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The New York Jets played one of their worst football games in the last couple of seasons, but still had a chance late in the game to tie it up.  The Jets failed in their comeback attempt as the offense played a very poor football game.  Chad Pennington completed only 11 of 28 passes for 108 yards and 2 INT.  Leon Washington couldn’t find much running room as he carried the ball 15 times for 51 yards (3.4 ypc) and lost a fumble.  Kevan Barlow carried the ball 5 times for 16 yards (3.2 ypc).  WRs Jerricho Cotchery caught 5 passes for 43 yards and Laveranues Coles caught 4 passes for 40 yards.

The defense was led by linebacker Eric Barton who had 9 tackles and a sack.  The Jets had a hard time stopping the Browns from running the football, as the Browns ran the ball 39 times for 147 yards (3.8 ypc).  The Browns completed 15 of 22 passes for 120 net yards passing.

Justin Miller returned a kick-off 99 yards for the only Jets TD of the football game.

The New York Jets are surprisingly 4-3 after finishing 4-12 last season.  Before you get to excited about that….the cumulative record of the teams the Jets have beaten is 5-22!  The Cleveland Browns are 1-5 and are the kind of team that the Jets have had success against.  The Browns, however, could be inspired by the fact that they have a new offensive co-ordinator (Jeff Davidson) calling the plays.

Look for the Jets to come out running the ball against the Browns with their suddenly good running attack.  Rookie Leon Washington will get alot of carries but Kevan Barlow will do the heavy lifting near the goal-line.  The Browns allow 144.2 yards rushing per game and 4.6 yards per carry.  Qb Chad Pennington could have success throwing the ball to Laveranues Coles (42 rec, 566 yards) and Jerricho Cotchery (30 rec, 418 yards) against a secondary that is playing guys like Ralph Brown and Daven Holly at corner.

Coach Davidson couldn’t pick a better opponent to start his job as offensive co-ordinator against.  The Jets can’t stop the run (142.4 yards per game, 4.5 yards per carry) or the pass (229.9 net yards passing per game)!  Look for the Browns to come out running the ball.  Reuben Droughns should finally have a good game as he only has 257 yards rushing this season.  The Jets really don’t have much of a pass rush, so Charlie Frye could actually have a good game throwing the ball.  Look for short shots to Kellen Winslow (33 rec, 317 yards) and Joe Jurevicius to set up long passes to Braylon Edwards (22 rec, 357 yards).

This game will be a very close game in which the outcome could come down to one big play.  I have a feeling that one of the kick-returners will have a game-altering play in this game.  Hard for me to pick a side here, it would have been easier if Maurice Carthon had not been fired, because there’s no telling what the Browns offense will be up to.

The Jets are averaging 21.0 points per game, but their offense has been a little up and down.  The Jets are averaging 115.4 yards rushing per game and 3.6 yards per carry.  They have gotten much better running the ball after inserting rookie RB Leon Washington as the main ball carrier.  The Jets are averaging 192.4 net yards passing per game and they’re completing 65.4% of their passes.  Chad Pennington has played pretty well so far this season as his shoulder is still holding up.

The Jets defense hasn’t played too well.  The Jets allow 24.7 points per game so far this season, and that should be worse considering how many yards they allow.  The Jets allow opponents to rush for 142.4 yards per game and 4.5 yards per carry.  The Jets are having a hard time adjusting to Coach Mangini’s new 3-4 defense.  The secondary gives up a ton of passing yards.  The Jets allow 229.9 yards passing per game and allow opponents to complete 56.9% of their passes.

The defense needs to improve for the Jets, or their luck will run out soon.

The Jets won this football game because of their running game, which is a huge surprise. Chad Pennington managed the game well, completing 16 of 22 passes for 189 yards with 1 TD and 1 INT. Rookie RB Leon Washington had a fantastic football game. Washington carried the ball 20 times for 129 yards (6.5 ypc) and 2 TDs. Kevan Barlow chipped in 12 carries for 49 yards (4.1 ypc) and a TD. Jerricho Cotchery caught 7 passes for 79 yards. WR Justin McCareins got out of the doghouse long enough to catch one pass…..a 44-yard TD!

SS Erik Coleman (11 tackles) and LB Jonathan Vilma (11 tackles, 1 pass defensed and an interception) led the Jets defense. The Jets allowed the Lions to carry the football 22 times for 125 yards (5.7 ypc). The Lions also completed 22 of 36 passes for 261 net yards passing.

This was a good win for the Jets.