The Jets held off a late charge by the Giants to win the battle of New Jersey.  Mark Sanchez played most of this game as he was a good game manager completing 13 of 20 passes for 149 yards with 1 TD pass.  Kellen Clemens made a brief appearance completing 1 of 2 passes for 5 yards.  Erik Ainge only threw one pass in this game and it went for a 70-yard TD to Aundrae Allison.  Leon Washington was the top ground gainer for the Jets in this game with 62 yards on 9 carries (6.9 ypc).  Chansi Stuckey led the Jets in receptions with 4 for 69 yards (17.3 avg) with a TD grab.  The Jets finished up with 314 total yards on offense (99 rushing, 215 passing) in this game. 

LB David Harris led the way for the Jets on defense in this game with 8 tackles and a interception.  The Giants finished up with 379 total yards in this game (134 rushing, 245 passing).

The Jets pretty much gave this game away last Monday Night because of costly turnovers.  Mark Sanchez started this game at QB and he completed 3 of 8 passes for 43 yards with 1 TD pass and 1 interception (returned 25-yards for a TD by Ravens’ DT Haloti Ngata).  Kellen Clemens didn’t fare much better as he completed 5 of 10 passes for 60 yards with 1 TD pass and 1 interception (the pickoff was returned 16 yards for a TD by Ravens’ LB Jameel McClain).  Erik Ainge finished up this game by completing 7 of 14 passes for 57 yards.  Leon Washington was very busy in this game as he led the Jets in rushing with 48 yards on 8 carries (6.0 ypc).  He also caught 2 passes for 35 yards (17.5 avg) with a TD.  Danny Woodhead was also busy in this game for the Jets as he carried the ball 14 times for 41 yards (2.9 ypc).  WR David Clowney led the way for the Jets in the passing game with 2 receptions for 33 yards (16.5 avg) with a TD.  The Jets finished up with 295 total yards on offense (141 rushing, 154 passing) in this game. 

CB Dwight Lowery led the way for the Jets on defense with 6 tackles in this game.  The Jets played pretty well on defense in this game holding them the Ravens to 248 total yards (73 rushing, 175 passing) in this game.

The Jets have claimed 29-year old punter Glenn Pakulak off waivers from the Saints.  He played in 8 games (0 starts) for the Saints last season and he punted the ball 24 times for 1,144 yards (47.7 avg).  Pakulak downed 3 punts inside the opposing 20-yard line (12.5%) and he only had 2 touchbacks (8.3%) last season.  The Jets are not happy with the punting situation so Pakulak could win the starting job if he kicks well the next two weeks.

UPDATE:  The Jets have released Glenn Pakulak.  He punted the ball three times for 118 yards (39.3 avg) in two games for the Jets in the pre-season.  Reggie Hodges has retained his starting job with the Jets.

The NFL has suspended 32-year old DE Shaun Ellis for the first game of the 2009 season (without pay) and they have fined him $100,000 bucks for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy.  Ellis played in 16 games (all starts) for the Jets last season and he made 60 tackles and had 8 sacks.  The Jets will definately miss Ellis against the Texans in Houston.

The Jets looked pretty solid on offense in the pre-season opener last Friday.  Kellen Clemens started the game at QB and he completed all four of his pass attempts for 24 yards.  Rookie QB Mark Sanchez was impressive completing 3 of 4 passes for 88 yards.  Erik Ainge almost helped the Jets win this game as he completed 10 of 17 passes for 148 yards with 1 TD pass.  Rookie RB Shonn Greene also looked good leading the Jets in rushing with 45 yards on 9 carries (5.0 ypc).  Thomas Jones only rushed for 13 yards on 9 carries (1.4 ypc) but he scored a TD.  WR David Clowney had a outstanding game for the Jets as he finished with 102 yards receiving on 3 catches (34.0 avg) with a TD.  TE Dustin Keller also caught 3 passes in this game (52 yards).  The Jets finished up this game with 340 total yards on offense and that’s a good start.

The defense had issues in this game as the Rams rushed for 193 yards on 29 carries (6.7 ypc).  The Rams only passed for 113 yards against the Jets but that’s because they didn’t need to throw the football.  Linebacker Kenwin Cummings led the way for the Jets in this game with 7 tackles and a sack.  Fellow linebacker Brandon Renhert pitched in with six tackles in this game.  OLB Calvin Pace looked in mid-season form with 5 tackles and a sack.  The Jets have some things they need to work on before the season starts for real next month.