUSHING
43
86
Rushes
21
27
Average Per Rush
2.0
3.2
NET YARDS PASSING
128
166
Completions-Attempts
20-33
25-33
Yards Per Pass Play
3.4
4.7
Times Sacked
5
2
Yards Lost to Sacks
24
23
Had Intercepted
0
2
PUNTS
7
2
Average Punt
41.7
37.0
PENALTIES
4
4
Penalty Yards
23
25
FUMBLES
2
1
Fumbles Lost
1
1
TIME OF POSSESSION
24:42
35:18
Pregame Previews, Storylines,
and News
Preview:
It appears to have taken Brett Favre only four games with the
New York Jets to erase the culture of losing that came with last year's 4-12
squad. It is uncertain if Cincinnati Bengals coach Marvin Lewis can overcome
that same problem with his young team.
Coming off one of the best games of his storied career, Favre tries to get the
Jets back over .500 as they host the winless Bengals on Sunday.
The Jets (2-2) spent the bye week getting healthy and trying to find ways to
further the momentum from their 56-35 victory over Arizona on Sept. 28. Favre -
in his 18th year - set a career high and equaled a franchise record with six
touchdown passes as the Jets raced to a 34-0 halftime lead and had a few nervous
moments before putting the game out of reach with his final scoring toss, a
24-yarder to Dustin Keller with 1:54 left...
BENGALS: The
Bengals want to run the ball better than they have all season, coach
Marvin Lewis said Wednesday. The Bengals would like to limit the amount
of time Brett Favre and his receivers have on the field. They have been
poor against the run and expect the Jets to run hard at them with Thomas
Jones...FULL
STORY
JETS: The Jets
have struggled running the ball the past two games, but that figures to
change here as Cincinnati has been pushed around up front, allowing 4.5
yards per carry. Look for them to try to get Thomas Jones established
early on the ground. The Cincinnati defense hasn't made many big plays
against the pass, either, with only three sacks and two interceptions in
five games. On defense, the Jets must contain WRs T.J. Houshmandzadeh
and Chad Ocho Cinco, who totaled seven receptions for 145 yards in last
year's win by the Bengals...FULL
STORY
The Jets average starting
field position in 2008 is the 35.7 yard line, best of any team in the
league
The Jets have beaten the
Bengals six straight times at home (last Cincy victory was in 1981).
Favre has now completed 70.2% of his
passes in 2008
23.9
12.5