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The Jets know that winning is paramount in their quest for the playoffs, but that does not mean they aren't keeping one eye on their competition for postseason berths.

Mark Sanchez will start Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons after missing two games with a knee injury.

Mark Sanchez is not practicing for the New York Jets while recovering from a sprained right knee, but coach Rex Ryan is optimistic about the rookie quarterback's chances of playing Sunday at Tampa Bay.

The New York Jets will be without cornerbacks Dwight Lowery and Donald Strickland, and backup guard Robert Turner when they face the Buffalo Bills in Toronto on Thursday night.

All those other recent "must-wins" - against Miami and Jacksonville and last week at New England - wound up as losses, and now the Jets are on the fringes of the AFC playoff hunt to the point where they really must not look ahead to a hoped-for six-game winning streak and sincerely take them one at a time, beginning with today's game against the ...

The only other game that the Jets wore their white jerseys and white pants this season was for Game 2, their home-opening victory over the Patriots.

Lowery has been announced as the starting cornerback for Lito Sheppard, who is active but will be worked back in judiciously after missing five of the previous six games with quadriceps issues.

As per Randy Lange on Twitter: RL: Jets inactives for OAK: QB Kevin O'Connell, WR Brad Smith, CB Lito Sheppard, S James Ihedigbo, G Matt Slauson, WR Jerricho Cotchery and LB Marques Murrell.

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David Clowney says of the Jets: 'I'll ride with any of my teammates through hell and high water.' The David Clowney you think you know is selfish: "1 play in the 1st half, 4 plays in the 2nd half.... A bit disappointed about my playing time but very happy and satisfied about the win." The David Clowney you don't know pokes fun at rookie guard Matt ...

Jets WR Braylon Edwards, who arrived in trade with the Browns on Wednesday, has been making a series of slow-motion circus-type catches while fielding TE Dustin Keller's throws and then flipping the ball to Mark Sanchez.

The following is a list of inactive players for tonight's NFL game. NEW YORK JETS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS, 8:30 P.M. Jets - 3rd QB Erik Ainge, QB Kevin O'Connell, CB Lito Sheppard, CB Donald Strickland, CB Ahmad Carroll, LB Jamaal Westerman, G Matt Slauson, DE Ropati Pitoitua Dolphins - 3rd QB Tyler Thigpen, WR Patrick Turner, G Shawn Murphy, S Chris ...

Now today we are less than an hour away from the start of a game that the football world will be paying close attention to: the Jets' road trip to play the equally 3-0 New Orleans Saints in the Louisiana Superdome.

Special teams ace/cornerback Malcolm Jenkins is among the New Orleans Saints inactives for today's game at the Superdome against the New York Jets.

Originally published September 27, 2009 at 10:09 a.m., updated September 27, 2009 at 11:55 a.m. EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. a ' Tennessee tight end Bo Scaife was inactive for the Titans' game against the New York Jets with a knee injury.

New York Jets cornerback Lito Sheppard has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Titans with a quadriceps injury.Sheppard has played in both games for the Jets this season, making five tackles and an interception.

It's Jets-Patriots day. It would be hot no matter what, of course, because it's the Jets' home opener, but New England's visit coupled with Rex Ryan's first home regular-season game as the Jets' head coach, Ryan's challenge to the fans to make it loud and uncomfortable for Tom Brady and the Pats offense, Mark Sanchez's first home start as the Jets' ...

Jerod Mayo News: Week 2 inactives: LB Jerod Mayo, WR Wes Welker, WR, Matt Slater, OG Dan Connolly, CB Terrance Wheatley, OG Kendall Simmons and TE Michael Matthews.

Well, the Patriots high-powered offense was delivered a huge blow before kickoff.

The Jets' ``ground and pound'' running attack took a hit just now when running back Shonn Greene appearing on the inactive list.