This was a pretty easy win for the Jets at home.  Chad Pennington had one of his best games of the season as he completed 24 of 31 passes for 286 yards and a TD.  The Jets had a hard time running the football against the Texans.  Leon Washington led the way with 17 yards on 5 carries (3.4 ypc).  Cedric Houston had a rough go of it with 11 carries for 13 yards (1.2 ypc) and a TD.  Lauveranues Coles had a great game with 9 receptions for 111 yards and a TD.  Jerricho Cotchery also had a good game with 7 catches for 110 yards.

Kerry Rhodes led the way on the defense with 12 tackles and an interception.  LB Victor Hobson also played well as he had 11 tackles.  The Jets were tough against the run, holding the Texans to 25 yards rushing on 14 carries (1.8 ypc).  The Texans completed 39 of 54 passes for 307 net yards passing.

The Jets got a huge win and improve to 6-5 on the season.

The Jets really couldn’t get anything going against the Bears tough defense yesterday.  Chad Pennington completed 19 of 35 passes for 162 yards and 2 INTs.  Cedric Houston ran well, as he carried the ball 11 times for 50 yards (4.5 ypc).  Leon Washington had a rough game with 13 carries for 22 yards (1.7 ypc).  Lauveranues Coles had a good game with 8 catches for 80 yards.  Tim Dwight caught 5 passes for 40 yards and carried the ball once for 28 yards.

Kerry Rhodes (9 tackles, sack) and Victor Hobson (9 tackles) led the way on a good defensive effort by the Jets.  The Jets had a rough time with the Bears running game as the Bears carried the ball 35 times for 173 yards (4.9 ypc).  The Bears only completed 11 of 22 passes for 111 net yards passing.

The Jets fought hard but failed because the offense just isn’t that good for the Jets this season.

The Chicago Bears rebounded in a big way from their first loss of the season with a 38-20 beat-down of the Giants on the same field they will play on this week.  The Jets have won 3 of their last 4 games, including a rousing upset victory at New England to pull them with one game of the lead in the AFC East.

Look for the Bears to come out running the ball with Thomas Jones (725 yards rushing) and throwing short passes to Mushin Muhammad (41 rec, 566 yards) and Desmond Clark (30 rec, 431 yards).  The Jets are very poor against the run allowing 143.0 yards rushing per game and 4.5 yards per carry.  As soon as the safeties creep up for the Jets, look for Grossman to try to go deep to Mark Bradley who had a good game last week.  The Jets may try to blitz more than usual, because Grossman doesn’t play well when he gets hit hard a few times, tending to throw the ball up for grabs.

The Jets would be smart to run the ball alot with Kevan Barlow and Leon Washington, as Tiki Barber ran all over them last week.  The Bears only allow 98.3 yards rushing per game but 4.3 yards per carry….so it can be done.  Pennington must be careful when throwing the ball down the field as the Bears already have 13 INTs and hold opposing QBs to a 60.2 rating.  Look for the Jets to throw alot of short passes to negate the Bears strong pass rush.

The Bears are the much better team here and they will win this game with ease as long as they don’t turn the ball over.

The Jets have cut the Patriots lead in the AFC East to one game with a fantastic win on the road in New England.  Chad Pennington completed 22 of 33 passes for 168 yards with 1 TD and 1 INT.  Kevan Barlow carried the bulk of the running load with 17 carries for 75 yards (4.4 ypc) and a TD.  Leon Washington carried the ball 9 times for 35 yards (3.9 ypc).  Jerricho Cotchery had a big game with 6 catches for 70 yards and a TD.  Justin McCareins pitched in with 3 receptions for 31 yards.  Laveranues Coles caught 5 passes for 29 yards.

Kerry Rhodes led an opportunistic Jets’ defense with 10 tackles & a fumble recovery.  Safety Erik Coleman also had a huge game with 9 tackles and an interception.  The Patriots ran the ball well against the Jets with 25 carries for 143 yards (5.7 ypc).  The Patriots completed 25 of 37 passes for 234 net yards passing.