The New York Jets are looking for revenge Sunday against the Miami Dolphins, who beat them 31-27 in week five.  Mark Sanchez has been struggling the past few games and was throwing a lot of interceptions, so the Jets did the smart thing and limited his opportunities.  Sanchez went 9 for 15 last week for only 143 yards, but the running game racked up over 300 yards and Sanchez did not throw any picks.  If the Jets can do more of the same this week, they should win this game.

The Dolphins have a similar mentality on offense as the Jets.  They have a rookie quarterback in Chad Henne who tends to make mistakes, so they will limit him and feed it to the running backs.  They also have the Wildcat running attack, which was pretty effective against the Jets last game.  Henne did have his best game of the season against the Jets, but the Wildcat and the running backs had a lot to do with his success, as he had wide open receivers to throw to.  I’m not expecting as good of a game this time, as the Jets have already faced him so they should shut him down and possibly get some turnovers from him.  This will be another close one, but the Jets will get revenge and win at home.

FINAL SCORE PREDICTION:  New York Jets 28, Miami Dolphins 24

The Jets have signed 25-year old CB/KR Justin Miller.  Miller played in 1 game this season for the Raiders in which he returned 6 kickoffs for 106 yards (17.7 avg).  With Leon Washington out for the season the Jets signed Miller to replace him on kickoff returns and to provide a little depth at CB.  Miller has played in 43 games in his five year NFL career and he has returned 147 kickoffs for 3,851 yards (26.2 avg) with 5 TDs.  He has also returned 6 punts for 9 yards (1.5 avg) but that is definately not his strength.  Miller does not have a lot of experience on defense as he has 99 tackles, 1 forced fumble and he has defensed 8 passes.  This was a smart move for the Jets as Leon Washington is a very hard player to replace but Miller should do a good job on kickoff returns.

24-year old CB Darrelle Revis is a real lockdown corner this season for the Jets and he is only getting better.  Revis played in 6 games for the Jets this season and he has made 26 tackles, defensed 8 passes and he has 1 interception.  He is one of the biggest reasons for the success of the Jets’ defense this season but teams will start throwing the other way soon.

The Jets have lost 27-year old running back Leon Washington for the season because he needed surgery to repair a fractured leg.  This is a huge loss for the Jets as Washington is one of the best all around players on the football team.  Washington played in 7 games for the Jets this season and he carried the ball 72 times for 331 yards (4.6 ypc).  He also caught 15 passes for 131 yards (8.7 avg) this season for the Jets.  That’s not all however as Washington also helped out a lot on special teams for the Jets.  He returned 16 kickoffs for 385 yards (24.1 avg) and 2 punts for 16 yards (8.0 avg) this season for the Jets.  24-year old rookie Shonn Greene will replace Washington at RB.  He has played in 5 games for the Jets this season and he has carried the ball 26 times for 174 yards (6.7 ypc) with 2 TD runs.  Greene should be able to more than replace Washington running the ball but he is nowhere near the receiver out of the backfield that Washington was.  The Jets will also miss Washington on kickoff returns as he was a threat to go the distance every time he touched the ball.

The Jets won this game with defense and the running game.  That is good because it allowed them to protect Mark Sanchez who has been having problems as of late.  Sanchez completed 9 of 15 passes for 143 yards with 1 TD pass and 0 INTs.  He also carried the ball 2 times for 4 yards (2.0 ypc) with a TD.  Rookie Shonn Greene showed why the Jets traded up to get him last April as he carried the ball 19 times for 144 yards (7.6 ypc) with 2 TD runs.  Thomas Jones was also electric in this game with 26 carries for 121 yards (4.7 ypc) with 1 TD grab.  David Clowney was also outstanding for the Jets in this game with 4 receptions for 79 yards (19.8 avg) with a TD catch.  The Jets finished up with 447 total yards on offense (316 rushing, 131 passing) as they held onto the football for 35:57 in this game. 

OLB Calvin Pace was outstanding for the Jets in this game as he finished with 7 tackles, 3 sacks, 2 tackles for a loss, 1 pass defensed and he had 1 QB hit.  Safety Jim Leonhard also had a big game with 6 tackles, 2 tackles for a loss, 2 passes defensed and he had 1 interception.  The Raiders finished up with 263 total yards (119 rushing, 144 passing) in this game.  The Jets are now 4-3 on the season.