The Denver Broncos marched into the Meadowlands and quickly put an end to the Jets five-game winning streak with a convincing 34–17 win.
Not resembling the team that surprisingly lost to the woeful Oakland Raiders last Sunday at home, the Broncos took advantage of a poor performance from Brett Favre and some sloppy tackling by the Jets front seven.
In cold, rainy conditions, the Jets superior running game and vastly superior defense should’ve been able to dictate the game but young gunslinger Jay Cutler defied the odds and threw for 357 yards and two TDs.
The Broncos have always been good at running the ball but this season has been difficult with the key injuries they’ve suffered. In fact, their injured reserve list includes four running backs, so former fullback Peyton Hillis, a rookie from Arkansas, is now the main man in the Broncos backfield.
Hillis, who is tall and powerful, like the Giants’ Brandon Jacobs, ran right through the Jets defense all day long. He averaged 5.9 yards per carry on 22 rushes.
The Broncos took the lead when the Jets botched a wildcat offense play. With Favre lined up at wide receiver and Brad Smith at QB, the Jets fumbled the reverse and the Broncos ran it in for the score. Favre stared in disbelief as if he questioned why such a play would be called in the first place given the downpour.
But the Jets got back on track on their next possession as Thomas Jones scored on a 59-yard run. He would be Jets main weapon on the day with 138 yards on the ground and two TDs.
While the Jets offense has put up some impressive numbers in recent weeks, their inability to convert on fourth down and inability to convert in the red zone against a defense missing their shutdown corner Champ Bailey led to their downfall.
“I’m very disappointed with the way we played today,” said coach Eric Mangini post-game. “We established an identity around here and it was nothing like that today.”
“Our performance obviously needs to be much, much better than it was today.”
“We got outplayed. We had plenty of opportunities. We didn’t capitalize,” said Favre who completed only 54 percent of his passes for 247 yards with one INT.
Fortunately for the Jets, they remain in first place in the AFC East by one game, as the New England Patriots lost at home to the Pittsburgh Steelers 33–10.
Now at 8–4 and with four games remaining, the Jets will travel twice to the West coast to face San Francisco and Seattle. They also have two home games remaining against Buffalo and Miami.
Not resembling the team that surprisingly lost to the woeful Oakland Raiders last Sunday at home, the Broncos took advantage of a poor performance from Brett Favre and some sloppy tackling by the Jets front seven.
In cold, rainy conditions, the Jets superior running game and vastly superior defense should’ve been able to dictate the game but young gunslinger Jay Cutler defied the odds and threw for 357 yards and two TDs.
The Broncos have always been good at running the ball but this season has been difficult with the key injuries they’ve suffered. In fact, their injured reserve list includes four running backs, so former fullback Peyton Hillis, a rookie from Arkansas, is now the main man in the Broncos backfield.
Hillis, who is tall and powerful, like the Giants’ Brandon Jacobs, ran right through the Jets defense all day long. He averaged 5.9 yards per carry on 22 rushes.
The Broncos took the lead when the Jets botched a wildcat offense play. With Favre lined up at wide receiver and Brad Smith at QB, the Jets fumbled the reverse and the Broncos ran it in for the score. Favre stared in disbelief as if he questioned why such a play would be called in the first place given the downpour.
But the Jets got back on track on their next possession as Thomas Jones scored on a 59-yard run. He would be Jets main weapon on the day with 138 yards on the ground and two TDs.
While the Jets offense has put up some impressive numbers in recent weeks, their inability to convert on fourth down and inability to convert in the red zone against a defense missing their shutdown corner Champ Bailey led to their downfall.
“I’m very disappointed with the way we played today,” said coach Eric Mangini post-game. “We established an identity around here and it was nothing like that today.”
“Our performance obviously needs to be much, much better than it was today.”
“We got outplayed. We had plenty of opportunities. We didn’t capitalize,” said Favre who completed only 54 percent of his passes for 247 yards with one INT.
Fortunately for the Jets, they remain in first place in the AFC East by one game, as the New England Patriots lost at home to the Pittsburgh Steelers 33–10.
Now at 8–4 and with four games remaining, the Jets will travel twice to the West coast to face San Francisco and Seattle. They also have two home games remaining against Buffalo and Miami.
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