Calvin Pace News

The other caught a career-high three balls from Mark Sanchez. The fact that Wes Welker and Leigh Bodden both play for the Patriots should tell you everything you need to know about this AFC East rematch.

The Jets have gone 1-5 in their last six games and fallen way behind in the wild-card standings.

The Jets , who took an unusual six-day break during the bye week, came out sloppy on defense, missing at least six tackles in the first half of Sunday's 24-22 loss to the Jaguars .

The Jaguars' Marcedes Lewis makes a key fourth-quarter catch against Kerry Rhodes and the Jets.

Rex Ryan stepped to the podium and motioned for a staffer to hand him something.

But first, Rex said, "I got a new sponsor ... for obvious reasons." And with that the Jets head coach plunked a box of Kleenexes on his podium in the media room at the Atlantic Health Jets Training Center.

The Jets beat the Jaguars today at Giants Stadium, the Patriots lose to the Colts tonight and - ???????????? - next week the Jets play the Patriots in Foxborough,, Mass., for first place in the AFC East .

Let me explain. Sure, the Jets' brash chatter and all the guarantees fueled the crazy talk, which at one point even led some observers to laughably start the ridiculous "All-New York Super Bowl" spiel that has become a common theme the last two years.

The quote above said by LB Calvin Pace, backed by Head Coach Rex Ryan, is not even in question.

Linebacker Bart Scott's steely silence in the postgame locker room said it all for the New York Jets after Sunday's 24-22 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Consider this delicious scenario: The Jets beat the Jaguars today at Giants Stadium, the Patriots lose to the Colts tonight and - voila! - next week the Jets play the Patriots in Foxborough,, Mass., for first place in the AFC East.

Another week, another stinker by a New York football team. This time around the honor goes to the Jets, who didn't bother showing up for the first half against a below average Jacksonville team.

Jets rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez was christened the new Joe Namath before he got through September.

Five-, six-, seven- defensive backs packages, in addition to exotic blitzes that seem to come from everywhere.

For the Jets, the playoffs begin Sunday. Sure it's just November and there are no postseason checks coming to Jets players with a win over the Jaguars Sunday at Giants Stadium.

Darrelle Revis and his teammates in the New York Jets ' secondary got together earlier this week and discussed what they could do better.

Although there are still eight games remaining, the Jets know the importance of Sunday's matchup with the Jaguars .

Coming off a bye week, Rex Ryan & Co. are treating Sunday's contest against the Jacksonville Jaguars as a playoff game.

David Harris sacks Dolphins' QB Chad Henne during the Miami Dolphins vs. New York Jets game.

Tony Richardson could have chosen to do anything else. Enjoy the unseasonably warm temperatures by taking the family out for a Sunday picnic.