2010 - AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AT STEELERS - 6:30 P.M. ET - CBS NEW YORK JETS (13-5) AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS (13-4) SUN., JAN. 23 - HEINZ FIELD (65,050)
NEW YORK JETS MEDIA INFORMATION
CONTENTS: HEADLINES ..................................2 BROADCAST COVERAGE ................2 2010 SCHEDULE ..........................2 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE ...............2 STATISTICAL SNAPSHOT................3 SERIES BY THE NUMBERS ............3 SINGLE-GAME SERIES BESTS ........3 PROBABLE STARTERS ...................4 OVERVIEW BY POSITION ...............5 CONNECTIONS .............................8 INDIVIDUAL SERIES HIGHLIGHTS ....9 MIKE TANNENBAUM ...................15 REX RYAN ..................................16 COORDINATORS .........................17 2010 TEAM AWARDS ..................18 MARK SANCHEZ .........................19 JETS POSTSEASON PRIMER ........22
JETS GET TO THE QUARTERBACK ...22 OFFENSIVE LINE .........................23 LaDAINIAN TOMLINSON ..............25 SUCCESS ON THE ROAD .............27 BRAYLON EDWARDS ...................28 SANTONIO HOLMES ....................28 DEFENDING THE PASS ................31 DARRELLE REVIS ........................31 ANTONIO CROMARTIE.................31 DAVID HARRIS ............................33 HARRIS IN THE POSTSEASON .....33 JETS IN THE PRO BOWL..............35 POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE..........35 HALL-OF-FAME FINALIST .............38 SUPPLEMENTAL STATS ...............40 PARTICIPATION CHART ................55 BIOS NOT IN MEDIA GUIDE .........56 UPDATED BIOS ...........................70
THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED ...107 GAME REVIEWS ........................108 POSTSEASON SUMMARIES ........144 POSTSEASON - THE LAST TIME ...156 TRANSACTIONS ........................157 DEPTH CHART ..........................159 BUILDING THE JETS .................160 2010 POSTSEASON STATISTICS...163 POSTSEASON DEFENSIVE STATS ...164 2010 TEAM STATISTICS ............165 DEFENSIVE STATISTICS .............166 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER ............167 NUMERICAL ROSTER ................168
2010 - AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AT STEELERS - 6:30 P.M. ET - CBS NEW YORK JETS (13-5) AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS (13-4) SUN., JAN. 23 - HEINZ FIELD (65,050)
HEADLINES
JETS/STEELERS AT A GLANCE
• Since the Super Bowl era began in 1966, Head Coach Rex Ryan is only the second head coach to lead his team to the conference championship game in his first two seasons after inheriting a team that did not reach the playoffs the year prior to him becoming head coach. He is also one-of-five head coaches to earn an appearance in the conference championship in their first two seasons as head coach. Overall, this is Ryan’s third consecutive AFC Championship game. He served as the defensive coordinator for Baltimore in 2008. please see page 17 • QB Mark Sanchez (4, 2009-10) is only the second quarterback to start and win four postseason games in their first two seasons in the NFL. Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger (5, 2004-05) is the other. • Sunday’s game features two teams built on defense and running the football. The Jets and Steelers rank third and second respectively in the NFL in overall defense. The Jets rank fourth in rushing yards per game and the Steelers stand 11th in the league.
Series: 21st meeting, Steelers lead regular season series 15-4 and postseason series 1-0. Last Meeting: Jets 22, Steelers 17, Heinz Field, 12/19/10 Notable: The New York Jets were one of two teams to break the 100-yard rushing mark against the Steelers this season when they totaled 106 yards on 27 carries in the club’s Week 15 victory. The 106 rushing yards are the most allowed by PIT this season. Series Highlights: The Jets win at PIT (12/19/10) marked the first win by the franchise in the state of Pennsylvania. Prior to the victory, the Jets had compiled an 0-11 record in the state, going 0-4 at the Philadelphia Eagles and 0-7 against the Steelers (one loss was in the postseason). JETS HEAD COACH: Rex Ryan, Second Season at Jets, 2012 Regular Season, 4-1 Postseason. STEELERS HEAD COACH: Mike Tomlin, Fourth Season at Steelers, 43-20 Regular Season, 4-1 Postseason.
BROADCAST COVERAGE TELEVISION: CBS Play-by-play: Jim Nantz Analysts: Phil Simms Producer: Lance Barrow Director: Mike Arnold JETS RADIO: 1050 AM WEPN (ESPN Radio) Play-by-play: Bob Wischusen Analyst: Marty Lyons Pre- and Post-Game: Greg Buttle, Don LaGreca Producer: Joe Loughran NATIONAL RADIO: Westwood One Play-by-play: Dave Sims Analyst: James Lofton Sideline: Hub Arkush Pre- and Post-Game: Scott Graham Producer: Howard Deneroff SPANISH RADIO: WADO 1280 Play-by-play: Clemson Smith Muniz Analyst: Oscar Benítez JETS RADIO NETWORK: WLIR 107.1, Hampton Bays, NY; WNJE 1040, Flemington, NJ; WTMM-FM 104.5, Albany, NY; WRCN 103.9, Riverhead, NY; WMTR 1250, Morristown, NJ; WOBM 1160, Ocean City, NJ; WADB 1310, Monmouth, NJ; WPDH 101.5/106.1, Poughkeepsie, NY
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2010 SCHEDULE REGULAR SEASON (13-5) 9/13 Baltimore 9/19 New England 9/26 at Miami 10/3 at Buffalo 10/11 Minnesota 10/17 at Denver 10/24 BYE 10/31 Green Bay 11/7 at Detroit 11/14 at Cleveland 11/21 Houston 11/25 Cincinnati 12/6 at New England 12/12 Miami 12/19 at Pittsburgh 12/26 at Chicago 1/2 Buffalo POSTSEASON 1/8/11 at Indianapolis 1/16/11 at New England 1/23/11 at Pittsburgh Home games in bold
L, 10-9 W, 28-14 W, 31-23 W, 38-14 W, 29-20 W, 24-20
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W, 17-16 W, 28-21 6:30
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PRONUNCIATION GUIDE MARQUICE Cole....................................... mar–KWEECE Vladimir DUCASSE .........................................doo–KOSS SHONN Greene ................................................. SHOHN James IHEDIGBO ................................. ee–HEAD-ee-boe Lance LAURY ...................................................LAW–ree Josh MAUGA ....................................................... MA-gah SIONE POUHA .......................... see-OH-nay boe-OOH-ha Matt SLAUSON ..............................................SLAW-son NEWYORKJETS.COM
STATISTICAL SNAPSHOT STATISTICAL SNAPSHOT Offense Jets Rank Steelers Rank Total Yards per Game................................ 351.0 ................... 11 ...................................... 345.3 ........................ 14 Rush Yards per Game ............................... 148.4 ..................... 4 ...................................... 120.3 ........................ 11 Rush Yards per Attempt ................................ 4.4 ..................... 8 .......................................... 4.1 ........................ 18 Pass Yards per Game ................................ 202.6 ................... 22 ...................................... 225.1 ........................ 14 Sacks per Pass Play ...................................5.1% ..................... 8 ....................................... 8.2% ........................ 30 Sacks .......................................................... 28 .................... 8t ........................................... 43 ........................ 25 Third Down Efficiency ...............................39.6% ................... 15 ..................................... 43.1% .......................... 6 Points per Game ........................................ 22.9 ................... 13 ........................................ 23.4 ........................ 12 Defense Jets Rank Steelers Rank Total Yards per Game................................ 291.5 ..................... 3 ...................................... 276.1 .......................... 2 Rush Yards per Game ................................. 90.9 ..................... 3 ........................................ 62.8 .......................... 1 Rush Yards per Attempt ................................ 3.6 ..................... 3 .......................................... 3.0 .......................... 1 Pass Yards per Game ................................ 200.6 ..................... 6 ...................................... 214.1 ........................ 12 Sacks per Pass Play ...................................7.0% ..................... 9 ....................................... 7.5% .......................... 6 Sacks .......................................................... 40 .................... 8t ........................................... 48 .......................... 1 Third Down Efficiency ...............................37.0% ................... 10 ..................................... 33.5% .......................... 3 Points per Game ........................................ 19.0 ..................... 6 ........................................ 14.5 .......................... 1
SERIES BY THE NUMBERS Largest Winning Margin: Jets Steelers Current Series Winning Streak: Jets Games Decided by Three Points or Less: 3 games Games Decided by Seven Points or Less: 8 games Longest Winning Streak: Jets Steelers Most Points: Jets Steelers Both Fewest Points: Jets Steelers Both *includes postseason
6 at Jets (6-0, 12/14/03) 28 at Steelers (38-10, 10/19/75) 2 games Steelers lead 2-1* Tied lead 4-4 2 games (2007-2011) 9 games (1970-1986) 24, twice, last time at Jets (NY, 24-20, 10/30/88) 45 at Jets (PIT, 45-24, 12/13/86) 69 at Jets (PIT, 45-24, 12/13/86) 0 at Jets (PIT, 13-0, 12/10/89) 0 at Jets (NY, 6-0, 12/14/03) 6 at Jets (NY, 6-0, 12/14/03)
SINGLE-GAME SERIES BESTS Rushing Yards..................... 174 ..................................... Curtis Martin.....................................................(12/14/03) Passing Yards ..................... 226 ..................................... Ken O’Brien ......................................................(12/10/89) Receptions ............................. 8 ..................................... Two tied - Last - Braylon Edwards .......................(12/19/10) Receiving Yards .................. 146 ..................................... Johnny “Lam” Jones ........................................ (12/10/83) Longest Rush ....................... 56 ..................................... Curtis Martin.....................................................(12/14/03) Longest Pass Play ................. 56 ..................................... Kellen Clemens to Laveranues Coles ...................(11/18/07) Most Points .......................... 13 ..................................... Mike Nugent .....................................................(11/18/07) Most Field Goals ..................... 4 ..................................... Mike Nugent .....................................................(11/18/07) NEWYORKJETS.COM
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PROBABLE STARTERS DEFENSE
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89 Jerricho Cotchery 7th season Caught 41 passes for 433 yards and 2 TDs in 2010. Had a 58-yard rec. to set up a Jets touchdown at NE (1/16). 10 Santonio Holmes 5th season Responsible for key plays in four Jets victories. Finished with 52 rec., 746 yards and 6 TDs in 12 games this season. 60 D’Brickashaw Ferguson 5th season Earned 2nd consecutive Pro Bowl; started 86 straight reg. season and postseason games since being drafted in 2006. 68 Matt Slauson 2nd season 2009 sixth-round selection earned job during training camp and has started every game. Lone new starter on the O-line. 74 Nick Mangold 5th season Three-time Pro Bowler and 2009 All-Pro has started 86 consecutive reg. season and postseason games since being drafted in 2006. 65 Brandon Moore 8th season 2010 Sports Illustrated’s midseason All-Pro selection; 105 consecutive starts for the Jets. 78 Wayne Hunter 7th season Made three NFL starts at T in place of an injured Damien Woody during the regular season. Started at NE (1/16). 81 Dustin Keller 3rd season Finished reg. season with team leading 55 rec., and 3rd on the team in receiving touchdowns (5) and yards (687). 17 Braylon Edwards 6th season Led team in touchdowns (7), receiving yards (904) and (17.1) avg. per catch on 53 receptions. Scored on a 15yard pass at NE (1/16). 6 Mark Sanchez 2nd season Had a career-high 3,291 passing yards and 17 TD passes on the season. Threw 3 TD passes in a postseason game for the first time in his career at NE (1/16). 49 Tony Richardson 16th season Lead blocker for eight 1,000-yard rushers in his career. 23 Shonn Greene 2nd season Finished with 766 yards on 185 carries. His 5.0 postseason rushing avg. is best all-time of Jets rushers with at least 40 attempts, while his 3 TD runs in the postseason are tied for best in club annals 21 LaDainian Tomlinson 10th season Has averaged 4.8 yards on 26 carries and has scored three TDs (2 rushing, 1 receiving) in two postseason games. Led team with 914 rushing yards, 219 carries and 6 TD.
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92 Shaun Ellis 11th season Longest-tenured Jet; recorded two sacks at NE (1/16). His 72.5 career sacks rank 3rd in Jet history. NT 91 Sione Pouha 6th season Started 15 reg. season games, led team with 3 FR, in addition to registering 2 sacks. Recorded a sack at NE (1/16) T 70 Mike DeVito 4th season Finished with 46 tackles and 2 forced fumbles this season. OLB 58 Bryan Thomas 9th season Led team with 6 sacks and is the second-longest tenured Jet on the roster. Has played in 10 postseason games. WILL 57 Bart Scott 9th season Registered 94 tackles and is one of two defensive players to start all 16 games. MIKE 52 David Harris 4th season Led team in tackles (119) for 3rd time in his four-year career. intercepted Patriots QB Tom Brady at NE (1/16). OLB 97 Calvin Pace 8th season Finished second on the team with 5.5 sacks in 2010 after leading the team in 2008-09. Has 2 sacks this postseason. CB 31 Antonio Cromartie 5th season Tied for the team lead with 3 interceptions, and teams with Revis to form arguably the NFL’s top cornerback tandem. CB 24 Darrelle Revis 4th season Held WR Reggie Wayne to 1 catch for 1 yard in Wild Card game at IND (1/8). Made third consecutive Pro Bowl; registered 35 tackles, 12 PD and 2 FR on the season. S 33 Eric Smith 5th season Recorded the 2nd blocked punt of his career when he got to a Brandon Fields kick at MIA (9/26). Recorded 8 tackles in Wild Card game at IND (1/8). S 22 Brodney Pool 6th season Made 63 tackles and an interception during his first season with the Jets.
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16 Brad Smith 5th season NFL’s second-leading KOR (28.6). Only player in modern football era (since 1933) to have scored touchdowns: receiving, rushing, kickoff return, blocked punt return and thrown a TD pass. Has two KOR for touchdowns this season (97 at PIT 12/19, 89 vs. CIN 11/25).
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2 Nick Folk 4th Season Set a Jets record with a 56-yard field goal at DEN (10/17). Won game at IND (1/8) with a 32-yard FG. His 30 reg. season FG in 2010 are tied for third-most in team history.
30 Drew Coleman 5th season Sealed win at MIA (9/26) with an INT in the end zone. Forced a fumble in OT at CLV (11/14). Has 34 tackles, 4 sacks, 5 PD and 5 FF. Recorded a sack at NE (1/16). 26 Dwight Lowery 3rd season Moved to S and earned starts at the position at PIT (12/19), CHI (12/26) & BUF (1/2). Recorded a pick six at CHI. Sealed Jets victories with takeaways vs. MIN (10/11) and at DEN (10/17). 99 Jason Taylor 14th season Active NFL sack leader. Tied for eighth on the all-time NFL sack list with 132.5. Recorded the third safety of his career at PIT (12/19), when he tackled a Steelers RB in the endzone. 20 Kyle Wilson Rookie Has seen action in all 16 contests, making 5 starts.
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9 Steve Weatherford 5th Season Tied NFL record for punts inside the 20 (42). Had only four touchbacks on the season and has a 38.4 net average.
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OVERVIEW BY POSITION Quarterbacks (3), Returning Starter (1) Coach Matt Cavanaugh: Mark Sanchez finished the season with a career-high 3,291 yards, 17 touchdowns and 13 interceptions for a passer rating of 75.3 on the season. His six-career rushing touchdowns ties him for fourth amongst Jets quarterbacks in club history. Became only the second quarterback (Ben Roethlisberger 5, 2004-05) to start and win four postseason games in their first two seasons in the NFL. Recorded a 127.3 passer rating on 16-of-25 passing for 194 yards and three touchdowns in the club’s win at NE (1/16). It is the first time he has thrown three touchdown passes in a postseason game, and the mark tied the club record for most in a single postseason game. Led the Jets on a five-play, 40-yard game-winning drive, in which he completed all three of his passes for 38 yards in the Wild Card victory at IND (1/8). The Jets win marked Sanchez’s third postseason win, the most by any QB in franchise history. In the last two regular-season games in which he threw a pass, he totaled 439 yards, one touchdown and one interception while he completed 43-of-66 pass attempts. He made his 25th regular season start vs. HST (11/21) and completed 22-of-38 passes for 315 yards and three touchdowns with one interception for a 100.2 passer rating. It was his second career 300-yard passing game. As a starter, Sanchez owns a record of 19-12 during the regular season and a 22-13 mark, including the postseason. His first-career 300-yard passing game came in Week Nine at DET (11/7), when he recorded 336 yards, one touchdown and one interception on 22-of-39 passing. Eight touchdown passes and no interceptions during the first five games of the season made him the youngest passer in NFL history to throw eight touchdown passes without an interception. Veteran Mark Brunell signed with the Jets as a free agent (7/28/10) after a Super Bowl victory with NO last season. The three-time Pro Bowler, saw limited action during the 2010 season completing 7-of-13 passes for 117 yards, 2 TDs and 1 INT. For his career, he has thrown for 32,045 yards and 184 touchdowns and rushed for 2,421 yards and 15 touchdowns. His action this season came in both BUF contests. In the season finale vs BUF (1/2), he showed his Pro Bowl skills are still at his disposal, throwing two touchdowns and an interception on 6-of-12 passing. Fifth-year passer Kellen Clemens was inactive as the third quarterback for 15 games this season before seeing action in the season finale vs. BUF (1/2), where he completed one pass for six yards and ran for a 10yard touchdown. It was the second rushing touchdown of his career. Clemens has completed 147-of-284 passes with five touchdowns and 11 interceptions while in the NFL. Running Backs (5), Returning Starter (1) Coach Anthony Lynn: Both considered by Head Coach Rex Ryan as starters, running backs LaDainian Tomlinson and Shonn Greene form a 1-2 punch that enabled the Jets to rank fourth in the NFL in rushing, despite playing five games against top six rushing defenses. Tomlinson led the team with 914 yards and six NEWYORKJETS.COM
rushing touchdowns on 219 carries. He recorded 133 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries at BUF (10/3), his first 100-yard effort since 10/26/08 at NO (19-105) as a San Diego Charger. His 52 receptions are second on the club. Recorded the second-most productive postseason game of his career at IND (1/8) when he rushed for two touchdowns and 82 yards on 16 carries (5.1 avg.). He ran for 43 yards on 10 carries (4.3 avg.) and scored his first receiving touchdown in the postseason at NE (1/16). Second-year runner Greene rushed for 766 yards and two touchdowns on 185 carries during the season. Greene added 70 yards on 19 carries in the Wild Card victory at IND (1/8). Registered his third postseason rushing touchdown, tied for most in franchise history, when he raced 16 yards for the Jets final score of the game at NE (1/16). For his career, Greene has a 5.0 yard-per-carry average, the best among Jets rushers all-time that have carried the ball at least 40 times. Three-time Pro Bowl fullback Tony Richardson has helped his teams rush for 20-or-more touchdowns in seven of the past eight seasons, including league-highs in [2002 (KC-26), 2003 (KC-32), 2004 (KC33)]. Selected by the Jets in the fifth round from Kentucky, rookie fullback John Conner sees action as a key reserve on offense and on special teams. He rushed for 44 yards and his first NFL touchdown on eight carries in the last game of the season vs. BUF (1/2). A fourth-round selection out of USC, Joe McKnight amassed a Jet season-high when he rushed for 158 yards on 32 carries in the season finale vs. BUF (1/2). He also caught 2 passes for 15 yards. He earned his first NFL rushing attempt at BUF (10/3). McKnight caught his first NFL pass, a five-yard reception, vs. MIA (12/12). He recorded his first postseason carry, a two-yard end around at NE (1/16). Wide Receivers (4), Returning Starters (2) Coach Henry Ellard: Returning veterans Jerricho Cotchery, Braylon Edwards and Brad Smith have been joined by Super Bowl XLIII MVP Santonio Holmes who made his New York Jets debut vs. MIN (10/11). Both starting wide receivers, Edwards and Holmes, caught touchdown passes in the Jets win at NE (1/16), while Cotchery recorded the game’s longest reception, a 58-yard catch and run that set up Holmes’ score. Cotchery finished the game as the leading receiver with 96 yards on five receptions. In the team’s win at IND (1/8), Edwards hauled in two passes for 27 yards on the final drive, with his 18-yarder setting up the game-winning 32-yard field goal. Holmes finished with 46 yards. Edwards led all Jets receivers in touchdowns (7), receiving yards (904) and yards per reception (17.1). Five of his seven touchdowns receptions have occurred on plays of 30 yards or longer. Cotchery, who led the team in receiving the previous three seasons, recorded 41 receptions for 433 yards. He missed games vs. HST (11/21) and CIN (11/25) due to an injury. Smith caught four passes for 44 yards, and rushed for 299 yards and a touchdown on 38 carries. He returned his third-career kickoff for a touchdown at PIT (12/19). He recorded the Jets longest run of the sea5
OVERVIEW BY POSITION son, a 53-yard touchdown, and scored on an 89-yard kickoff return vs. CIN (11/25). He threw the first touchdown pass of his career at BUF (10/3), a three-yard toss to TE Dustin Keller. Smith has scored his seven career touchdowns in five different ways (reception (2), rushing (2), kickoff return (3), blocked punt return and a pass). He is the only player in the modern football era (since 1933) to have scored touchdowns via: receiving, rushing, kickoff return and blocked punt return in addition to throwing a TD pass. Holmes had 52 catches for 746 yards and six touchdowns for the season, recording two 100-yard contests, totaling 114 yards at DET (11/7) and 126 vs. HST (11/21). In four Jets wins, Holmes registered the game’s key play. At DEN (10/17), Holmes drew a 46-yard penalty with 1:26 remaining to set up the final touchdown in the 24-20 victory. At DET (11/7), Holmes had a 52-yard catch in overtime set up a game-winning field goal in a 23-20 win. In CLV (11/14) he notched a game-winning 37-yard touchdown with 16 seconds remaining in overtime, for the 26-20 victory. He caught the game-winning six-yard touchdown pass with 10 seconds remaining in regulation vs. HST (11/21). Tight Ends (4), Returning Starter (1) Coach Mike Devlin: Third-year TE Dustin Keller ranks first on the team in receptions (55), and third in touchdowns (5) and receiving yards (687). He caught three passes for 42 yards in the Wild Card victory at IND (1/8). Ben Hartsock helps key the rushing attack. Matthew Mulligan has seen action in 11 games, making a start in the season opener vs. BLT (9/13) and plays primarily on special teams. Undrafted rookie free agent Jeff Cumberland caught his first NFL pass, a three-yard toss from Brad Smith, in the last game of the season vs. BUF (1/2). Offensive Line (8), Returning Starters (4) Coach Bill Callahan: Four of the five starters returned for their third-consecutive season for an offensive line that helped the 2010 Jets average 148.4 rushing yards per game, fourth-best in the NFL. The unit also allowed the Jets to rush for 106 yards at Pittsburgh (12/19), the most the Steelers defense allowed this season. The unit powered the Jets offense to 169 yards on 38 rushes (4.4 avg.) in the club’s Wild Card victory at IND (1/8). In two consecutive postseasons under Coach Ryan, this unit has allowed the offense to average 148.8 rushing yards a game. In 2006, Jets General Manager Mike Tannenbaum focused on the offensive line, selecting LT D’Brickashaw Ferguson fourth overall and C Nick Mangold 29th overall in the NFL draft. The two players have started 80 consecutive games together, making them the only two players who entered the league together to start their team’s first 75 regular-season games on the same offensive line since 1970. Ferguson earned his second-consecutive Pro Bowl nod for his play this season, he was also awarded 2010 Pro Football Weekly’s Midseason All-Pro team honors, 2009 Pro Bowl honors and 2006 All-Rookie Team honors by Pro Football Weekly and the Pro Football Writer’s Association. During his first four 6
seasons, Mangold has earned 2009 Associated Press All-Pro honors, three consecutive Pro Bowl selections (08, 09, 10) and All-Rookie recognition in 2006 as voted by Pro Football Weekly and the Pro Football Writer’s Association. The lone new starter on the offensive line is second-year LG Matt Slauson, who earned the starting job after an impressive offseason and has started every game this season. RG Brandon Moore leads the group, was selected to 2010 Sports Illustrated’s Midseason All-Pro team and has started 105 consecutive games for the Jets. T Wayne Hunter earned his firstcareer start at right tackle in place of and injured T Damien Woody at PIT (12/19) and also started at CHI (12/26) and vs. BUF (1/2). In two games, the Jets faced fierce pass rushers Julius Peppers (CHI), James Harrison (PIT) and Lamarr Woodley (PIT) and only allowed one sack to James Farrior (PIT). Hunter started the club’s 28-21 win at NE (1/16). Second-round selection G/T Vladimir Ducasse saw action in his first NFL game at BUF (10/3) and again vs. BUF (1/2). C/G Robert Turner serves as the primary reserve at center and guard. He plays in the Jets jumbo package. Defensive Line (7), Returning Starters (2) Coach Mark Carrier: The front has helped hold opposing rushing attacks to 3.6 yards per carry, which ranked fifth in the NFL. The defense was able to improve the yards per carry to 3.4 in the Wild Card win at IND (1/8). This group is led by two-time Pro Bowl DE Shaun Ellis, whose 72.5 career sacks rank third all-time in team history. He recorded two sacks in the club’s win at NE (1/16) and has three career postseason sacks, tied for third most in Jets history. On the season, Ellis finished fourth on the team with 4.5 sacks and added a forced fumble. Mike DeVito has earned 11 starts following the loss of Kris Jenkins and recorded 46 tackles. Sione Pouha started 15 games this season (14 at NT and one at DT), moving over the center to replace the injured Jenkins, and tied for the most tackles among Jets defensive linemen with 46 and recovered a team-high three fumbles and two sacks. He registerd a sack of Patriots QB Tom Brady in the Jets playoff win at NE (1/16). Versatile defensive lineman Vernon Gholston earns snaps on the line and at linebacker, started in victories at DET (11/7) and vs. BUF (1/2) and saw action in every game this season. Trevor Pryce signed as a free agent (9/29/10) after being released by BLT and has helped the interior pass rush, recording 12 quarterback hits and a sack for a safety vs. CIN (11/25). Providing depth are Jarron Gilbert, who spent part of the 2010 season on the practice squad and Marcus Dixon was awarded to the Jets off of waivers (9/5/10) and saw his first-regular season playing time at PIT (12/19). He registered his first career sack when he dragged downed Bears QB Jay Cutler for a 10-yard loss at CHI (12/26). Linebackers (8), Returning Starters (4) Coach Bob Sutton and Jeff Weeks Led by inside linebackers David Harris and Bart Scott, this unit features the NFL’s active sack leader, Jason Taylor, verNEWYORKJETS.COM
OVERVIEW BY POSITION satile linebacker Bryan Thomas and 2009 Jets leading sacker Calvin Pace. Harris led the team for the third time in his four year career with 119 tackles and registered three sacks, a FR and two passes defensed, while Scott was second on the club with 94 tackles, one sack, one forced fumble and one pass defensed. Harris and Scott are the only two defenders to start all 16 regular-season games. Harris recorded his first postseason interception when he grabbed a QB Tom Brady pass and raced 58 yards to the Patriots 12-yard line in the club’s 28-21 win at NE (1/16). He also registered 13 tackles in the game. The reliable Thomas finished with 41 tackles, a team-leading six sacks, one pass defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. It was the first time he led the team in sacks since 2006, when he recorded 8.5. Thomas has played in the second-most postseason games in Jets history (10). Pace missed the first four games of the season due to an injury and finished second on the team in sacks with 5.5. He has recorded sacks in both postseason games this year, they are the first two in his postseason career. Taylor added five sacks this season to bring his career total to 132.5. He recorded a safety when he tackled PIT RB Mewelde Moore in the end zone (12/19). He registered eight tackles in his first postseason game since 2001 at IND (1/8). Lance Laury provides depth inside while second-year man Jamaal Westerman does the same on the outside. Both reserves have key roles on special teams. First-year LB Josh Mauga joined the active roster from the practice squad on 10/25 and earned his first NFL action vs. GB (11/31). Saw his first action on defense at NE (12/6). Defensive Backs (10), Returning Starters (1) Coach Dennis Thurman and Jim O’Neil This group is led by All-Pro Darrelle Revis and limited opposing teams to a 49.5 completion percentage during the last 13 games of the regular season. In the Wild Card victory at IND (1/8), Revis held the AFC’s leading receiver, Reggie Wayne (111-1,355-6), to one catch for one yard. The secondary welcomed three new players: Brodney Pool, who started 12 games and recorded 63 tackles and an interception on the season; Antonio Cromartie, who finished tied for the team lead with three interceptions; and rookie first-round selection Kyle Wilson, who earned starts in the first three games of the season as well as at CLV (11/14) and BUF (1/2). Dwight Lowery, who tied with Cromartie for the teamlead with three interceptions, moved to safety following a season-ending injury to S Jim Leonhard and made starts at PIT (12/19) and CHI (12/26). In his start at CHI, he intercepted and returned a Jay Cutler pass 20 yards for a touchdown. Prior to moving to safety, he clinched the Jets Week Five and Six wins, returning an interception for a touchdown with under 2:00 to play vs. MIN (10/11) and recovering a fumble at DEN (10/17) on the Broncos final play. Fifthyear veteran Drew Coleman began training camp as the sixth corner on the depth chart but has played his way into the rotation, earning starts at BUF (10/3), at DEN (10/17) and at NE (12/6). For the season he had 34 tackles, 5 passes NEWYORKJETS.COM
defensed, 4 sacks, a team-leading 5 FF and recorded the second interception of his career when he sealed the Jets second victory in Week Three at Miami. His second FF came in Week 10, when he stripped CLV WR Chansi Stuckey in overtime. At PIT (12/19), he recorded 10 tackles, two sacks and two FF. Eric Smith, who starts at safety opposite Pool, recorded eight tackles in the Wild Card victory at IND (1/8). The secondary is rounded out with young-veterans Marquice Cole, Emanuel Cook and James Ihedigbo. All four players serve significant roles on special teams. The team placed sixth-year veteran Leonhard on injured reserve with a fractured right tibia on 12/4. Specialists (3), Returning Starter (1) Coach Mike Westhoff and Ben Kotwica The only player to return in this group is punter Steve Weatherford, who joined the Jets before the season opener in 2009. His 42 punts inside the opponents’ 20-yard line tied an NFL record set by SF P Andy Lee in 2007 and tied by ARZ P Ben Graham in 2009. He helped the Jets win at PIT (12/19), setting up the Jets final points of the game when he placed a punt at the PIT three. On the ensuing play, LB Jason Taylor tackled PIT RB Mewelde Moore in the end zone for a safety putting the Jets ahead by the final score of 2217. The Jets welcomed a former Pro Bowl kicker, Nick Folk, this offseason. Folk set a Jets record when he connected on a 56-yard field goal attempt at DEN (10/14). For the season, Folk connected on 30-of-39 field goal attempts. His 30 field goals were tied for the third-most in club history in a single season. He connected on a 36-yard field goal to force a sudden-death period at Detroit (11/7) and made a 30-yard field goal in the extra period for the win. It was the second game-winning field goal of his career, with the first coming at BUF (10/8/07) on Monday Night Football. He connected on his only FG attempt at IND (1/8), a game-winning 32-yard kick with no time remaining. For the first time since 2001, the Jets long snapping duties were not being handled by James Dearth. This season, first-year player Tanner Purdum assumed the role.
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CONNECTIONS Miles From Home... Jets CB Darrelle Revis grew up in Aliquippa, PA, just 20 miles outside of Pittsburgh and played at Aliquippa High School before attending the University of Pittsburgh. While in high school, Revis played quarterback, defensive back, wide receiver, cornerback and kick returner. He compiled 1,637 total yards and 13 touchdowns, averaging 15.4 yards per touch as a senior. His performance led to Associated Press Pennsylvania Class AA Player of the Year honors and a first-team selection to the Pennsylvania Class AA All-State team. He also played basketball at Aliquippa, averaging 22.8 points per game as a senior, earning Associated Press Pennsylvania Class AA All-State first-team honors and a selection to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s “Fabulous Five.” While at the University of Pittsburgh, Revis was a semifinalist for the 2006 Jim Thorpe Award for the nation’s top defensive back. His 73-yard punt return against West Virginia was selected the 2006 “College Football Play of the Year” by ESPN. On the play, Revis fielded the punt on a bounce, cut all the way across the field and then weaved through several potential tacklers up the sideline to reach the end zone. He became the first Pittsburgh cornerback to be selected first-team All-Conference twice since former Jet and Steeler Hank Poteat accomplished the feat in 1998 and 1999. As a junior, he became the first player in Pittsburgh history to return an interception for a touchdown in consecutive games. Jets LB Jason Taylor was born in Pittsburgh, PA and played at Woodland Hills High School in Pittsburgh. Jets Quarterback Coach Matt Cavanaugh won the 1976 National Championship when he played quarterback at the University of Pittsburgh and later returned to serve as the school’s tight ends coach in 1993 and later as their offensive coordinator from 2005-08. Jets Defensive Coordinator Mike Pettine spent two seasons at the University of Pittsburgh as a defensive graduate assistant in 1993-94. Jets Special Teams Coordinator Mike Westhoff hails from Pittsburgh, PA.
Former Pittsburgh Steelers Jets WR Santonio Holmes was acquired by the club in an offseason trade with PIT before the 2010 NFL Draft. Holmes, initially a first-round selection by PIT in 2006, spent his first four seasons with the Steelers and was named Super Bowl XLIII MVP for the club.
Former New York Jets Steelers LB James Farrior was initially a first-round pick by the Jets in the 1997 NFL Draft and played four seasons for the club before departing in 2002 as an unrestricted free agent.
College Teammates Jets CB Antonio Cromartie was a teammate at Florida State with both Steelers CB Bryant McFadden and LB Lawrence Timmons. Jets LB David Harris and WR Braylon Edwards played with Steelers LB LaMarr Woodley at Michigan. Jets LT D’Brickashaw Ferguson played at Virginia with Steelers TE Heath Miller.
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QB MARK SANCHEZ (PIT) Date 12/19/10 Totals
Site @PIT
Result W 1-0
Att 29 29
Cmp 19 19
Pct 65.5% 65.5%
Yds 170 170
Yd/A 5.86 5.86
TD 0 0
Int 0 0
Lg 38 38
Rate 81.1 81.1
QB MARK SANCHEZ (PIT) Earlier in the season, Sanchez faced the Steelers for the first time in his career, completing 19-of-29 passes (65.5%) for 170 yards, no touchdowns, no interceptions and a quarterback rating of 81.1 in the five-point victory.
QB MARK SANCHEZ (CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP) Date 01/24/10 Totals
Site @IND
Result L 0-1
GS 1 1
Att 30 30
Cmp 17 17
Pct 56.7% 56.7%
Yds 257 257
Yd/A 8.57 8.57
TD 2 2
Int 1 1
Lg 80t 80t
Rate 93.3 93.3
QB MARK SANCHEZ (CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP) Returning to the AFC Championship Game for the second time in his first two seasons, Sanchez posted 257 yards on 17-of30 passing with two touchdowns, one interception and a passer rating of 93.3 last season in a loss at IND. In the game, he connected with WR Braylon Edwards on an 80-yard touchdown pass, the longest passing play of his career.
RB LaDAINIAN TOMLINSON (PIT) Date 12/21/03 10/10/05 10/08/06 11/16/08 10/04/09 12/19/10 Totals
Site @PIT PIT PIT @PIT @PIT @PIT
Att 22 18 13 18 7 11 89
Yds 91 62 36 57 15 49 310
Avg 4.1 3.4 2.8 3.2 2.1 4.5 3.5
Lg 20 14 12 12 5 11 20
TD 2 1 0 1 0 0 4
Rec 6 7 8 3 1 1 26
Yds 8 68 34 45 -1 6 160
Avg 1.3 9.7 4.3 15.0 -1.0 6.0 6.2
Lg 10 41 19 26 -1 6 41
TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RB LaDAINIAN TOMLINSON (PIT) In six contests against the Steelers, Tomlinson has gained 470 all-purpose yards, including 310 yards rushing on 89 carries and 160 yards receiving on 26 receptions. He has scored four touchdowns against Pittsburgh, all of which have come on the ground. His best game against the Steelers came in his first match-up against them on 12/21/03, when he gained 91 yards on 22 carries (4.1 average) and scored twice on the ground. Earlier this season, Tomlinson faced the Steelers for the first time as a Jet, rushing for 49 yards on 11 carries (4.5 average) and caught one pass for six yards. He will face Pittsburgh for the first time in the postseason on Sunday after missing the SD/PIT postseason game following the 2008 season with an injury.
RB LaDAINIAN TOMLINSON (CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP) Date 01/20/08 Totals
Site @NE
Result L 0-1
GS 1 1
Att 2 2
Yds 5 5
Avg 2.5 2.5
Lg 3 3
TD 0 0
Rec 1 1
Yds 1 1
Avg 1.0 1.0
Lg 1 1
TD 0 0
RB LaDAINIAN TOMLINSON (CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP) Tomlinson’s only action in the Conference Championships was short-lived as he carried twice for five yards and caught one pass for one yard in a loss to NE on 1/20/08 before departing the game with an injury.
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RB SHONN GREENE (PIT) Date 12/19/10 Totals
Site @PIT
Att 12 12
Yds 40 40
Avg 3.3 3.3
Lg 6 6
TD 0 0
Rec 1 1
Yds 5 5
Avg 5.0 5.0
Lg 5 5
TD 0 0
RB SHONN GREENE (PIT) Greene faced off the Steelers for the first time in his career earlier this season when he carried 12 times for 40 yards and caught one pass for five yards in the Week 15 win.
RB SHONN GREENE (CONF. CHAMP.) Date 01/24/10 Totals
Site @IND
Result L 0-1
WR JERRICHO COTCHERY (CONF. CHAMP.)
GS Att Yds Avg Lg TD 0 10 41 4.1 13 0 0 10 41 4.1 13 0
RB SHONN GREENE (CONF. CHAMP.) Greene helped the Jets advance to the AFC Championship Game last season in just his first season in the league. After posting consecutive 100-yard rushing performances in both the Wild Card and Divisional rounds, he gained 41 yards on 10 carries in the loss at IND last season before departing in the third quarter with an injury.
WR SANTONIO HOLMES (PIT) Date 12/19/10 Totals
Site @PIT
Rec Yds 6 40 6 40
Avg 6.7 6.7
Lg 11 11
TD 0 0
WR SANTONIO HOLMES (PIT) Holmes, the former first-round draft choice by the Steelers in 2006, faced his former club for the first time in Week 15. In the game, he caught six passes for 40 yards in the win.
WR SANTONIO HOLMES (CONF. CHAMP.) Date 01/18/09 Totals
Site BLT
Result W 1-0
GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD 1 2 70 35.0 65t 1 1 2 70 35.0 65t 1
WR SANTONIO HOLMES (CONF. CHAMP.) Holmes joined the Jets this season and is one of two active players on the roster with a win in the Conference Championship game. A member of PIT, he caught two passes for 70 yards in the 1/18/09 game against BLT, including a 65-yard touchdown reception.
WR JERRICHO COTCHERY (CONF. CHAMP.) Date 01/24/10 Totals 10
Site @IND
Result L 0-1
GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD 1 5 102 20.4 45 0 1 5 102 20.4 45 0
Like many of his teammates, Cotchery’s lone Conference Championship experience came last season when the Jets advanced to the AFC Championship game at IND. In that contest, he hauled in five passes for 102 yards, the longest came on a 45-yard pass from fellow WR Brad Smith who threw out of the wildcat formation.
WR BRAYLON EDWARDS (PIT) Date 11/13/05 11/19/06 12/07/06 09/09/07 11/11/07 09/14/08 12/28/08 12/19/10 Totals
Site @PIT PIT @PIT PIT @PIT PIT @PIT @PIT
Rec 2 7 4 3 1 3 1 8 29
Yds 64 137 86 49 16 32 5 100 489
Avg 32.0 19.6 21.5 16.3 16.0 10.7 5.0 12.5 16.9
Lg 37 63 45t 21 16t 13 5 38 63
TD 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2
WR BRAYLON EDWARDS (PIT) Edwards, a former division rival of the Steelers from his time with CLV, has appeared in eight games against Pittsburgh. In those eight contests, he has caught 29 passes for 489 yards (16.9 average) and two touchdowns. His best game against the Steelers came on 11/19/06 when he caught seven passes for 137 yards. Earlier in the season, Edwards caught eight passes for 100 yards in the Week 15 win.
WR BRAYLON EDWARDS (CONF. CHAMP.) Date 01/24/10 Totals
Site @IND
Result L 0-1
GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD 1 2 100 50.0 80t 1 1 2 100 50.0 80t 1
WR BRAYLON EDWARDS (CONF. CHAMP.) Edwards, who joined the Jets via a mid-season trade, appeared in the AFC Championship game loss at IND, he collected two receptions for 100 yards, including an 80-yard touchdown pass from QB Mark Sanchez, tying the longest reception in his career. NEWYORKJETS.COM
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WR BRAD SMITH (CONF. CHAMP.) Date Site Result Att 01/24/10@IND L 1 Totals 0-1 1
Cmp Pct Yds Yd/A 1 100.0% 45 45.00 1 100.0% 45 45.00
TD 0 0
Int 0 0
Lg 45 45
Rate 118.8 118.8
KR 5 5
Yds 139 139
Avg 27.8 27.8
Lg 30 30
TD 0 0
WR BRAD SMITH (CONF. CHAMP.) Smith, whose role for the Jets combines a little bit of everything, did a little bit of everything in his lone Conference Championship game. He completed a 45-yard pass to WR Jerricho Cotchery when he threw from wildcat formation and recorded five kickoff returns for 139 yards.
WR BRAD SMITH (PIT) Date 12/19/10 Totals
Site @PIT
KR 3 3
Yds 140 140
Avg 46.7 46.7
CB DARRELLE REVIS (PIT) Lg 97t 97t
TD 1 1
Revis, the Aliquippa, PA native, has faced the Steelers twice in his career, returning to his hometown of Pittsburgh for the first time this season. In two games against the Steelers, he has posted 14 tackles and a pass defensed.
WR BRAD SMITH (PIT) Earlier this season, Smith returned the opening kick in the Week 15 matchup against the Steelers 97 yards for a touchdown. It was one of three returns for 140 yards in the game.
TE DUSTIN KELLER (PIT) Date 12/19/10 Totals
Site @PIT
Att 3 3
Yds 19 19
Avg 6.3 6.3
Lg 11 11
TD 0 0
TE DUSTIN KELLER (PIT) In his first action against the Steelers in his career, Keller caught three passes for 19 yards in the Week 15 win.
TE DUSTIN KELLER (CONF. CHAMP.) Date 01/24/10 Totals
Site @IND
Result L 0-1
GS Rec Yds Avg Lg TD 0 6 63 10.5 19 1 0 6 63 10.5 19 1
TE DUSTIN KELLER (CONF. CHAMP.) Keller continued his streak of catching a touchdown pass in every postseason game last season when he pulled in a nineyard touchdown pass from QB Mark Sanchez. He finished the game with six receptions for 63 yards.
CB DREW COLEMAN (PIT) Date Site 11/18/07 PIT 12/19/10 @PIT Totals
TT 0 10 10
Sk 0.0 2.0 2.0
Yds 0.0 25.0 25.0
FF 0 2 2
CB DREW COLEMAN (PIT) Coleman, who posted a single-game best two sacks of Ben Roethlisberger in the last meeting with the Steelers, has now faced Pittsburgh twice in his career. In addition to the two sacks, he also forced fumbles on both and posted a teamleading 10 tackles.
CB ANTONIO CROMARTIE (CONF. CHAMP.) Date 01/20/08 Totals
Site @NE
Result L 0-1
GS 1 1
TT 3 3
INT 1 1
Yds 7 7
CB ANTONIO CROMARTIE (CONF. CHAMP.) Cromartie appeared in the Conference Championship Game for the only time in his career when he advanced their as a member of SD in the 1/20/08 game at NE. In the game, he registered three tackles and picked off a Tom Brady pass, returning it seven yards.
CB DARRELLE REVIS (PIT) Date 11/18/07 12/19/10 Totals
Site PIT @PIT
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TT 7 7 14
PD 0 1 1
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S BRODNEY POOL (PIT) Date 11/13/05 12/24/05 11/19/06 12/07/06 09/09/07 11/11/07 09/14/08 12/28/08 10/18/09 12/19/10 Totals
Site @PIT PIT PIT @PIT PIT @PIT PIT @PIT @PIT @PIT
TT 1 1 7 7 0 5 2 4 4 7 38
INT 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2
LB BRYAN THOMAS (PIT) Yds 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 32 0 35
PD 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 4
S BRODNEY POOL (PIT) Pool, a former member of CLV, made the Steelers his opponent twice a season since entering the league in 2005. In 10 career games against Pittsburgh (missed the second matchup last season due to injury), he has collected 38 tackles, two interceptions which he returned for 35 yards, and four passes defended. In his first matchup against the Steelers as a member of the Jets, he collected seven tackles and two passes defended.
LB DAVID HARRIS (PIT) Date 11/18/07 12/19/10 Totals
Site PIT @PIT
TT 8 7 15
Sk 1.0 0.0 1.0
Yds 17.0 0.0 17.0
LB DAVID HARRIS (PIT) Harris has seen action against the Steelers twice in his career, with the initial meeting coming in his rookie season of 2007. In the game, he collected eight tackles and registered a 17-yard sack. Earlier this season, he posted seven tackles.
LB DAVID HARRIS (CONF. CHAMP.) Date Site Result 01/24/10 @IND L Totals 0-1
GS 1 1
TT 11 11
Sk 2.0 2.0
Yds 17.0 17.0
FF 1 1
LB DAVID HARRIS (CONF. CHAMP.) Harris registered 11 tackles and two sacks for 17 yards lost in his only career Conference Championship appearance.
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Date Site 12/14/03 PIT 12/12/04 @PIT 01/15/05 @PIT* 11/18/07 PIT 12/19/10 @PIT Totals *POSTSEASON
TT 3 9 4 8 1 25
Sk 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0
Yds 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.0 8.0
LB BRYAN THOMAS (PIT) In five career games against the Steelers, Thomas has posted 25 tackles and an eight-yard sack. The sack, of QB Ben Roethlisberger, came in the previous game this season.
LB JASON TAYLOR (PIT) Date Site 09/20/98 PIT 09/26/04 PIT 09/07/06 @PIT 11/26/07 @PIT 01/03/10 PIT 12/19/10 @PIT* Totals *Recorded a safety
Sack 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
Yds 0.0 0.0 10.0 8.0 0.0 0.0 18.0
LB JASON TAYLOR (PIT) In six career games against the Steelers, Taylor has posted two sacks for 18 yards lost. This season, in his first career game against Pittsburgh as a member of the Jets, Taylor brought down RB Mewelde Moore in the end zone for a safety late in the fourth quarter to help stretch the Jets lead to 22-17.
LB BART SCOTT (CONF. CHAMP.) Date Site 01/18/09 @PIT 01/24/10 @IND Totals
Result L L 0-2
GS 1 1 2
TT 7 3 10
LB BART SCOTT (CONF. CHAMP.) Sunday will mark the third-consecutive season that Scott will appear in the AFC Championship game. He appeared as a member of BLT in the 1/18/09 matchup against PIT and last season, joined the Jets as an unrestricted free agent and faced IND in the 1/24/10 contest. In those two games he has accumulated totals of 10 tackles despite playing last season with an ankle injury.
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LB BART SCOTT (PIT) Date 10/27/02 12/29/02 09/07/03 12/28/03 09/19/04 10/31/05 11/20/05 11/26/06 12/24/06 11/05/07 12/30/07 09/29/08 12/14/08 12/19/10 Totals
Site PIT @PIT @PIT PIT PIT @PIT PIT PIT @PIT @PIT PIT @PIT PIT @PIT
TT 0 0 0 0 0 9 12 4 8 14 7 6 3 5 68
Sk 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 4.5
Yds 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 14.0 13.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.0 0.0 0.0 37.5
INT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Yds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
PD 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 5
FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
FR 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
LB BART SCOTT (PIT) Prior to joining the Jets in 2009, Scott spent the first seven seasons of his career with BLT, a division rival of Pittsburgh. Appearing in 14 games against the Steelers in his career, he has collected 68 tackles, 4.5 sacks for 37.5 yards lost, one interception, five passes defended, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. All of his stats have come in the nine games played against Pittsburgh since 2005 when he became a full-time starter. Scott’s first start of his career came against the Steelers in Pittsburgh on 10/31/05 when he collected nine tackles and a pass defensed.
DE SHAUN ELLIS (PIT) Date Site 10/08/00 PIT 12/09/01 @PIT 12/14/03 PIT 12/12/04 @PIT 01/15/05 @PIT* 11/18/07 PIT 12/19/10 @PIT Totals *POSTSEASON
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TT 7 8 4 6 2 3 0 30
Sk Yds 0.0 0.0 1.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 9.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 7.0 0.0 0.0 4.5 19.0
FF 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
DE SHAUN ELLIS (PIT) FR 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Yds 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6
Ellis has faced off against the Steelers seven times in his career, including once in the postseason in 2004. In those seven career games against Pittsburgh, he has collected 30 tackles, 4.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. In the 2007 meeting with the Steelers, Ellis sacked QB Ben Roethlisberger twice, forcing a fumble which he would then recover.
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DE TREVOR PRYCE (PIT) Date Site 12/07/97 @PIT 01/11/98 @PIT* 10/12/03 PIT 01/22/06 PIT* 11/26/06 PIT 12/24/06 @PIT 11/05/07 @PIT 09/29/08 @PIT 12/14/08 PIT 01/18/09 @PIT* 11/29/09 PIT 12/27/09 @PIT Totals *POSTSEASON
TT 2 1 3 0 5 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 27
Sk 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.5 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 5.0
Yds 0.0 0.0 17.0 3.5 17.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.5 41.0
DE TREVOR PRYCE (PIT) PD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
FF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Only Bart Scott (14 meetings), has faced the Steelers more than the 12 times Pryce has matched up with them. Of those 12 meetings, three have come in the postseason, including matchups in his rookie year of 1997 and 2005 while a member of DEN and later in 2008 with BLT. In his 12 career meetings with Pittsburgh, he has collected 27 tackles, five sacks, one pass defensed and one forced fumble. He has had multiple sacks in two games against the Steelers, first on 10/12/03 with DEN and again on 11/26/06 with BLT. Pryce, who missed the first Jets/Steelers matchup this season with an injury, will make his debut against Pittsburgh as a Jet on Sunday.
DE TREVOR PRYCE (CONF. CHAMP.)
DE TREVOR PRYCE (CONF. CHAMP.) Date 01/11/98 01/17/99 01/22/06 01/18/09 Totals
Site @PIT NYJ PIT @PIT
Result W W L L 2-2
GS 0 0 1 1 2
TT 1 1 0 2 4
Sk 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5
Yds 0.0 0.0 3.5 0.0 3.5
PD 0 0 0 1 1
2010 REGULAR SEASON TEAM LEADERS Passer Rating: Mark Sanchez, 75.3 Completion Percentage: Mark Sanchez, 54.8 Passing Yards: Mark Sanchez, 3,291 Touchdown Passes: Mark Sanchez, 17 Rushing Yards:LaDainian Tomlinson, 914 Rushing Touchdowns: LaDainian Tomlinson, 6 Receptions:Dustin Keller, 55 Receiving Yards:Braylon Edwards, 905 Receiving Touchdowns:Braylon Edwards, 7 Yards Per Catch:Braylon Edwards, 17.1 Yards from Scrimmage: LaDainian Tomlinson, 1,282 Sacks: Bryan Thomas, 6 Interceptions: Antonio Cromartie and Dwight Lowery, 3 Punting:Steve Weatherford, 42.6 gross; 38.1 net Punt Returns: Jim Leonhard, 11.3 avg. (On IR) Kick Returns:Brad Smith, 28.6 avg. Scoring/Non-Kicking: Braylon Edwards, 44 (7 touchdowns, 1 two-point conversion) Scoring/Kicking:Nick Folk, 127 points(30/39 FG, 37/37 XP)
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No current Jets player has more experience in Conference Championships than Pryce, who readies for his fifth AFC Championship Game this Sunday. In four previous games, he has gone 2-2 collecting four tackles, one pass defensed and 0.5 sacks. Interestingly enough, his opponent in three of his four Conference Championship Games was PIT, while the only non-PIT matchup came on 1/17/99 against the Jets.
CHARTERED TERRITORY Sunday’s game against the Steelers will mark the fifth AFC Conference Championship game for DL Trevor Pryce, one short of the record for active players (six by LB Mike Vrabel). He appeared in the AFC Championship game his first two seasons in the league (1997-98) as a member of the Denver Broncos, again with the Broncos in 2005 and then with the Baltimore Ravens in 2008. Pryce holds a 2-2 record in Conference Championship games, winning each of the Super Bowls he advanced to. Perhaps even more remarkable then the number of Conference Championship games in which he has appeared, is Pryce’s opponents in those game. He has faced just two teams, the Pittsburgh Steelers (1997, 2005 & 2008) and the New York Jets (1998), the same two clubs that will be on the field in Sunday’s contest.
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MIKE MIKE TANNENBAUM TANNENBAUM Starters Acquired through the Draft (8)
Starters Acquired through Trades (2)
DRAFT PICKS: The old adage is that successful NFL teams are built through the draft and while General Manager Mike Tannenbaum subscribes to this theory, he has put his own spin on it. While the Jets have stood pat in the draft to select some key players, they have also been very active on draft day, often moving up to select players they have targeted. PLAYERS ACQUIRED THROUGH DRAFT-DAY TRADES: RB SHONN GREENE Jets Receive: 2009 3RD Round Pick (#65 – Shonn Greene) Lions Receive: 2009 3RD Round Pick (#76) 2009 4TH Round Pick (#115) 2009 7TH Round Pick (#228) QB MARK SANCHEZ Jets Receive: 2009 1ST Round Pick (#5 – Mark Sanchez) Browns Receive: 2009 1ST Round Pick (#17) 2009 2ND Round Pick (#52) DE Kenyon Coleman DS Abram Elam QB Brett Ratliff TE DUSTIN KELLER Jets Receive: 2008 1ST Round Pick (#30 – Dustin Keller) Packers Receive: 2008 2ND Round Pick (#36) 2008 4TH Round Pick (#113) ILB DAVID HARRIS Jets Receive: 2007 2ND Round Pick (#47 – David Harris) 2007 7TH Round Pick (#235) Packers Receive: 2007 2ND Round Pick (#63) 2007 3RD Round Pick (#89) 2007 6TH Round Pick (#191) CB DARRELLE REVIS Jets Receive: 2007 1ST Round Pick (#14 – Darrelle Revis) 2007 6TH Round Pick (#191) Panthers Receive: 2007 1ST Round Pick (#25) 2007 2ND Round Pick (#59) 2007 5TH Round Pick (#164) C NICK MANGOLD Jets Receive: 2006 1ST Round Pick (#29 – Nick Mangold) Broncos Receive: 2006 1ST Round Pick (#15) Falcons Receive: DE John Abraham 2006 3RD Round Pick (#93) 2007 4TH Round Pick (#121) PLAYERS DRAFTED WITH ORIGINAL PICKS: LG MATT SLAUSON Original 2009 Draft Pick (#193 Overall) LT D’BRICKASHAW FERGUSON Original 2006 Draft Pick (#4 Overall)
VETERAN TRADES: Mike Tannenbaum has gained a reputation as a wheeling-and-dealing general manager, but what is not known is the success of his many trades. In addition to the draft-day trades Tannenbaum has made, three veteran starters have joined the Jets through a trade.
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CB ANTONIO CROMARTIE Jets Receive: CB Antonio Cromartie Chargers Receive: 2011 Conditional 3RD Round Pick WR BRAYLON EDWARDS Jets Receive: WR Braylon Edwards Browns Receive: 2010 3RD Round Pick (#92) 2010 5TH Round Pick (#160) WR Chansi Stuckey LB Jason Trusnik
NT KRIS JENKINS (Placed on IR) Jets Receive: NT Kris Jenkins Panthers Receive: 2008 3RD Round Pick (#67) 2008 5TH Round Pick (#141)
Starters Acquired through Free Agency (8) UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS (5): Free agency is another key element to constructing a roster and Mike Tannenbaum has not overlooked this avenue to improve the team. He has added key veterans to strengthen the foundation built through the draft and trades, including some players who had been in Coach Rex Ryan’s system before. S JIM LEONHARD Signed before 2009 season from BLT FB TONY RICHARDSON Signed before 2008 season from MIN ILB BART SCOTT Signed before 2009 season from BLT OLB JASON TAYLOR Signed before 2010 season from MIA RT DAMIEN WOODY Signed before 2008 season from DET STREET FREE AGENTS (3): When other teams release players, Tannenbaum and his staff are always prepared to land the player if they can help the team. K NICK FOLK Signed after he was released by DAL S BRODNEY POOL Signed after he was released by CLV P STEVE WEATHERFORD Signed after he was released by NO
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REX RYAN DEFENSE = RYAN Like most sons, Rex Ryan always knew he wanted to be in the family business. For the Ryan’s, the family business is stifling defense. In 1985, his father, Buddy Ryan, led what is widely considered to be the best defense in NFL history. Known simply as the ‘85 Bears, Buddy’s unit allowed 12.6 points a game. For the season, they allowed 20 touchdowns (9 rushing, 10 passing and 1 on a return). Rex has been a part of some of the NFL’s best defenses himself. In 2000, he served as the defensive line coach for a Baltimore Ravens team that allowed an NFL’s best 10.3 points a game. In 16 games, the 2000 Ravens allowed 18 touchdowns (5 rushing, 11 passing and 2 on returns). As a defensive coordinator in 2006, Rex matched his father’s 1985 feat allowing 12.6 points a game with the Ravens. Rex’s 2006 team led the NFL in 11 categories: yards per game (264.1), yards per play (4.51), rushing yard per game (75.9), rushing yards per play (3.31), interception rate (5.5%), sacks per pass attempt (11.79%), first downs per game (14.8), third-down conversions allowed (28.9%), red zone pct. (33.3%) and points allowed a game (12.6). In 2009, Rex returned the family business to the Jets, where his father earned his first NFL job. Rex took a defense that ranked 10th in scoring for the 2008 season to the top of the NFL rankings in seven catergories: yards per game (252.3), yards per play (4.24), passing yards a game (153.7), passing yards per play (4.91), first downs allowed (14.8), thirddown conversions allowed (31.5%) and points allowed (14.8).
REX RYAN LED DEFENSES Season 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
Tm Jets Jets Ravens Ravens Ravens Ravens
Pts/G 19.0 14.8 15.3 24.0 12.6 18.7
NFL Rank 6 1 3 11t 1 5
100-YARD RUSHERS VS. REX (20) Since 2000, defenses that Rex Ryan has worked with have allowed 20 100-yard rushers. Player Domanick Williams Fred Taylor Thomas Jones Corey Dillon Deuce McAllister Priest Holmes Corey Dillon Maurice Jones-Drew Larry Johnson Curtis Martin Jerome Bettis
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Date 12/4/2005 10/20/2002 10/23/2005 12/23/2001 12/8/2002 10/4/2004 11/28/2004 11/15/2009 12/10/2006 11/14/2004 12/26/2004
Tm Hst Jax Chi Cin NO KC NE Jax KC NYJ Pit
Att 29 25 25 24 32 33 30 24 23 28 27
Yds 155 151 139 127 127 125 123 123 120 119 117
Avg TD 5.3 0 6 1 5.6 0 5.3 0 4 3 3.8 2 4.1 1 5.1 1 5.2 0 4.3 2 4.3 0
Rudi Johnson Matt Forte Travis Henry Greg Jones LaDainian Tomlinson Ricky Williams Amos Zereoue Corey Dillon Ricky Williams
11/27/2005 12/26/2010 11/12/2006 11/13/2005 9/21/2003 11/16/2003 12/29/2002 11/10/2002 11/17/2002
Cin CHI Ten Jax SD Mia Pit Cin Mia
27 26 27 25 23 36 26 21 26
114 113 107 106 105 105 104 102 102
4.2 5.9 4 4.2 4.6 2.9 4 4.9 3.9
2 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 2
3.0 OR LESS VS. REX (42) During that same time span, Rex’s defenses have held 42 rushers who have carried the ball 15 times or more to a 3.0 yards per carry or less in a game. 3.0 OR LESS VS. REX (42) Player Date Corey Dillon 11/5/2000 Donald Brown 12/27/2009 LaMont Jordan 9/17/2006 Willie Parker 11/5/2007 James Allen 9/9/2001 Ray Rice 9/13/2010 Jason Wright 9/24/2006 Reuben Droughns 1/1/2006 Rudi Johnson 11/11/2007 Clinton Portis 10/10/2004 Corey Dillon 10/19/2003 Chris Perry 9/7/2008 DeShaun Foster 10/15/2006 Kevin Jones 10/9/2005 Cedric Benson 11/25/2010 Jerome Bettis 12/28/2003 Samkon Gado 12/16/2007 Chris Johnson 10/5/2008 Marshall Faulk 11/9/2003 DeAngelo Williams11/29/2009 Edgerrin James 10/13/2002 Dominic Rhodes 12/2/2001 Curtis Martin 12/24/2000 Jamal Lewis 11/2/2008 Maurice Morris 12/23/2007 Ahman Green 10/14/2001 Julius Jones 11/21/2004 Terrell Fletcher 12/10/2000 Rudi Johnson 9/10/2007 William Green 12/22/2002 Jamal Lewis 9/30/2007 Thomas Jones 9/16/2007 Rudi Johnson 11/30/2006 Rodney Thomas 10/22/2000 Tiki Barber 12/12/2004 Rudi Johnson 12/5/2004 Lamar Smith 9/17/2000 Dominic Rhodes 10/12/2008 Ricky Williams 11/16/2003 Jahvid Best 11/7/10 William Green 9/12/2004 Corey Dillon 12/1/2002 Bold = While with Jets
Tm Cin Ind Oak Pit Chi BLT Clv Clv Cin Was Cin Cin Car Det CIN Pit Mia Ten SL CAR Ind Ind NYJ Clv Sea GB Dal SD Cin Clv Clv NYJ Cin Ten NYG Cin Mia Ind Mia Det Clv Cin
Opp Blt NYJ Blt Blt Blt NYJ Blt Blt Blt Blt Blt Blt Blt Blt NYJ Blt Blt Blt Blt NYJ Blt Blt Blt Blt Blt Blt Blt Blt Blt Blt Blt Blt Blt Bal Bal Bal Bal Bal Bal NYJ Bal Bal
Att Yds Avg TD 16 23 1.4 0 15 22 1.5 1 19 35 1.8 0 23 42 1.8 0 21 43 2.0 0 21 43 2.0 0 15 31 2.1 0 19 40 2.1 0 22 46 2.1 0 25 53 2.1 0 18 39 2.2 1 19 42 2.2 0 26 58 2.2 0 26 58 2.2 2 18 41 2.3 0 23 54 2.3 0 18 43 2.4 1 18 44 2.4 0 20 48 2.4 2 16 40 2.5 0 17 43 2.5 0 16 42 2.6 0 18 47 2.6 0 19 49 2.6 0 15 40 2.7 0 20 54 2.7 1 30 81 2.7 0 16 44 2.8 0 18 50 2.8 0 20 56 2.8 0 23 64 2.8 1 24 67 2.8 0 16 47 2.9 0 18 53 2.9 0 19 55 2.9 1 19 56 2.9 0 22 63 2.9 1 25 73 2.9 1 36 105 2.9 0 16 48 3.0 0 22 65 3.0 0 23 70 3.0 1
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COORDINATORS PETTINE PRIOR
SCHOOLED BY SCHOTTY
In 2005, Mike Pettine was promoted from Coaching Assistant/Quality Control to Outside Linebackers Coach in Baltimore, the same season that current Jets Head Coach Rex Ryan was named the Ravens Defensive Coordinator. Together the two oversaw a defense that ranked in the top five in almost every defensive category from 2005 to 2008 when both left for the Jets. Top Five Ranks in Baltimore (2005-08) 1st in First Downs Allowed (999) 2nd in Total Defense (277.8 yards per game) 2nd in Scoring Defense (17.6 point per game allowed) 2nd in Rushing Defense (84.0 yards per game) 2nd in Opponent Third Down Conversion Percentage (33.8%) 2nd in Interceptions and t-2nd in Touchdowns off Interceptions 4th in Turnovers Forced (123) 5th in Passing Defense (193.8 yards per game) t-5th in Sacks (168)
Drew Brees (SD 02-05) Schottenheimer arrived in San Diego for Brees’ second season and quickly became a large part of his development with 2002 marking his first season as a starting quarterback. In four seasons with Schotty, Brees averaged over 3,000 yards a season, completing 62.3% of his passes and compiling an 84.7 passer rating. Chad Pennington (NYJ 06-07) Schottenheimer’s first season with the Jets coincided with the return of Chad Pennington from a season-ending injury the year before. Under Schotty’s direction, Pennington posted a then career-best 3,352 yards passing, completing 64.5% of his passes for an 82.6 passer rating. Pennington also took home Comeback Player of the Year honors as he keyed a Jet return to the postseason. Thomas Jones (NYJ 07-09) Jones, was considered a journeyman for the earlier part of his career, after spending his first seven seasons in the league with three different teams. In that time, he averaged 769.1 yards and 4.9 touchdowns per season. In 2007, he was acquired by the Jets in an offseason trade and instantly became an integral part of Coach Schottenheimer’s offense. In three seasons under Schotty, Jones averaged 1,277.7 yards rushing and 9.3 rushing touchdowns a season and set careerhighs in rushing yards and rushing touchdowns last season. Mark Sanchez (NYJ 09- ) Sanchez, the Jets 2009 first-round pick, was chosen to direct Schottenheimer’s offense in his rookie season and responded by setting franchise rookie records for completions and passing yards. His rookie season wasn’t without its low points, but under Schotty’s tutelage, Sanchez helped lead the Jets to two postseason victories, the third rookie quarterback in the AFC to accomplish that feat since 1970.
PERFORMING UNDER PETTINE Adalius Thomas (BLT 05-06) Thomas enjoyed his two best seasons in his only two seasons with Pettine when he notched 9.0 sacks in 2005 and 11.0 sacks in 2006. Calvin Pace (NYJ 09- ) In Pace’s first season with Pettine as Defensive Coordinator, he posted a career-high with 8.0 sacks in just 12 games played. Terrell Suggs (BLT 05-08) In four seasons under Pettine, Suggs posted his four highest tackle totals, collected four of his five career interceptions and posted three season of at least eight sacks, leading the team in sacks twice.
WONDERFUL WORLD OF WESTHOFF No team in the league has had more kickoff return touchdowns since Mike Westhoff’s tenure with the Jets began in 2001. Since then, the Jets have scored 14 times on kickoff returns. Perhaps even more remarkable than the fact that the Jets lead the league with 14 scores, is that those scores have come from six different players. Leon Washington (4), Justin Miller (3), Brad Smith (3), Chad Morton (2), Jerricho Cotchery (1) and Jonathan Carter (1) have all brought a kick back for a score under Westy.
RYAN LEADS JETS TO BACK-TO-BACK CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES Head Coach Rex Ryan is only the second head coach to take his team to consecutive championship games in his first two seasons leading a team that had not made the playoffs the year prior to him joining the club. He is now among a group of five head head coaches to earn an appearence in the championship game in consecutive seasons in their first two seasons as a head coach. Below is the list of coaches: Madden, John OAK 1969-1970 McCafferty, Don BAL 1970-1971* Seifert, George SF 1989-1990 Switzer, Barry DAL 1994-1995 Ryan, Rex NYJ 2009-2010* *=Team did not make playoffs the prior season NEWYORKJETS.COM
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2010 TEAM AWARDS CURTIS MARTIN TEAM MVP
DENNIS BYRD AWARD
David Harris was selected by his teammates as the Curtis Martin MVP Award winner. Harris leads the team with 119 tackles (90 solo) and has recorded three sacks, 14 quarterback hurries, two passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery this season one fumble recovery this season.
As voted on by his teammates, LaDainian Tomlinson was named the Dennis Byrd Award winner for Most Inspirational player. Tomlinson inspires his teammates with his approach, preparation and demeanor both on the field and in the locker room. “He’s just a great teammate,” Head Coach Rex Ryan said about Tomlinson earlier this season. “I know one thing, he’s lifted not just the offense, but the defense as well. He’s one of those rare players who has that kind of gift.”
BILL HAMPTON AWARD
The Jets equipment staff and past winners of the award named John Conner the Bill Hampton Award recipient. Named for the Jets equipment manager of 37 seasons, the award is given annually to the rookie who acts like a pro in the locker room. The winner’s jersey hangs in the equipment room the following year for all players to see. room the following year for all players to see.
ED BLOCK COURAGE AWARD
The Ed Block Courage Award, named for the longtime head athletic trainer of the Baltimore Colts who was a pioneer in his proffession and a respected humanitarian, was given to Shaun Ellis. The longest-tenured Jet was honored for his perseverence and dedication to staying on the field. Recipients of this award embody everything that is positive about professional athletes as they serve as inspirations in their locker rooms and as constructive role models in their communities.
KYLE CLIFTON GOOD GUY AWARD Mike DeVito received the Kyle Clifton Good Guy Award, an honor voted on by the Jets staff. Now in its 14th season, the award recognizes exceptionally consistent willingness, cooperation and professionalism in daily interaction with the various departments in the organization.
MARTY LYONS AWARD Brad Smith earned the earned the Marty Lyons Award for Community Service. The Marty Lyons Award, which is selected by the Jets community relations staff, is given to the player who gives from the heart through charity and community involvement. Smith is the spokesperson for the Jets Play 60 campaign, focusing on the health and wellness of young fans by encouraging them to be active for at least 60 minutes a day.
2010 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK AND MONTH AFC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Week 4 at Buffalo, 10/3/10 RB LaDainian Tomlinson Tomlinson registered his first 100-yard game as a Jet, rushing for 133 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries (7.0 average) in a 38-14 win over Buffalo. He ran for 42 yards on the Jets opening drive, which was capped off by a 1-yard touchdown run from Tomlinson. He then ran 26 yards into the endzone in the third quarter. Tomlinson has earned 11 career Player of the Week Award and he is the first Jets running back to win Offensive Player of the Week since Curtis Martin in 2004. AFC SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK Week 5 vs. Minnesota, 11/11/10 K Nick Folk On Monday Night Football, Folk made a career-high five field goals in a 29-20 win against Minnesota. Folk connected on a 53-yard field goal in the second quarter, his longest field goal as a Jet, which also tied his career-long at the time. He previously won Special Teams Player of the Week in 2007 when he was a member of the Dallas Cowboys. AFC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Week 11 vs. Houston, 11/21/10 QB Mark Sanchez Sanchez completed 22-of-38 passes for 315, three touchdowns and one interception for a 100.2 passer rating in the Jets 30-27 win over Houston. His three touchdown passes 18
tied a career high and it marked the second 300-yard passing game of his career. With the Jets trailing 27-23, Sanchez led a five-play, 72-yard game-winning drive that ended with a six-yard touchdown pass to Santonio Holmes with 10 seconds remaining to give the Jets a victory. AFC SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK Week 12 vs. Cincinnati, 11/25/10 WR Brad Smith In the Jets’ Thanksgiving night game, Smith totaled 200 yards (122 kickoff return, 55 rushing, 23 receiving). After a CIN field goal cut the Jets lead to seven in the fourth quarter, Smith took the ensuing kickoff 89 yards for a touchdown. Smith also ran 53 yards for a touchdown to start the second half, becoming the third player in NFL history to score on a rushing play of 50+ yards and on a kickoff return in the same game. It was Smith’s second-career Player of the Week award, having previously won it in Week 16 of 2009. AFC SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE MONTH December/January WR Brad Smith During the month, Smith led the NFL with a 27.5 kickoffreturn average (440 yards) and had one kickoff return-touchdown. In Week 15, Smith totaled 140 kickoff return yards, including a 97-yard kickoff return touchdown in the Jets’ 22-17 win at PIT. He finished the season ranked second in he NFL with a 28.6 kickoff return average this season. NEWYORKJETS.COM
JETS NOTES MARK SANCHEZ QB Mark Sanchez finished his second Divisional postseaon game with a win at New England (1/16) connecting on 16-of-25 passes for 194 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions for a passer rating of 127.3, his secondhighest in postseason play. His best mark was 139.4 at CIN (1/9/10). Sanchez opened the 2010 postseason completing 18-of-31 passes for 189 yards during the 17-16 win at IND (1/8). His final completion, an 18-yard pass to WR Braylon Edwards, set up K Nick Folk’s 32-yard field goal for the win. Sanchez has won four postseason games in his first two seasons in the NFL. The four wins are the most by a Jets QB in the postseason. During Week 16 at CHI, Sanchez opened the game by completing 9-of-9 passes for 110 yards, with a passer rating of 117.6. On the Jets second drive, he led the team on an eight-play, 85-yard touchdown drive in which he connected on all five of his passes for 70 yards. Sanchez finished the first half 13-of-15 for 156 yards and a passer rating of 110.0, while leading the offense to score the second-most points (24) in a quarter since 1995. In the club’s Week 15 win over PIT (12/19), Sanchez became the first Jets quarterback to record a win in the state of Pennsylvania. Sanchez surpassed 3,000 passing yards when he connected with WR Santonio Holmes on a seven-yard pass in the fourth quarter, making him the second-youngest quarterback in Jets history to achieve this feat behind Hall-of-Fame QB Joe Namath. From Week Nine through Week 11, all Jets wins, Sanchez threw for 950 yards on 71-of-121 passing with six touchdowns, three interceptions and an 89.9 rating. In those contests, Sanchez posted the three highest singlegame totals for passing yards in his career, throwing for a career-high 336 yards in an overtime win at DET (11/7), 299 yards in an overtime win at CLV (11/14) and 315 yards vs. HST (11/21). His 100.2 passer rating vs. HST marked the eighth time in his career that Sanchez posted a passer rating of 100-or-more, while his three touchdown passes equaled a career-high, achieved twice previously, most recently at MIA (9/26/10). Sanchez became the first Jets’ QB to start 10-or-more games in consecutive seasons for the same head coach (Rex Ryan) since Ken O’Brien did it under Bruce Coslett in 1991.
100 or GREATER PASSER RATING QB Mark Sanchez recorded a 100.2 passer rating vs. Houston (11/21), marking the eighth game in his career that he posted a passer rating of 100.0 or greater. Five of his 100.0 or greater passer ratings have come against division foes Miami, New England and Buffalo. Game Att Cmp Yds TD-I Rate 1/9/10 at CIN* 15 12 182 1-0 139.4 1/16/11 at NE* 16 25 194 3-0 127.3 9/19/10 vs. NE 30 21 220 3-0 124.3 9/26/10 at MIA 28 15 256 3-0 120.5 10/25/09 at OAK 16 9 143 1-0 107.0 NEWYORKJETS.COM
10/3/10 at BUF 9/20/09 vs. NE 11/1/09 vs. MIA 11/21/10 vs. HST 1/17/11 at NE* *=Postseason
24 22 35 38 25
14 14 20 22 16
161 163 265 315 194
2-0 1-0 2-0 3-1 3-0
106.4 101.1 100.3 100.2 127.3
SANCHEZ IN OVERTIME In consecutive weeks, at DET (11/7) and at CLV (11/14), Sanchez led the Jets to overtime road victories, becoming the first team in NFL history to win road games in overtime in consecutive weeks. At CLV (11/14), Sanchez connected with WR Santonio Holmes with 16 seconds remaining for a 37yard touchdown to give the Jets the 26-20 win against the Browns. The touchdown was the third-latest regular-season touchdown in overtime since the overtime system was instituted in 1974. San Diego defeated Kansas City with no time remaining (11/12/78) and Baltimore defeated St. Louis with 10 seconds remaining (10/27/96). Sanchez’s overtime numbers: Team Comp ATT Yds TD INT at DET (11/7) 1 2 52 0 0 at CLV (11/14) 9 13 117 1 1 Totals 10 15 169 1 1
ON THE MARK IN THE WINS In the Jets’ 13 victories, QB Mark Sanchez has completed 312-of-608 passes for 3,674 yards and 20 touchdowns with 14 interceptions and a passer rating of 91.6 • 1/16 at NE: Sanchez finished the game 16-of-25 for 194 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions for a passer rating of 127.3. It was his first time throwing three touchdown passes in a postseason game. • 1/8 at IND: Completed 18-of-31 passes for 189 yards and an interception for the third postseason win of his career, the most playoff wins by a QB in Jets history. • 1/2 vs. BUF: Started and played in the opening series without throwing a pass to record his 11th win of the season. • 12/19 at PIT: Acheived 3,000 passing yards on the season, completing 19-of-29 passes for 170 yards and rushing for a touchdown, his third of the season. Sanchez is the first Jets quarterback to lead a team to victory in Pittsburgh. • 11/25 vs CIN: Led the Jets to their ninth win of the season, completing 16-of-28 passes for 166 yards, a touchdown and an interception. • 11/21 vs. HST: In the 25th regular season start of his NFL career, Sanchez completed 22-of-38 passes for 315 yards and three touchdowns with one interception for a 100.2 passer rating. Over the last four games, he has thrown for 1,206 yards and six touchdowns on 87-of159 passing with five interceptions. • 11/14 at CLV: QB Mark Sanchez opened the first half 19
JETS NOTES completing 9-of-13 passes for 83 yards and one touchdown, recording a passer rating of 112.0. He added a one-yard touchdown run to give the Jets a 17-13 halftime lead. It was his second rushing touchdown in as many weeks. Sanchez led the Jets to the game-winning touchdown in overtime when he connected with WR Santonio Holmes for a 37-yard touchdown with 16 seconds remaining in the game. Finished the game with his thirdmost passing yards in a game (299) on 27-of-44 passing. Also threw two touchdowns and one interception on the day. • 11/7 at DET: Sanchez recorded the first 300 yard passing game of his career, completing 22-of-39 passes for 336 yards with one touchdown and one interception for a passer rating of 82.9 as the Jets staged their second fourth-quarter comeback of the season when they scored 10 points in the final 4:26 of regulation to tie the game at 20. On the last three scoring drives, Sanchez connected on 10-of-12 passes for 144 yards and a passer rating of 116.7. • 10/17 at DEN: Sanchez recorded the first victory of his career in which he led the Jets to the winning points with two minutes or less remaining in the game. He threw his first interception of the season to DEN OLB Jason Hunter on his third pass of the game. The interception ended his streak of 184 pass attempts without an interception, the second-longest in Jets history, trailing only Ken O’Brien who registered 211 pass attempts without an interception from 1987-88. • 10/11 vs MIN: Sanchez spearheaded an offense that scored points on every possession within the opponent’s 20 and established a new career-high for passing attempts with 44. His previous high of 35 attempts came vs. MIA on 11/1/09. • 10/3 at BUF: Sanchez connected with WR Braylon Edwards for a 41-yard touchdown pass with 2:32 remaining in the second quarter. It was the third time this season the two have combined for a score. Sanchez finished the game 14-of-24 for 161 yards and two touchdowns with a passer rating of 106.4. It was the seventh time in his career that he recorded a 100-plus passer rating. The game at Buffalo marked the eleventh contest that Sanchez did not throw an interception. • 9/26 at MIA: Sanchez completed 15-of-28 passes for 256 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions for a 120.5 passer rating. Sanchez matched his career-high with three touchdown passes that he set the week before vs. New England. • 9/19 vs. NE: Sanchez completed 21-of-30 passes for 220 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions for a 124.3 passer rating. Sanchez set career-highs with three touchdown passes (previous high: two set twice, last 11/1/09 vs. MIA), completions with 21 (previous high: 20 set 11/01/09 vs. MIA), the highest regular-season passer rating of his career with 124.3 (previous high: 20
107.0 set 10/25/09 at OAK). His career-high passer rating of 139.4 came in last season Wild Card game at CIN. Sanchez also posted a 70% completion percentage, the second-highest percentage of his career (high: 76.5% set 11/29/09 vs. CAR).
LEADING FOR THREE WEEKS QB Mark Sanchez completed 50-of-82 for 637 yards, with eight touchdowns, no interceptions and a passer rating of 117.8 in consecutive games from Week Two through Week Four against NE (9/19), MIA (9/26) and BUF (10/3). His passer rating ranked first in the NFL in that three-week span while his eight touchdown passes tied with Peyton Manning for most in the NFL. Player Team Att Cmp Yds TD-I Rate M. Sanchez NYJ 82 50 637 8-0 117.8 P. Manning IND 115 80 932 8-1 113.4 M. Vick PHI 72 43 624 5-0 111.1 P. Rivers SD 102 66 1030 7-4 104.6 A. Rodgers GB 91 65 752 6-3 104.3
100-OR-MORE PASSER RATING QB Mark Sanchez recorded the fourth-best passer rating in Jets postseason history when he completed 16-of-25 passes for 194 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions during the Divisional postseason matchup at NE, 1/16/11. It marks the ninth time in his career, and second time in the postseason, that Sanchez has posted a quarterback rating of 100-ormore. Player Game Rating Chad Pennington 01/04/03 vs. IND 142.0 Mark Sanchez 01/09/10 at CIN 139.4 Pat Ryan 12/28/86 vs. KC 127.4 Mark Sanchez 01/16/11 at NE 127.3 Chad Pennington 01/08/05 at SD 115.6 Vinny Testaverde 01/12/02 at OAK 109.2 minimum 20 attempts
THROWS TO MULTIPLE TARGETS QB Mark Sanchez threw to 12 different targets with four of them scoring at least two touchdowns in the 16 regular season games this season. Receiver No Yds Avg Long TD D.Keller 54 684 12.7 41 5 B.Edwards 52 852 16.4 74t 6 L.Tomlinson 52 368 7.1 21 0 S.Holmes 51 729 14.3 52 5 J.Cotchery 38 401 10.6 49 2 S.Greene 16 120 7.5 15 0 T.Richardson 5 31 6.2 14 0 B.Smith 4 44 11.0 23 0 P.Turner 2 26 13.0 21 0 J.Conner 2 9 4.5 7 0 D.Clowney 1 22 22.0 22 0 NEWYORKJETS.COM
JETS NOTES J. McKnight 1 5 Team 278 3,291 Italicized - No longer on team
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MOST PASSING YARDS QB Mark Sanchez led the NFL in passing yards from Week Eight to Week 11. The Jets won three-out-of-four including two consecutive overtime victories at DET (11/7) and at CLV (11/14), respectively. Sanchez completed 87 passes for 1,206 yards, with six touchdowns and five interceptions. Player ATT CMP YDS Record Sanchez, NYJ 159 87 1,206 3-1 Manning, IND 184 115 1,143 2-2 Favre, MIN 148 93 1,083 1-3 Kitna, DAL 125 84 1,036 2-2 Schaub, HST 135 84 1,036 0-4
FIRST 25 GAMES In the first 25 regular season starts of his NFL career, QB Mark Sanchez was 16-9 during the regular season and posted an 18-10 mark, including the postseason. His 16 regular season wins are tied for the second-best in Jets history through 25 games with Chad Pennington. The only quarterback to win more in his first 25 games is Vinny Testaverde, who won 19. PROMINENT JETS QBS THROUGH FIRST 25 STARTS WITH TEAM Name W-L-T Vinny Testaverde 19-6 Chad Pennington 16-9 Mark Sanchez 16-9 Ken O’Brien 15-10 Boomer Esiason 13-12 Joe Namath 10-12-3 Richard Todd 8-17 Statistics are in starts only.
40+ FROM SANCHEZ TO... During his career, QB Mark Sanchez has completed 20 passes of 40 yards or more with seven resulting in a touchdown. Against DET (11/7), Sanchez’s 74-yard pass to Braylon Edwards was his longest regular-season pass of his career. His longest career pass was an 80-yard touchdown pass to Edwards in last season’s AFC Championship game at IND (1/24/10). Edwards has caught all four of Sanchez’s longest career passes. Quarterback Receiver Date Opp Lg M. Sanchez B. Edwards 1/24/10 IND 80t M. Sanchez B. Edwards 11/8/10 DET 74t M. Sanchez B. Edwards 9/26/10 MIA 67t M. Sanchez B. Edwards 12/20/09 ATL 65t M. Sanchez J. Cotchery 1/16/11 NE 58 M. Sanchez J. Cotchery 11/1/09 MIA 53 NEWYORKJETS.COM
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IMPRESSIVE IN THE POSTSEASON Mark Sanchez is 4-1 in the postseason with wins at CIN, SD, IND, NE and a loss at IND, ranking him second for most postseason wins during his first two years. During the five postseason games, he has completed 75-of-192 passes for 922 yards, seven touchdowns, three interceptions and a passer rating of 92.2. He has also recorded two of his highest passer ratings of 139.4 at CIN (1/9/10) and 127.3 at NE (1/16/11), the 139.4 ranks second in team history. • QB Mark Sanchez finished his fifth postseason game (1/16/11 at NE) 16-of-25 for 194 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions for a passer rating of 127.3, marking the first time in his postseason career that he has thrown three touchdown passes in a game. • The Jets, led by Sanchez, recorded their longest scoring drive of the season at IND (1/8/11) in both plays (17) and time (9:54) on their second scoring drive. • With the Jets trailing 7-3 entering the fourth quarter at SD (1/17/10), Sanchez led the Jets to two fourthquarter touchdowns in the 17-14 victory, registering the first fourth-quarter comeback of his career. • Sanchez finished his postseason debut at CIN (1/9/10) with 182 passing yards and one touchdown on 12of-15 passing, compiling a passer rating of 139.4. The one touchdown was a 45-yard scoring pass to TE Dustin Keller. • Head Coach Rex Ryan and Sanchez were the second rookie head coach and quarterback combination since 1970 and second in two seasons (John Harbaugh and Joe Flacco in 2008) to advance to a conference championship game. • Sanchez was the fourth rookie QB to advance to a conference championship since 1970: Shaun King (TB, 1999), Ben Roethlisberger (PIT, 2004) and Joe Flacco (BAL, 2008). • Sanchez’s 80.0 percent completion percentage at CIN (1/9/10) is a Jets postseason record for a single game, surpassing Ken O’Brien’s 76.5 percent on 13-of-17 passing, 12/28/85 vs. NE. 21
JETS NOTES POSTSEASON LONG PASSES In his first two seasons, Sanchez has three of the seven longest passing plays in Jets postseason history. JETS ALL-TIME LONG POSTSEASON PASSES Quarterback Receiver Date Opp Lg M. Sanchez B. Edwards 1/24/10 IND 80t C. Pennington J. Cotchery 1/7/07 NE 77t M. Sanchez J. Cotchery 1/16/11 NE 58 C. Pennington R. Anderson 1/4/03 IND 56t C. Pennington S. Moss 1/8/05 SD 47t B. Smith J. Cotchery 1/24/10 IND 45 M. Sanchez D. Keller 1/9/10 CIN 45t
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14th Postseason Apearance: 2010, 2009, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2001, 1998, 1991, 1986, 1985, 1982, 1981, 1969, 1968 Overall Postseason Record: 11-12 Road: 6-9 Home: 4-3 Neutral Site: 1-0 Wild Card Game Record: 6-5 Divisional Round Record: 3-3 AFL/AFC Championship Record: 1-4 Super Bowl Appearances: 1 (1-0) 1968 (defeated Colts, 16-7, 1/12/69) AFC/AFL Championship Appearances: 5 (1-4) 2009 (lost at Colts, 30-17, 1/24/10); 1998 (lost to Broncos, 23-10, 1/17/99); 1982 (lost to Dolphins, 14-0, 1/23/83); 1969 (lost to Chiefs, 13-6, 12/20/69); 1968 (defeated Raiders, 27-23, 12/29/68) Seasons winning one postseason game: 2010, 2004, 2002, 1998, 1996 Seasons winning two postseason games: 2009, 1982, 1968
MOORE SCHOOL Did you know that Jets G Brandon Moore spent a portion of his offseason learning from some of the brightest minds at Harvard? Moore took part in the NFL’s Business Management and Entrepreneurial Program at the Harvard Business School. Moore and 70 other NFL players crammed a semester’s worth of classes into a week-long overview program. The players learned a few fundamentals of the business world, while brainstorming entrepreneurial endeavors and listening to guest speakers. Moore doesn’t intend on hanging up his pads quite yet, but he knows many former NFL players struggle after their playing days and wants to be prepared for the future. “I was asked if going to the Harvard seminar meant I was going to be retiring and opening a restaurant this year,” Moore wrote in a blog on NewYorkJets.com. “No, no, no. I’ve got a bit more mileage on me. You get so locked into being a football player and into thinking football is the only competitive venue out there. I don’t think I’ll be getting the thrill I get run22
ning out on Sunday against New England. But the program was good, just to see that there are other options out there after leaving the game.”
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2010 Record Buffalo 4-12 Miami 7-9 New England* 14-2 Kansas City* 10-6 San Diego 9-7 Jacksonville 8-8 Dallas 6-10 New York Giants 10-6 Road Opp. 2010 Record Buffalo 4-12 Miami 7-9 New England* 14-2 Denver 4-12 Oakland 8-8 Baltimore* 12-4 Philadelphia* 10-6 Washington 6-10 * - Qualifed for postseason
Last Time at Jets 1/2/11 12/12/10 9/19/10 12/26/08 11/6/05 9/25/05 9/28/03 11/2/03 Last Time Hosting Jets 10/3/10 9/26/10 12/6/10 10/17/10 10/25/09 9/16/07 12/26/03 9/24/03
Result W, 38-7 L, 6-10 W, 28-14 W, 28-24 L, 26-31 L, 20-26 (OT) L, 6-17 L, 28-31 (OT) Result W,38-14 W, 28-24 L, 45-3 W, 24-20 W, 38-0 L, 13-20 L, 17-24 L, 13-16
JETS GET TO THE QUARTERBACK Since 12/2 the Jets have recorded 22 sacks, 16 during the regular season (tied for most during span) and seven during the postseason. For the season, the Jets recorded 40 sacks tied for eighth most in the NFL. Rank 1. t2. t2. t2. 5. 6. 7. t8. t8
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In two postseason games at IND (1/8) and at NE (1/16) the Jets have recorded six sacks.
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JETS NOTES OFFENSIVE LINE In 2010, the New York Jets rushing attack finished fourth in the NFL, averaging 4.4 yards per an attempt and 148.4 yards a game. In 2009, the club finished the season leading the NFL in rushing averaging 4.5 yards a carry and 172.3 yards a game. In five postseason games the last two seasons, the line has allowed New York to average 143.0 yards rushing a game. It is the most by any team that has played more than two postseason games during the span. In 2010, the Jets rushing offense: • Divisional Game at NE (1/16/11): Rushed for 120 yards on 29 carries (4.1 avg.). RB Shonn Greene led all rushers with 76 yards and a touchdown, a 16-yard run to put the Jets up 28-14. RB LaDainian Tomlinson added 43 yards on 10 carries (4.3 avg.). • Wild Card Game at IND (1/8/11): Rushed for 169 yards and two scores on 38 carries. RB LaDainian Tomlinson enjoyed his second-best postseason game, recording 82 yards and two touchdowns on 16 rushes, while RB Shonn Greene added 70 yards on 19 carries. • vs. BUF (1/2/11): Led by rookie RB Joe McKnight’s team season-high 158 yards on 32 carries, the Jets finished with their best rushing output of the season, 276 yards on 50 carries (5.5 avg.). WR Brad Smith added 60 yards on five carries, while FB John Conner scored his first NFL touchdown and finished with a career-high 44 yards on eight carries. • at CHI (12/26): Averaged 4.1 yards a rush on 31 carries, finishing the game with 124 yards and two touchdowns. RB Shonn Greene led the team with 70 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries (5.8 avg.). • at PIT (12/19): Their 106 rushing yards on 27 carries is the most against the Steelers defense this season. RB LaDainian Tomlinson led the club with 49 yards on 11 carries (4.5 avg.). • vs. MIA (12/12): Recorded 87 yards on 31 attempts (2.8 avg.). It was the first time in 15 games the club did not break the 100-yard mark. • at NE (12/6): Averaged 4.9 yards per rush on 31 carries in the Jets 45-3 loss to the Patriots. It extended the club’s league-high consecutive-rushing games of 100-or-more yards to 14-consecutive games. RB Shonn Greene led the team in rushing for the fourth consecutive game with 64 yards on 13 carries. • vs. CIN (11/25): Recorded the club’s third-best rushing output of the season, 170 yards on 37 carries (4.6 avg.) in the Jets ninth win, a 26-10 victory. RB Shonn Greene led the team in rushing for the third-consecutive game with 70 yards on 18 carries. • vs. HST (11/21): Finished with 103 rushing yards on 31 attempts in the Week 11 30-27 win. For the second time this season, RB Shonn Greene led the Jets with 42 rushing yards on 15 carries. NEWYORKJETS.COM
• at CLV (11/14): Finished with 172 rushing yards and one touchdown on 45 attempts in the Week 10 OT win. For the first time this season, RB Shonn Greene led the Jets with 72 rushing yards on 20 carries. • at DET (11/7): Finished with 110 rushing yards and one touchdown on 30 attempts in the Week Nine victory. The 100-yard performance pushed the Jets streak of 100-yard contests to 10. • vs. GB (10/31): Allowed the Jets to earn their ninth consecutive 100-plus yard rushing game (29-119), dating back to 2009. • at DEN (10/17): Led the way for the team to rush for 129 yards on 30 carries. It marked the 20th time in 22 games that the Jets rushed for 100-or-more yards under Head Coach Rex Ryan. RB LaDainian Tomlinson recorded two rushing touchdowns on 16 carries, including one on a 20-yard run. It marked the 38th game in his career that he rushed for at least two touchdowns, the most in the NFL. RB Shonn Greene averaged 4.8 yards a carry and finished with 43 yards on nine carries. • vs. MIN (10/11): Helped the Jets rush for 155 yards on 32 attempts. It marked the first time in 52 games that a team rushed for more than 150 yards against the Vikings. The streak of 51 games was the second-longest streak in NFL history. RB Shonn Greene registered his first touchdown of the season on a 23-yard run in the fourth quarter, he finished the game with 57 yards on 10 carries (5.7). RB LaDainian Tomlinson finished the game with 94 yards on 20 carries (4.7). • at BUF (10/3): Led the Jets to their first 200-plusyard rushing game of the season and sixth under Head Coach Rex Ryan. Allowed RB LaDainian Tomlinson to rush for 133 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries. It marked Tomlinson’s first 100-yard performance since recording 105 yards on 19 carries at NO (12/26/08). His 133 rushing yards were the most since he recorded 146 yards on 26 carries at TEN (12/24/07). The offensive line also opened holes for RB Shonn Greene to earn his first 100-yard game of the season, when he collected 117 yards on 22 rushes. Including the playoffs, the performance marked his fourth-career 100-yard effort. • at MIA (9/26): Helped Jets avg. 5.0 yards a rush on 29 carries. Led the way for RB LaDainian Tomlinson’s 70 yards on 15 carries and the Jets first rushing touchdown of the season, a one-yard run to put the Jets up eight with 2:00 remaining. • vs. NE (9/19): Rushed for 136 yards on 32 carries (4.3 avg.) in Week Two win. Allowed RB LaDainian Tomlinson to lead all rushers in the game with 76 yards on 11 carries. Starting RB Shonn Greene led all rushers with 15 carries and finished the game with 52 yards. • vs. BLT (9/13): Allowed Jets runners to average 5.5 23
JETS NOTES yards per carry on 21 attempts in the season opener. RB LaDainian Tomlinson opened his career with the Jets rushing for 62 yards on 11 carries (5.6 avg.).
MEET THE LINE In 2009, the Jets ranked No. 1 in the NFL in rushing yards per game at 172.3 yards. In addition to leading the NFL in rushing, the 2009 New York Jets finished the season with a franchise-best 2,756 yards on the ground. In 2010, the Jets returned four of the five members of the line. The newcomers is LG Matt Slauson, a 2009 6th round draft selection and T Wayne Hunter who replaced RT Damien Woody after injuries sidelined him for the final three regular season games and before being placed on injured reserve following the Wildcard game (1/8). This season’s line led the Jets to the club’s fourth best rushing total (2,374 yards) while averaging 148.4 yards a game. LT D’Brickashaw Ferguson, selected 4th overall in the 2006 NFL Draft, earned his 2nd Pro Bowl appearance in 2010. Named to the 2006 All-Rookie Team by Pro Football Weekly and the Pro Football Writers’ Association. LG
Matt Slauson, originally selected in the 6th round of the 2009 NFL Draft, he earned a starting position this summer on a unit that helped the Jets lead the NFL in rushing last season.
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2010 RUSHING VS. 2009 RUSHING In 2009, the Jets ranked No. 1 in the NFL in rushing yards per game at 172.3 yards. In 2010, the Jets finished fourth in the NFL in rushing, averaging 148.4 yards per game. 2010 RUSHING TOTALS VS. 2009 RUSHING TOTALS 2010 2009 Rushes 534 607 Yards 2,374 2,756 Average 4.4 4.5 Long 53t 71t Touchdowns 14 21
75 SINCE 2006 In 2006, Jets General Manager Mike Tannenbaum focused on the offensive line selecting LT D’Brickashaw Ferguson fourth overall and C Nick Mangold 29th overall in the NFL draft. The two players have started 80 consecutive regular season games together, making them the only two players who entered the league together to start their team’s first 75 regular-season games on the same offensive line since 1970. Ferguson has earned 2010 Pro Football Weekly’s Midseason All-Pro team honors, 2009 and 2010 Pro Bowl honors and 2006 All-Rookie Team honors by Pro Football Weekly and the Pro Football Writer’s Association. During his first four seasons, Mangold has earned 2009 Associated Press All-Pro honors, three-consecutive Pro Bowl selections (08-10) and All-Rookie team in 2006 as voted by Pro Football Weekly and the Pro Football Writer’s Association.
UNDER CALLAHAN’S DIRECTION Since joining the Jets as the assistant head coach/offensive line in 2008, Bill Callahan has helped the Jets rush for the the most yards, 7,134, in the NFL. MOST RUSHING YARDS PER GAME (2008-) Team Yds/G Yards Rsh Avg New York Jets 148.6 7,134 1,563 4.6 Carolina Panthers 141.3 6,781 1,457 4.7 New York Giants 136.6 6,555 1,425 4.6 Tennessee Titans 135.8 6,518 1,413 4.6 Baltimore Ravens 133.5 6,407 1,547 4.1 Additionally under Callahan, the team has scored 55 touchdowns on the ground, which is tied for third in the NFL during the same time span. MOST RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS (2008-) Team TDs Rsh New England Patriots 59 1,433 Tennessee Titans 56 1,413 Carolina Panthers 55 1,457 New York Jets 55 1,563 Baltimore Ravens 53 1,547 NEWYORKJETS.COM
JETS NOTES LaDAINIAN TOMLINSON RB LaDainian Tomlinson signed as a free agent with the Jets during the off-season after spending nine seasons with the San Diego Chargers. During his career, he has rushed for 13,404 yards and 144 touchdowns on 3,099 carries and accumulated 4,323 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns on 582 receptions. Tomlinson was the game’s leading rusher in nine of the 15 games he played, producing 914 yards and six touchdowns on 219 carries to key a rushing attack that finished ranked fourth in the NFL with an average of 148.4 yards per game. His work ethic and leadership led to his teammates voting him the 2010 Dennis Byrd Award winner as the most inspirational player on the team. • Scored his first-ever postseason receiving touchdown, a seven-yard catch, and recorded 43 rushing yards on 10 carries (4.3 avg.) at NE (1/16/11). • Enjoyed the second-most productive postseason game of his career, registering two touchdowns and 82 yards on 16 carries at IND (1/8/11). • Inactive in the season finale vs BUF (1/2/11) as Coach Ryan elected to rest players for the postseason. • Scored his sixth rushing touchdown of the season at CHI (12/26). • Led the way for the Jets 106 rushing yards, with 49 rushing yards on 11 carries (4.5 avg.) at PIT (12/19). • Finished with 49 rushing yards on 19 carries vs. MIA (12/12). • Pushed his career rushing total to 13,278 yards, moving him into sixth all-time. He passed Hall of Fame runner Eric Dickerson. Averaged 4.7 yards per carry on 10 rushes (47 yards) at NE (12/6). • His 49 rushing yards helped the Jets win their ninth game of the season vs. CIN (11/25) and moved to within 25 yards of Eric Dickerson for sixth all-time on the NFL rushing list. • Tied for the team lead with seven receptions for 71 yards vs. HST (11/21). Added 36 yards on 12 carries to help the team to a 30-27 victory. • Finished the game at CLV (11/14) with 18 carries for 57 yards. Finished the game with 110 scrimmage yards (57 rushing, 53 receiving). Tomlinson, who played his 150th career game, had 17,345 yards from scrimmage, the third-most in a player’s first 150 NFL games. He trails Pro Football Hall of Famer Barry Sanders (18,015) and Marshall Faulk (17,909). He scored 158 touchdowns, the most by a player in his first 150 career games. • Finished the game at DET (11/7) with 15 carries for 55 yards, marking the seventh game this season that he led all rushers. Led the team with six receptions, including a 13-yard catch and run to the DET 43. At the end of the play, Tomlinson was hit while out of bounds NEWYORKJETS.COM
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JETS NOTES 150 CAREER GAMES After recording 110 scrimmage yards (57 rushing, 53 receiving) in the club’s 26-20 overtime win at CLV (11/14). RB LaDainian Tomlinson, who played in his 150th career game, recorded 17,345 scrimmage yards, the third-most in a player’s first 150 NFL games. He trails Pro Football Hall of Famer Barry Sanders (18,015) and Marshall Faulk (17,909). Tomlinson scored 158 touchdowns, the most by a player in his first 150 career games. Most Rushing Touchdowns - Season: Player Team Season TD Rsh LaDainian Tomlinson SD 2006 28 348 Shaun Alexander SEA 2005 27 370 Priest Holmes KC 2003 27 320 Emmitt Smith DAL 1995 25 377 John Riggins WAS 1983 24 375 Tomlinson Surpassed 1,600 rushing yards and 2,000 allpurpose yards three times during his career. Season Rsh. Yds. Rec. Yds Total 2002 1,683 489 2,172 2003 1,645 725 2,370 2006 1,815 508 2,323 His 6.1 points per game ranks first in NFL history for a nonkicker since the the NFL expanded to a 16-game schedule in 1978. Player G TD 2pt Pts Pts/G LaDainian Tomlinson 156 159 0 954 6.1 Shaun Alexander 123 112 0 672 5.5 Priest Holmes 113 940 1 566 5.0 Marshall Faulk 176 136 7 830 4.7 Emmitt Smith 226 175 1 1052 4.7 Minimum 100 games played Ranks second behind Emmitt Smith (164) on the all-time rushing touchdown list. Player Sea G Att Yds TD Emmitt Smith 15 226 4,409 18,355 164 LaDainian Tomlinson 10 156 3,099 13,404 144 Marcus Allen 16 222 3,022 12,243 123 Walter Payton 13 190 3,838 16,726 110 Jim Brown 9 118 2,359 12,312 106 Currently ranks sixth all-time in NFL history for rushing yards, 258 behind fifth-place Jerome Bettis. Player Sea G Att Yds TD Emmitt Smith 15 226 4,409 18,355 164 Walter Payton 13 190 3,838 16,726 110 Barry Sanders 10 153 3,062 15,269 99 Curtis Martin 11 168 3,518 14,101 90 Jerome Bettis 13 192 3,479 13,662 91 LaDainian Tomlinson 10 156 3,099 13,404 144 Eric Dickerson 11 146 2,996 13,259 90 26
Tony Dorsett 12 173 2,936 12,739 77 Stands sixth on the NFL’s all-time yards from scrimmage list with 17,685 yards. He is currently 363 yards behind fifthplace Barry Sanders. Rsh Rec Player Sea G Yds Yds Yds Jerry Rice 20 303 645 22,895 23,540 Emmitt Smith 15 226 18,355 3,224 21,579 Walter Payton 13 190 16,726 4,538 21,264 Marshall Faulk 12 176 12,279 6,875 19,154 Barry Sanders 10 153 15,269 2,921 18,190 LaDainian Tomlinson 10 156 13,404 4,323 17,727 Marcus Allen 16 222 12,243 5,411 17,654 Curtis Martin 11 168 14,101 3,329 17,430 Ranks third on the NFL’s all-time list for career touchdowns, trailing only Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith despite 11 and six fewer seasons, respectively. Player Rsh. TDs Rec. TDs Total Jerry Rice 10 197 208 Emmitt Smith 164 11 175 LaDainian Tomlinson 144 15 159 Terrell Owens 3 153 156 Randy Moss* 0 153 154 *=scored a TD on a punt return
100-OR-MORE YARDS PLUS 2 TD RB LaDainian Tomlinson’s 133-yard, two-touchdown performance in Week Four at BUF (10/3) increased his total to 25 career games that he has rushed for at least 100 yards and two touchdowns, matching Jim Brown for the most in NFL history. MOST GAMES RUSHING FOR 100 YARDS AND TWO TDS Player Games LaDainian Tomlinson 25 Jim Brown 25 Emmitt Smith 21 Shaun Alexander 19 Walter Payton 18
HONORS Career Honors from The Associated Press: •NFL’s Most Valuable Player (2006) •Offensive Player of the Year (2006) •The Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year (2006) •First-team All-Pro (2004, 2006 and 2007) •Second-team All-Pro (2002 and 2003) Career NFL Honors: •Pro Bowl (2002, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007) •AFC Offensive Player of the Month (November 2006) •AFC Rookie of Month (September 2001) •AFC Offensive Player of the Week seven times, most recently at Buffalo (10/3/10) NEWYORKJETS.COM
JETS NOTES 50 RECEPTIONS IN NINE SEASONS For the season, RB LaDainian Tomlinson recorded 52 receptions for 368 yards. It marked the ninth season in his career that he has reached the 50-catch mark, making him only the third running back in NFL history to accomplish the feat. Running Backs with 50+ catch season in their careers: Player Seasons Larry Centers 10 Marshall Faulk 9 LaDainian Tomlinson 9* Tiki Barber 8 Keith Byars 7 John L. Williams 7 *=Active
100-YARD GAMES (47) RB LaDainian Tomlinson amassed 47 career 100-yard rushing contests, helping San Diego post a record of 36-10 and the Jets a mark of 1-0 in those contests. Opp. Date W/L Att Yds Avg. Lg TD OAK (12/28/03) W 31 243 7.8 35 2 DEN (12/1/02) W 37 220 5.9 76 3 NE (9/29/02) W 27 217 8.0 58t 2 at CLV (10/19/03) W 26 200 7.7 70t 1 KC (12/17/06) W 25 199 8.0 85t 2 OAK (10/14/07) W 24 198 8.3 41t 4 NYG (9/25/05) W 21 192 9.1 62 3 at OAK (9/28/03) L 28 187 6.7 55t 1 at WAS (11/27/05) W 25 184 7.4 41t 3 SL (10/29/06) W 25 183 7.3 51 2 at BUF (12/3/06) W 28 178 6.4 51t 2 at KC (12/2/07) W 23 177 7.7 34 2 CLV (11/5/06) W 18 172 9.6 41t 3 at OAK (11/21/04) W 37 164 4.4 16 1 MIN (11/9/03) W 16 162 10.1 73t 2 at OAK (10/20/02) W 39 153 3.9 19t 1 TEN (10/3/04) W 17 147 8.6 42 1 at TEN (12/9/07) W 26 146 5.6 32 1 at KC (12/23/01) L 27 145 5.4 34 0 at OAK (10/16/05) W 31 140 4.5 29 1 at NE (10/2/05) W 25 134 5.4 11 2 at BUF (10/3/10) W 19 133 7.0 26t 2 KC (9/30/07) L 20 132 6.6 37 1 at KC (12/22/02) L 24 131 5.5 34 0 TB (12/12/04) W 25 131 5.2 35 1 at OAK (9/11/06) W 31 131 4.2 58 1 at SEA (12/24/06) W 22 123 5.6 62 0 at HST (9/12/04) W 26 121 4.7 32 1 at SL (11/10/02) L 24 120 5.0 30 1 DET (12/16/07) W 15 116 7.7 49 2 at CIN (9/8/02) W 21 114 5.4 17 1 WAS (9/9/01) W 36 113 3.1 9 2 DEN (12/5/04) W 30 113 3.8 15 2 at CLV (12/19/04) W 26 111 4.3 20 2 NEWYORKJETS.COM
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SUCCESS ON THE ROAD The Jets have won nine of their last eleven regular season games on the road and 13-of-16 games (including postseason), dating back to their 19-13 victory in Toronto over the Buffalo Bills (12/3/09). Below are the Jets games on the road during that span: DATE OPP. SCORE RESULT 12/3/09 Buffalo (Toronto) 19-13 Win 12/13/09 Tampa Bay 26-3 Win 12/27/09 Indianapolis 29-15 Win 1/9/10 Cincinnati 24-14 Win 1/17/10 San Diego 17-14 Win 1/24/10 Indianapolis 17-30 Loss 9/26/10 Miami 31-23 Win 10/3/10 Buffalo 38-14 Win 10/17/10 Denver 24-20 Win 11/7/10 Detroit 23-20 OT Win 11/14/10 Cleveland 26-20 OT Win 12/6/10 New England 45-3 Loss 12/19/10 Pittsburgh 22-17 Win 12/26/10 Chicago 38-34 Loss 1/8/11 Indianapolis 17-16 Win 1/16/11 New England 28-21 Win Bold=Postseason Under Head Coach Rex Ryan the Jets have recorded a 15-6 road record (including a 4-1 postseason record). Their 11-5 road record in the regular season is tied for the second-best in the NFL since the start of the 2009 season.
31-OF-45 ACTIVE PLAYERS RETURNED The 2010 New York Jets that will play in the AFC Champhionship Game this Sunday have 31 players on it’s active roster from the team that went to the AFC Championship at IND (1/24/10), 15 of those players were regular starters a season ago. The newcomers that started in the Divisional tilt this season were CB Antonio Cromartie, WR Santonio Holmes and S Brodney Pool and RB LaDainian Tomlinson. RT Damien Woody was placed on injured reserve prior to the NE game (1/16). 27
JETS NOTES EDWARDS PER RECEPTION Since entering the NFL in 2005, WR Braylon Edwards’ 15.8 yards per catch ranks second in the AFC among wide receivers with at least 250 receptions. He trails only teammate WR Santonio Holmes (16.0). For his career, Edwards has caught 326 passes for 5,142 yards and 39 touchdowns. Edwards registered his 300th reception at CLV (11/14). His 300th reception was a 21-yard completion on third-and-eight to keep a drive alive that culminated with a 25-yard TD pass from Sanchez to Cotchery. Edwards 100-yard games (14) TEAM DATE OPP REC YDS AVG LG TD CLV 10/13/08 NYG 5 154 30.8 70 1 CLV 12/2/07 at ARZ 7 149 21.3 67t 1 CLV 9/16/07 CIN 8 146 18.3 37t 2 CLV 11/19/06 PIT 7 137 19.6 63 0 CLV 10/28/07 at SL 8 117 14.6 29 2 CLV 9/24/06 BLT 5 116 23.2 58 1 CLV 9/17/06 at CIN 4 110 27.5 75 0 CLV 10/7/07 at NE 6 110 18.3 36 0 CLV 9/18/05 at GB 3 107 35.7 80t 1 NYJ 12/20/09 ATL 5 105 21.0 65t 1 CLV 11/17/08 at BUF 8 104 13.0 23 0 CLV 12/15/08 at PHI 5 102 20.2 28 0 NYJ* 1/24/10 at IND 2 100 50.0 80t 1 NYJ 12/19/10 at PIT 8 100 12.5 38 0 * - Postseason
BIG PLAYS BY EDWARDS Since joining the Jets in a trade on 10/7/09, WR Braylon Edwards has caught eleven passes of 30-or-more yards (including an 80-yard touchdown reception in the AFC Championship game at IND on 1/24/10). Six of the eleven pass plays have gone for scores. Quarterback Sanchez Sanchez Sanchez Sanchez Brunell Sanchez Sanchez Sanchez Sanchez Sanchez Sanchez Sanchez
Opp at IND at DET at MIA vs. ATL vs. BUF vs. HST at BUF vs. JAX at PIT at MIA vs. GB at DEN
Date 1/24/10 11/7/10 9/26/10 12/20/09 1/2/11 11/21/10 10/3/10 11/15/09 12/19/10 10/12/09 10/31/10 10/17/10
Yards 80t 74t 67t 65t 52t 42 41t 41 38 34 32 32t
TONE TIME Living up to his reputation of making key plays at big moments, WR Santonio Holmes caught his second gamewinning touchdown pass in as many weeks from QB Mark Sanchez vs. HST (11/21). The score, with 10 seconds 28
remaining, gave the club a 30-27 victory. He finished the game with his second 100-yard receiving game (7-126-2) in three weeks. His first came at DET (11/7), when he caught five passes for 114 yards. One week earlier at CLV (11/14), Holmes caught a Sanchez throw and raced 37 yards for the game-winning touchdown, his first score as a Jet, with 16 seconds remaining in overtime. It was the fourth game this season that Holmes made the key play that led to a game winning score. Week Nine at DET (11/17), Holmes took a pass 52 yards to setup K Nick Folk’s game-winning 30-yard field goal. At DEN (10/17), he drew a 46-yard pass interference to setup RB LaDainian Tomlinson’s game-winning touchdown. For the season, Holmes totaled 52 receptions for 746 yards (14.3 avg.) and six touchdowns. MOST GAME-WINNING REC TD Final 1:00 of 4th QTR/OT Since 1983 (including playoffs) Player TD Y/NFL Santonio Holmes* 5 5 Carl Pickens 5 9 Terrell Owens 4 15 Roy Green 4 14 *=Two in 2010
100+ FOR SANTONIO WR Santonio Holmes recorded his tenth career 100-yard receiving game (including one in the postseason) when he caught seven passes for 126 yards and two touchdowns vs. HST (11/21). It was his second 100-yard performance in three games. His first came at DET (11/7) when he hauled in five passes for 114 yards. Holmes’ 100-yard games (10) TEAM DATE OPP REC YDS AVG PIT 12/6/09 vs. OAK 8 149 18.6 PIT 12/20/07 at SL 4 133 33.3 PIT* 2/1/09 vs. ARZ 9 131 14.6 PIT 9/10/09 vs. TEN 9 131 14.6 PIT 9/30/07 at ARZ 6 128 21.3 NYJ 11/21/10 vs. HST 7 126 18.0 PIT 12/31/06 at CIN 4 124 31.0 NYJ 11/7/10 at DET 5 114 22.8 PIT 11/5/07 vs. BLT 4 110 27.5 PIT 10/18/09 vs. CLV 5 104 20.8 * Super Bowl XLIII
LG TD 57 1 83 0 40 1 34t 1 43t 2 41t 2 67t 1 52 0 45 2 41 0
50+ RECEPTIONS and 14+ AVERAGE Jets wide receivers Braylon Edwards (53-904-7 17.1 avg.) and Santonio Holmes (52-746-6 14.3 avg.) are the only NFL tandem to have 50-or-more catches with a 14.0-ormore average per reception.
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JETS NOTES COTCHERY IN THE POSTSEASON WR Jerricho Cotchery has averaged 16.3 yards a reception in the postseason. In the playoffs, he has caught 25 passes for 407 yards and one touchdown. He fell four yards shy of his third 100-yard game in the postseason, finishing the Jets win at NE (1/16) with 96 yards on five receptions. Cotchery’s 407 receiving yards place him second in Jets postseason history, 79 yards behind WR Wesley Walker (486).
100 FOR GREENE RB Shonn Greene finished with 117 yards rushing on 22 carries (5.3 avg.) in the Jets win at BUF (10/3). It was his first 100-yard rushing game of the season. • It marked the second time in his career that Greene eclipsed the 100-yard mark in a regular-season game. • Last season, Greene led the Jets with 144 yards rushing and two touchdowns, averaging 5.0 yards per carry at OAK (10/25). • Greene’s 144 yards at OAK (10/25/09) represented the third-highest rushing total for a Jets rookie in franchise history. As a rookie, Matt Snell ran for 168 vs. OAK and 180 vs. HOU in back-to-back weeks in 1964.
GREENE GOES THE DISTANCE RB Shonn Greene took a fourth quarter carry 16 yards to the end zone for his third-career postseasons rushing touchdown at NE (1/16), the score tied him with RB Freeman McNeil for the most rushing touchdowns in Jets postseason history. • The touchdown was the seventh rushing score of his career, regular season and post-season included. • Four of Greene’s seven career rushing touchdowns have gone for 20 or more yards. • Three of Greene’s seven career touchdowns have come in the playoffs Shonn Greene’s Touchdown Runs Date Opp Yards 1. 1/17/10 at SD 53 2. 1/9/10 at CIN 39 3. 10/25/09 at OAK 33 4. 10/11/10 vs. MIN 23 5. 1/16/11 at NE 16 5. 10/25/09 at OAK 8 6. 12/26/10 at CHI 3 Bold = Postseason
GOING GREENE IN THE PLAYOFFS Shonn Greene ran for more than 125 yards and a touchdown in each of his first two postseason games, the first player in NFL history to do that, posting 135 at CIN (1/9/10) and 128 at SD (1/17/10). • Greene led the NFL in rushing during the 2009 postseason (54-304-2). His 263 rushing yards as a rookie in his first two postseason games was the second-most by NEWYORKJETS.COM
a rookie in NFL history, behind only DAL’s Duane Thomas, who rushed for 278 yards in his first two postseason games as a rookie in the 1970 season. • He reeled off the the two longest runs in Jets postseason history when his 53-yard touchdown run at SD (1/17/10) bettered his 39-yard touchdown run at CIN (1/9/10). Both runs topped his regular season best, a 33-yard run at OAK (10/25/09). The previous long for a rushing touchdown in Jets playoff history was by Freeman McNeil, 25 yards, 1/3/87 at CLE. Longest Running Plays -- POST SEASON FRANCHISE HISTORY Player Yds Opp Date 1. S. Greene 53t at SD 1/17/10 2. S. Greene 39t at CIN 1/9/10 3. F. McNeil 35 at CIN 1/9/83 Jets Postseason Single-Game Rushing Leaders Player Date OPP Att Yds Avg. TD 1. F. McNeil 1/9/83 CIN 21 202 9.6 1 2t. S. Greene 1/9/10 CIN 21 135 6.4 1 3t. F. McNeil 12/28/86 KC 31 135 4.4 1
90.0 YARDS A GAME RB Shonn Greene has the fifth-highest rushing yards per game average in NFL postseason history (min. 5 GP). He’s among some pretty elite company, too. Most Rushing Yards per Game, Postseason History Player G Att Yds TD Yds/G Terrell Davis 8 204 1140 12 142.5 John Riggins* 9 251 996 12 110.7 Eric Dickerson* 7 148 724 3 103.4 Emmitt Smith* 17 349 1586 19 93.3 Shonn Greene 5 90 450 3 90.0 Duane Thomas 6 130 518 4 86.3 Eddie George 9 206 776 5 86.2 Chuck Muncie 6 110 516 3 86.0 Marcus Allen* 16 267 1347 11 84.2 Franco Harris* 19 400 1556 16 81.9 * Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
DUSTIN KELLER TE Dustin Keller led the team in receptions (55) and was third in touchdowns (5); and receiving yards with 687. From Week Two through Week Four, Keller caught 17 passes for 241 yards and five touchdowns. His five touchdowns tied with San Diego TE Antonio Gates for most touchdowns during that time span. In Week Two vs. NE (9/19), Keller recorded seven receptions for a career-high 115 yards. In Week Three at MIA (9/26), he added two more touchdowns and 98 yards on six receptions. In the Week Four win at BUF (10/3), he caught two touchdown passes for the second consecutive week and finished the game with four catches for 28 yards. 29
JETS NOTES KELLER’S THREE GAME STRETCH Gm Rec Yds Avg. vs. NE 9/19 7 115 16.4 at MIA 9/26 6 98 16.3 at BUF 10/3 4 28 7.0 Totals 17 241 14.2
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AFC TIGHT ENDS IN THEIR FIRST 35 Through the first 35 games of his career, TE Dustin Keller ranks amongst the top tight ends in the AFC. AFC TIGHT ENDS, FIRST 35 CAREER GAMES Player Rec Yds TD Avg. Antonio Gates -- SD 130 1,711 17 13.2 Owen Daniels -- HST 120 1,428 8 11.9 Todd Heap -- BLT 111 1,387 8 12.9 Dustin Keller -- Jets 108 1,283 8 11.9 Zach Miller -- OAK 108 1,335 4 12.4 Heath Miller -- PIT 83 1,003 12 12.1 Dallas Clark -- IND 81 1,112 9 13.7
KELLER IN PERSPECTIVE Since being selected in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft, TE Dustin Keller has quietly had the best first two seasons by a tight end in club history. Despite working with two quarterbacks in two seasons (Brett Favre ‘08 & Mark Sanchez ‘09), Keller has caught 93 passes, the most by a Jets tight end in their first two NFL seasons. MOST REC., JETS TE, FIRST THREE YEARS Player Sea Rec Yds TD Dustin Keller 2008-09 93 1,057 5 Pete Lammons 1966-67 86 1,080 6 Jerome Barkum 1972-73 60 1,114 8 Johnny Mitchell 1992-93 55 840 7 Richard Caster 1970-71 45 847 9 Mickey Shuler 1978-79 27 292 6 His 93 receptions in his first two seasons also compared favorably with tight ends in the NFL selected in the last five seasons. Below is a list of AFC tight ends selected in the last five seasons and their stats. MOST REC., AFC TE, FIRST TWO YEARS Player Tm Sea Rec Yds TD Zack Miller OAK 2007-08 100 1,222 4 Owen Daniels HST 2006-07 97 1,120 8 Kellen Winslow CLV 2004-06 94 925 3 Dustin Keller NYJ 2008-09 93 1,057 5 Heath Miller PIT 2005-06 73 852 11
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MAN OF THE YEAR The New York Jets have named FB Tony Richardson as the Club’s 2010 Walter Payton Man of the Year. Through his Rich in Spirit Foundation and the New York Jets Community Relations Department, Richardson has impacted many lives throughout the country. As the Jets’ award winner, Richardson will receive $1,000 to donate to the Rich in Spirit Foundation, his 501(c) (3) organization of choice. This is Richardson’s second Man of the Year Award as he also won the honor in 2008. Richardson is eligible to win the national Walter Payton Man of the Year Award and be recognized at a press conference during Super Bowl week in Texas. The national winner will receive $25,000 to donate to the 501(c)(3) organization of his choice. Since 1970, the NFL has awarded the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award to recognize a player’s off-the-field community service as well as his playing excellence. Richardson established the Rich in Spirit Foundation in 2000 to extend a helping hand in order to uplift the lives and spirits of individuals, with particular attention to enhancing personal growth in children. Since its inception, this three-time Pro Bowl fullback has personally donated more than 1.5 million dollars and made more than 1,500 appearances. He runs all foundation activities and has no paid staff. Richardson was named Pro Football Weekly’s “Arthur S. Arkush Humanitarian of the Year” in 2003; voted an “NFL Good Guy” for five consecutive years by the Sporting News; and was a finalist for the 2007 NFLPA Byron “Whizzer” White Award. Currently, Richardson serves as spokesperson for the Jets Be A Champion Disability Awareness Campaign and has hosted Special Olympics PPK competitions in Kansas City from 1999-05 and Minnesota in 2006-07. Richardson has sponsored The Dictionary Project in Kansas City since 2002 and has donated $170,000, providing more than 113,000 dictionaries to students in Missouri, Kansas, Minnesota, and Queens, NY. He has provided more than 5,000 backpacks filled with school supplies to City Union Mission and Boys & Girls Clubs. In 2005, Richardson volunteered for United Nations World Food Program traveling to Sri Lanka, assisting with relief efforts in that tsunami-ravaged island nation. Richardson is a Board Member for Greater Kansas City Boys & Girls Clubs and People to People International. He has donated equipment for football camps, hosted a holiday shopping event in NYC for 25 youth, and participated in annual Shop with a Jock events and Vikings KaBoom! Playground builds. Richardson is a supporter of Shadow Buddies and visited Woodhull Medical Center in Bronx, NY deliver them. Richardson has taken advantage of NFL Player Programs, earning his bachelor’s degree (Auburn) and MBA (Webster University) while also being an active participant in the NFL Entrepreneurship programs. Finally Richardson was selected by Roger Goddell to serve on a six-member Player’s Advisory Committee.
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JETS NOTES DEFENDING THE PASS Since Week Four at BUF (10/3), the Jets have held opposing teams to a combined 49.5 completion percentage, the best in the NFL during the twelve week span. Net Yds AVG. Yds Team Date Pct. vs. Jets Season Net Diff. BUF 1/2/11 46% 125 197.4 -72 CHI 12/26 52% 202 188.4 +14 PIT 12/19 52% 231 225.1 +6 MIA 12/12 26% 30 220.4 -190 NE 12/6 72% 304 240.4 +64 CIN 11/24 44% 117 235.4 -118 HST 11/21 58% 246 242.9 +3 CLV 11/14 58% 196 189.6 +7 DET 11/7 54% 228 255.1 -27 GB 10/31 44% 156 243.1 -87 DEN 10/17 41% 201 296.6 -95 MIN 10/11 41% 240 219.6 +20 BUF 10/3 44% 109 192.1 -83
REVIS’ CAREER INTERCEPTIONS (16) Date 1. 10/28/07 2. 12/02/07 3. 12/16/07 4. 9/7/08 5. 9/28/08 6. 9/28/08 7. 11/2/08 8. 12/14/08 9. 9/20/09 10. 10/25/09 11. 11/29/09 12. 11/29/09 13. 12/3/09 14. 12/13/09 15. *1/9/10 16. *1/17/10 *=Postseason
Team vs. BUF at MIA at NE at MIA vs. ARI vs. ARI at BUF vs. BUF vs. NE at OAK vs. CAR vs. CAR vs. BUF (T) at TB at CIN at SD
Quarterback Trent Edwards John Beck Tom Brady Chad Pennington Kurt Warner Kurt Warner Trent Edwards J.P. Losman Tom Brady JaMarcus Russell Jake Delhomme Jake Delhomme Ryan Fitzpatrick Josh Freeman Carson Palmer Philip Rivers
DARRELLE REVIS
ALONE ON REVIS ISLAND
CB Darrelle Revis, who was named to the All-Pro team this season, was voted the 2009 Curtis Martin Team MVP by his teammates. NFL Network credited Revis with 31 PD on the season, the most in the NFL since 1994. For his career, he has recorded 14 interceptions, 246 tackles, one sack, 73 passes defensed, two forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries and two touchdowns. The two-time Pro Bowl CB posted an NFL-high 34 passes defensed to go with his team-leading six interceptions and 71 tackles, anchoring a unit that finished No. 1 in the NFL in pass defense, total defense and points allowed in 2009.
JETS OPPONENT RECEIVERS REVIS VS. THE REST OF THE NFL 2010
RETURN TO THE ISLAND Revis enjoyed his best game of the 2010 season at DET (11/7), when he recorded three tackles and two passes defensed in limiting DET WR Calvin Johnson to one reception for 13 yards on the day. It was the first time this season, since Week Two, that Revis has been matched up against the opponents number one receiving threat. Revis matched up against HST WR Andre Johnson in Week 11 and limited him to four catches for 32 yards. In two games against Revis, Johnson has eight catches for 67 yards and no touchdowns. On Thanksgiving day vs. CIN (11/25), Revis held Terrell Owens to three receptions for 17 yards. During the AFC Wildcard playoff game at IND (1/8), Revis held five-time Pro Bowler Reggie Wayne to one reception for one yard.
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DATE 9/19* 11/7 11/21 11/25 12/12 12/19 *Revis
TOT REC-YDS AVG vs. TD OPP RECEIVER vs. REVIS REST OF NFL REC NE R. Moss 2-38-1 2-36 5 DET C. Johnson 1-13-0 6-79 8 HST A. Johnson 4-32-0 6-84 4 CIN T. Owens 3-17-0 6-89 8 MIA D. Bess 1-6-0 5-52 3 PIT H. Ward 2-34-0 4-48 4 left in the second quarter due to an hamstring injury
ANTONIO CROMARTIE CB Antonio Cromartie tied for the Jets lead with three interceptions on the season. He has teamed with CB Darrelle Revis to create a daunting challenge for opposing passers. Starting Wide Receivers vs. Jets Opp. Starters Combined Totals CHI (12/26) Hester/Knox 7-140-3 PIT (12/19) Wallace/Ward 9-136-0 MIA (12/12) Bess/Marshall 3-22-1 NE (12/6) Welker/Branch 10-144-2 CIN (11/25) Owens/Ochocinco 7-58-0 HST (11/21) A. Johnson/Walter 6-48-0 CLV (11/14) Stuckey/Massaquoi 6-35-1 DET (11/7) Burleson/Johnson 8-126-1 GB (10/31) Jennings/Driver 6-81-0 DEN (10/17) Lloyd/Gaffney 10-155-0 MIN (10/11) Moss/Harvin 9-178-3 31
JETS NOTES BUF (10/3)* MIA (9/26)* NE (9/19) BLT (9/13) *Revis did not play
Evans/Parrish Marshall/Hartline Welker/Moss Mason/Boldin
2-13-0 15-250-1 8-76-2 9-131-0
AL”CRO”TRAZ 2010 JETS OPPONENT RECEIVERS CROMARTIE VS. THE REST OF THE NFL REC-YDS DATE TM Oppvs. Cromartie 9/19* NE R. Moss 0-0-0 9/26 MIA B. Marshall 10-166-1 10/17 DEN B. Lloyd 4-74-0 11/7 DET B. Johnson 1-7-0 11/14 CLV M. Massaquoi 2-8-1 11/21 HST K. Walter 2-16-0 11/25 CIN C. Ochocinco 4-41-0 12/12 MIA B. Marshall 2-19-1 12/19 PIT M. Wallace 7-102-0 12/26 CHI J. Knox 4-92-2 * - Cromartie covered Moss in the second
AVG vs. NFL 3-39 5-57 5-101 1-10 2-28 3-37 5-59 5-55 4-75 3-64 half.
TOT TD REC 5 1 4 0 2 4 4 2 8 5
CRO GOES TWO-FOR-TWO CB Antonio Cromartie intercepted passes in his first two games as a Jet. In the Week One contest against BLT, Cromartie picked off a Joe Flacco pass intended for Anquan Boldin and returned it 66 yards. In Week Two, after switching onto Randy Moss in the second half, Cromartie intercepted a Tom Brady pass intended for Moss at the three-yard line. Cromartie has intercepted passes in consecutive games four times in his career, including recording interceptions in three consecutive games during the 2007 season. For his career, Cromartie has intercepted 20 passes off 14 different quarterbacks. He has picked off multiple passes against Peyton Manning (4), Tom Brady (2) and Brett Favre (2). 20. 19. 18. 17. 16. 15. 14. 13. 12. 11. 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3.
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Date 11/25/10 9/19/10 9/13/10 11/22/09 11/15/09 11/1/09 9/22/08 9/22/08 1/20/08 1/13/08 12/16/07 12/9/07 12/2/07 12/2/07 11/11/07 11/11/07 11/11/07 10/28/07
Team vs. CIN vs. NE vs. BLT at DEN vs. PHI vs. OAK vs. NYJ vs. NYJ at NE at IND vs. DET at TEN at KC at KC vs. IND vs. IND vs. IND vs. HST
Quarterback Carson Palmer Tom Brady (2) Joe Flacco Kyle Orton Donovan McNabb JaMarcus Russell Brett Favre (2) Brett Favre (1)* Tom Brady (1)# Peyton Manning (4)# Jon Kitna Vince Young Tyler Thigpen Brock Huard Peyton Manning (3) Peyton Manning (2) Peyton Manning (1) Matt Schaub (2)
2. 10/28/07 1. 10/14/07 #=Postseason *=Returned for a TD
vs. HST vs. OAK
Matt Schaub (1)* Daunte Culpepper
SECONDARY STARTERS Affected by several injuries, the Jets secondary has shown their depth this season. Nine members of the Jets defense secondary have started this season. The unit included four new starters from last year: Antonio Cromartie, Brodney Pool, Kyle Wilson and Marquice Cole, who started the final game of the season. Jim Leonhard, who started all 16 games last season, was placed on injured reserve 12/4/10. • CB Antonio Cromartie started 15 games. • S Brodney Pool started 12 games. • S Jim Leonhard and CB Darrelle Revis started 11 games. • S Eric Smith started six games. • CB Drew Coleman and CB Kyle Wilson started four games. • CB Dwight Lowery started three games. • CB Marquice Cole started one game. GAME-BY-GAME STARTING SECONDARY 9/13 BLT Cromartie, Leonhard, Revis, E. Smith, Wilson 9/19 NE Cromartie, Leonhard, Revis, E. Smith, Wilson 9/26 at MIA Cromartie, Leonhard, E. Smith, Wilson 10/3 at BUF Coleman, Cromartie, Leonhard, Pool 10/11 MIN Cromartie, Leonhard, Revis, Pool 10/17 at DEN Coleman, Cromartie, Leonhard, Revis, Pool 10/31 GB Cromartie, Leonhard, Revis, Pool 11/7 at DET Coleman, Cromartie, Leonhard, Revis, Pool 11/14 at CLV Cromartie, Leonhard, Revis, Pool 11/21 HST Cromartie, Leonhard, Revis, Pool 11/25 CIN Cromartie, Leonhard, Revis, E. Smith 12/6 at NE Coleman, Cromartie, Pool, Revis, E. Smith 12/12 MIA Cromartie, Pool, Revis, E. Smith 12/19 at PIT Cromartie, Lowery, Pool, Revis 12/26 at CHI Cromartie, Lowery, Pool, Revis 1/2 BUF Cole, Lowery, Pool, Wilson
THE CLOSER CB Dwight Lowery has garnered the nickname “The Closer” after causing turnovers on the opponents last offensive drive in two consecutive games. With 35 seconds remaining at DEN (10/17), Lowery recovered an aborted snap at the Broncos 43-yard line to seal the Jets 24-20 victory. A week earlier vs. MIN (10/11), he returned a QB Brett Favre interception for a touchdown to increase the team’s advantage to 29-20 with 1:20 remaining in the game. Lowery intercepted twice in two consecutive games starting at Chicago (12/26) with a 20 yard pick from QB Jay Cutler. He intercepted another pass in the last game of the season vs. BUF (1/2), returning it 41 yards. It was his third of the season and tied him for the most on the team. For his career, he has seven interceptions and two career fumble recoveries. NEWYORKJETS.COM
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HARRIS IN 2010
CB Drew Coleman recorded the first multi-sack game of his career in Week 14 at PIT. His first sack came early in the fourth quarter when he brought down Roethlisberger for a 13-yard loss. Coleman brought down Roethlisberger again with 1:23 remaining in the game. Coleman forced fumbles on each of his sacks. For the season, Coleman has four sacks, one interception, five passes defensed and five forced fumbles.
• Tied his postseason high in tackles with 13 (eight solo). Recorded a 58-yard interception of Tom Brady in the club’s 28-21 win at NE (1/16/11), it marked his first postseason interception. • Lead the team in tackles (nine) during the Wildcard playoff matchup at IND (1/8) • Recorded two solo tackles vs. BUF (1/2). • Posted four solo tackles and one pass defensed at CHI (12/26) • Recored five tackles (3 solo and 2 assisted) for the first Jets win at PIT (12/19). • Finished with six tackles as part of a defense that held the Dolphins to 131 total yards vs. MIA (12/12). • Recorded his third sack of the season and the 15.5 of his career when he dropped QB Tom Brady for a six-yard loss at NE (12/6). • Led a Jets defense that allowed 34 yards on 28 plays in the second half, in the club’s ninth win of the season vs. CIN (11/25). He recorded his second sack of the season when he brought down CIN QB Carson Palmer for an eight-yard loss. • Finished second on the team with six tackles in the Jets 30-27 win vs. HST (11/21). • Recorded a takeaway in the overtime win at CLV (11/14) and tied the team-high with eight tackles. Led a defensive unit that allowed only 107 yards of total offense for the Browns after the half. • Led the team in tackles for the seventh time this season with 10 (six solo and four assists) as the Jets went on to defeat DET (11/7) in overtime. Harris led a unit that held Detroit to 78 yards rushing on 28 attempts. • Led the team in tackles for the sixth time this season (including tying for the lead) with nine tackles in the team’s Week Eight loss to GB (10/31). Recorded his first sack of the season (his 12.5 career sack) when he dropped Packers QB Aaron Rodgers for a nine-yard loss. Led a defense that held GB to 237 total yards (156 passing yards, 81 rushing yards) and 2-of-14 on third down attempts. • Recorded his first double-digit tackle (12) game as the Jets defeated DEN (10/17), marking the club’s fifth straight victory. Also contributed two quarterback hurries and a tackle for loss. • Tied for team lead in tackles (eight) with Jim Leonhard in the victory vs. MIN (10/11). Helped defense shutout the Vikings in the first half allowing only 52 yards of total offense and zero third-down conversions. • Led the team for the second-consecutive week with seven tackles, five solo, in the division win at BUF (10/3). Was part of a defense that held the Bills to 0-for-10 on thirddown conversions for the game. • Led the team with nine tackles, eight solo in the division win at MIA (9/26). • Recorded seven tackles, six solo in the Week Two vic-
DAVID HARRIS “He’s (LB David Harris) one of the most complete linebackers in our league. He’s an elite player who, for whatever reason, a lot of people don’t appreciate.” Jets Linebackers Coach Bob Sutton (New York Times, 8/1). In 2010, Harris led the Jets defense with 119 tackles (90 solo). He added three sacks, two passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery to his statline.
HARRIS IN THE POSTSEASON Harris has proved to be a dominant force in postseason play. In five career postseason games, he has averaged 10.2 tackles a game, posting 13 tackles in two different games (1/16/11 at NE and 1/17/10 at SD). In this season’s Divisional Round (1/16/11 at NE), Harris picked off QB Tom Brady for his first postseason interception, which he returned 58 yards. In the 2009 playoffs, Harris led the team in both tackles (29) and sacks (2.0) and also registered one pass defensed. and one forced fumble to his statline.
TEAM M.V.P.
Harris was voted the Curtis Martin MVP Award winner by his teammates on Dec. 30. He leads the team with 119 tackles (90 solo) and has recorded three sacks, 14 quarterback hurries, two passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery this season. Originally drafted in the second round in 2007, the four-year veteran has led the team in tackles every season, except 2008, since joining the club.
TACKLING MACHINE In three seasons, Harris has led the team in tackles twice and finished second with 87 tackles in 2008 despite missing five games. In 2007, he led the team with 117 tackles despite not taking over starting duties for an injured Jon Vilma until the eighth game of the season. HARRIS’ SEASON TACKLE TOTALS Season Tackles Rank on Team 2010 128 1st 2009 142 1st 2008 87 2nd 2007 117 1st NEWYORKJETS.COM
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JETS NOTES tory vs. NE (9/19). Led a defense that shutout the Patriots offense in the second half, limiting them to 80-yards, eight first downs and one-of-four on third down attempts. Helped hold NE to 52 rushing yards on 20 carries for the game. • Finished with six tackles, two QB hits and two PD in the season opening loss to BLT (9/13). Spearheaded a defense that held the Ravens to 49 rushing yards on 35 attempts (1.4 avg.)
HARRIS’ CAREER SACKS (15.5) Date 10/28/07 11/18/07 12/2/07 12/23/07 12/30/07 10/12/08 12/7/08 9/13/09 9/27/09 10/18/09 11/1/09 11/29/09 12/3/09 1/24/10 10/31/10 11/25/10 12/6/10 # - Half of a sack
Team vs. BUF vs. PIT at MIA at TEN vs. KC vs. CIN at SF at HST vs. TEN vs. BUF vs. MIA vs. CAR at BUF at IND* vs. GB vs. CIN at NE
Quarterback Trent Edwards Ben Roethlisberger John Beck Vince Young Brodie Croyle #Ryan Fitzpatrick #Shaun Hill Matt Schaub Kerry Collins #Trent Edwards Chad Henne Jake Delhomme Ryan Fitzpatrick Peyton Manning Aaron Rodgers Carson Palmer Tom Brady *Postseason Game
BRYAN’S CONTRIBUTIONS LB Bryan Thomas started the season off with a strong defensive performance after he sacked BLT QB Joe Flacco in the second quarter for a loss of eight yards on a third-down play. Additionally, Thomas led the team with nine total tackles (seven solo) against the Ravens. In Week Eight, Thomas sacked DET QB Matt Stafford out of bounds early in the second quarter for a loss of two yards. Thomas recorded his third sack of the season vs. HST (11/21) when he brought down QB Matt Schaub. For the season, Thomas led the club in sacks (6) and finished with 41 tackles, one pass defensed, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.
KEEPING PACE LB Calvin Pace finished just 0.5 sacks behind Jets’ sack leader LB Bryan Thomas with 5.5 despite missing the first four games due to injury. For the season, he has 55 tackles. It is the second consecutive season that he has missed the first four games of the schedule. Pace led the Jets in sacks in both 2008 (7) and 2009 (8). In the last game of the season vs. BUF (1/2), Pace recorded his first NFL interception along with a sack, three PD, three QH and a tackle. Pace has continued his sack production in the postseason, 34
taking down Peyton Manning for a loss of six yards in the Wild Card game (1/8 at IND) and dropping Tom Brady for a 12-yard loss in the Divisional game (1/16 at NE).
2010 GAME-BY-GAME OPPONENT RUSHING Below are the opposing game-by-game team rushings stats for the 2010 season. DATE TEAM ATT YDS AVG LG TD 1/8 Indianapolis 27 93 3.4 14 0 1/2 Buffalo 18 37 2.1 6 0 12/26 Chicago 27 120 4.4 32 2 12/19 Pittsburgh 25 147 5.9 22 1 12/12 Miami 32 101 3.2 10 0 12/6 New England 26 101 3.9 13 2 11/25 Cincinnati 20 46 2.3 14 0 11/21 Houston 26 97 3.7 19 2 11/14 Cleveland 25 107 4.3 14 1 11/7 Detroit 28 78 2.8 17 1 10/31 Green Bay 26 81 3.1 27 0 10/17 Denver 37 145 3.9 14 1 10/11 Minnesota 24 96 4.0 30 0 10/3 Buffalo 16 114 7.1 22 0 9/26 Miami 23 84 3.7 17 0 9/19 New England 20 52 2.6 8 0 9/13 Baltimore 35 49 1.4 7 1
2010 OPPOSING LEADING RUSHERS VS. JETS Below are the leading rushers that faced 2010 season. DATE PLAYER ATT YDS 1/8 Addai, IND 13 60 1/2 Jackson, BUF 18 35 12/26 Forte, CHI 19 113 12/19 Mendenhall, PIT 17 99 12/12 Brown, MIA 16 55 12/6 Green-Ellis, NE 18 72 11/25 Benson, CIN 18 41 11/21 Foster, HST 22 84 11/14 Hillis, CLV 19 82 11/7 Best, DET 16 48 10/31 Jackson, GB 15 55 10/17 Moreno, DEN 12 48 10/11 Peterson, MIN 18 88 10/3 Fitzpatrick, BUF 7 74 9/26 Brown, MIA 11 54 9/19 Faulk, NE 5 22 9/13 Rice, BLT 21 43
the Jets during the AVG 4.6 2.7 5.9 5.8 3.4 4.0 2.3 3.8 4.3 3.0 3.7 4.8 4.9 10.6 4.9 4.4 2.0
LG 14 6 32 21 10 13 14 19 14 17 27 14 30 22 17 8 7
TD 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TWO SAFTIES A FIRST With 2:38 remaining and the Jets leading the Steelers 2017, LB Jason Taylor sliced through the line to tackle PIT RB Mewelde Moore in the Steelers endzone for a safety. The score put the Jets ahead by the final tally of 22-17, giving New York their first victory in the state of Pennsylvania. NEWYORKJETS.COM
JETS NOTES It marked the second safety the Jets defense has recorded this season. The first came came when DT Trevor Pryce sacked QB Carson Palmer in the endzone vs. CIN (11/25). The two safeties are the most a Jets team has recorded in a single season in the history of the franchise.
JETS IN THE PRO BOWL CB Darrelle Revis • Earned third consecutive trip to the Pro Bowl. • Has posted 35 tackles, 13 pass defenses and two fumble recoveries, while anchoring a unit that is third in total defense, sixth in pass defense and sixth in the NFL in points allowed. Past Jets Pro Bowl Cornerbacks: • Darrelle Revis, 2008-2009 • Ty Law, 2005 • Aaron Glenn, 1997-1998 C Nick Mangold • Third consecutive Pro Bowl selection, all as a starter. • Marks the 2nd consecutive season that Mangold has joined D’Brickashaw Ferguson on the offensive line at the Pro Bowl. • Has started every game since he was drafted in 2006, a streak of 80 consecutive regular season games and four playoff contests. • Key contributor to Jets rushing attack that ranks 4th in the NFL, averaging 148.4 yards per game (4.4 yards per rush). • The Jets are 8th in the NFL in sacks per pass play. • The Jets offense ranks 4th in the NFL in time of possession, averaging 32:03 a game. Past Jets Pro Bowl Centers: • Nick Mangold, 2008-2009 • Kevin Mawae, 1999-2004 • Joe Fields, 1981-1982 LT D’Brickashaw Ferguson • Second Pro Bowl selection. • This marks the 2nd consecutive season that Ferguson has joined Nick Mangold on the offensive line at the Pro Bowl. • Has started every game since he was drafted in 2006, a streak of 80 consecutive regular season games and four playoff contests. • The Jets rushing attack is 4th in the NFL, averaging 148.4 yards per game (4.4 yards per rush). • The Jets are 8th in the NFL in sacks per pass play. • The Jets offense ranks 4th in the NFL in time of possession, averaging 32:03 a game. Past Jets Pro Bowl Offensive Tackles: • D’Brickashaw Ferguson, 2009 • Marvin Powell, 19791983 • Winston Hill, 1970-1973
POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE PLAYER, POS revor Pryce, DE
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GP/GS SEASON (TEAM) 19/10 2010 (NYJ), 2008-09 (BLT), 2006 (BLT), 2005 (DEN), 2003 (DEN), 2000 (DEN), 1997-98 (DEN)
Mark Brunell, QB TShaun Ellis, DE Bart Scott, LB Damien Woody, OL LaDainian Tomlinson, RB Antonio Cromartie, CB Ben Hartsock, TE Bryan Thomas, LB Jason Taylor, LB Steve Weatherford, P Jerricho Cotchery, WR D’Brickashaw Ferguson, T Nick Mangold, C Brandon Moore, G Tony Richardson, FB Santonio Holmes, WR Drew Coleman, CB Brad Smith, WR Eric Smith, S David Harris, LB Calvin Pace, LB Sione Pouha, DT Darrelle Revis, CB Mark Sanchez, QB Braylon Edwards, WR Dustin Keller, TE Dwight Lowery, CB Marquice Cole, CB Mike DeVito, DE Shonn Green, RB Wayne Hunter, T James Ihedigbo, S Mathew Mulligan, TE Robert Turner, OL Jamaal Westerman, LB Kellen Clemens, QB Vernon Gholston Nick Folk, K Matt Slauson, G Lance Laury Josh Mauga, LB Tanner Purdum, LS Kyle Wilson, CB John Conner, FB Joe McKnight, RB Isiah Trufant, CB
15/10 2009 (NO), 2005 (WAS), 1996-99 (JAX), 1994 (GB) 11/11 2009-10 (NYJ), 2006 (NYJ), 2004 (NYJ), 200102 (NYJ) 10/9 2009-10 (NYJ), 2008 (BLT), 2006 (BLT), 2003 (BLT) 9/8 2009-10 (NYJ), 2002-03 (NE) 9/9 2010 (NYJ) 2006-09 (SD), 2004 (SD) 9/8 2010 (NYJ) 2006-09 (SD) 9/1 2009-10 (NYJ), 2007 (TEN), 2004-05 (IND) 8/8 2009-10 (NYJ), 2006 (NYJ), 2004 (NYJ) 8/7 2010 (NYJ) 2001 (MIA), 2000 (MIA, 1999 (MIA), 1998 (MIA), 1997 (MIA 7/0 2009-10 (NYJ), 2006 (NO) 8/4 2009-10 (NYJ), 2006 (NYJ) 6/6 2009-10 (NYJ), 2006 (NYJ) 6/6 2009-10 (NYJ), 2006 (NYJ) 8/8 2006, 09-10 (NYJ) 6/5 2009-10 (NYJ), 2006 (KC) 6/5 2010 (NYJ) 2007-08 (PIT) 6/2 2009-10 (NYJ), 2006 (NYJ) 5/0 2009-10 (NYJ), 2006 (NYJ) 6/2 2009-10 (NYJ), 2006 (NYJ) 5/5 2009-10 (NYJ) 5/3 2009-10 (NYJ) 5/5 2009-10 (NYJ) 5/5 2009-10 (NYJ) 5/5 2009-10 (NYJ) 5/4 2009-10 (NYJ) 5/3 2009-10 (NYJ) 5/1 2009-10 (NYJ) 5/0 2009-10 (NYJ) 5/2 2009-10 (NYJ) 5/0 2009-10 (NYJ) 5/1 2009-10 (NYJ) 5/0 2009-10 (NYJ) 4/0 2009-10 (NYJ) 5/0 2009-10 (NYJ) 5/0 2009-10 (NYJ) 3/0 2009 (NYJ) 3/0 2009 (NYJ) 3/0 2010 (NYJ), 2007 (DAL) 2/2 2010 (NYJ) 2/0 2010 (NYJ) 2/0 2010 (NYJ) 2/0 2010 (NYJ) 2/0 2010 (NYJ) 1/0 2010 (NYJ) 1/0 2010 (NYJ) 1/0 2010 (NYJ) 35
JETS NOTES JASON TAYLOR The Jets signed LB Jason Taylor as an unrestricted free agent on April 21, 2010. In 2009, he recorded seven sacks, three FF, five PD, one INT, one FR for a touchdown and 42 tackles with the Miami Dolphins.
TAYLOR WITH THE JETS ”We brought in Jason (Taylor) to give us that pass rush. We knew he could play and rotate in with the other two guys, Calvin (Pace) and BT (Bryan Thomas). He’s a closer. He closes out games. That’s been his history.” Rex Ryan on Jason Taylor •In Week 16, Taylor recorded his fifth sack of the season when he brought down BUF QB Brian Brohm for a loss of zero yards in the fourth quarter. It gave him 132.5 sacks for his career, moving him into a tie for eighth place with Lawrence Taylor and Leslie O’Neal. •In Week 14, Taylor tackled PIT RB Mewelde Moore in the endzone with 2:45 remaining in the game, recording the second safety of the Jets season, to give the Jets a 22-17 lead. It marked the third safety of Taylor’s career. His first came in 2003 when he tackled SD T Damion McIntosh in the end zone, while his second came in 2005 when he sacked OAK QB Kerry Collins in the end zone. •Against his former team in Week 13, Taylor recovered the 29th fumble of his career after S Brodney Pool stripped the ball from MIA RB Ronnie Brown. •In Week 10, Taylor sacked CLV QB Colt McCoy on thirdand-eight with 41 seconds left in overtime. The Browns were forced to punt the ball, giving the Jets the ball back and allowing them to score the game-winning touchdown. •Taylor strip-sacked QB Brett Favre for a loss of three-yards with 1:01 remaining in the fourth quarter in Week Five against MIN. •In Week Four, Taylor recovered the 28th fumble of his career at BUF (10/3) after LB Bryan Thomas knocked the ball loose from Bills RB Marshawn Lynch. •In his return to Miami in Week Three, Taylor sacked Dolphins QB Chad Henne for a loss of eight yards, making Henne the 67th different quarterback to be taken down by Taylor. •Taylor closed his first game for the Jets in Week Two when he strip-sacked Patriots QB Tom Brady with 4:15 left in the fourth quarter and the Jets leading 28-14. Taylor finished the game with five tackles and a QB hurry in addition to the sack and forced fumble.
SACK LEADER The six-time Pro Bowler (2000, 02, 04, 05, 06 and 07) joined 2009 NFL’s top-ranked defense to wreak havoc on the league’s quarterbacks. Taylor is currently tied for eighth on the NFL’s All-Time Sack list and his 132.5 sacks give him the most of any active NFL player. 36
CAREER SACKS AMONG PLAYERS ACTIVE IN THE NFL Player Team(s) Seasons Sacks 1. Jason Taylor MIA, WAS, NYJ 97-10 132.5 2. John Abraham NYJ, ATL 00-10 102.5 3. Joey Porter PIT, MIA, ARZ 99-10 97.0 Additionally, Taylor’s 116.0 sacks this decade are a league high, 11.5 more than Falcons DE John Abraham. Taylor has registered multiple sacks (1.5 or more) in 30 games and has registered two-or-more sacks in a game 25 times. The former Miami Dolphin and Washington Redskin has spread his sacks among 68 different quarterbacks, with Patriots QB Tom Brady being taken down a high of 10.5 times. TAYLOR’S SACKS BY QUARTERBACK Quarterback Team(s) Sacks Tom Brady NE 10.5 Drew Bledsoe BUF, NE 6.5 Rob Johnson BUF 6.0 Drew Brees SD, NO 5.0 Peyton Manning IND 5.0 Chad Pennington NYJ 5.0 Vinny Testaverde NYJ 4.5 Brett Favre GB 4.0 Rich Gannon OAK 4.0 Brooks Bollinger NYJ 3.0 Kerry Collins OAK 3.0 Donovan McNabb PHI 3.0 Tim Rattay SF 3.0 Tony Banks BLT 2.5 Trent Edwards BUF 2.5 Charlie Batch DET, PIT 2.0 Kyle Boller BLT 2.0 David Carr HST 2.0 Kellen Clemens NYJ 2.0 Brian Griese DEN 2.0 Jim Harbaugh IND 2.0 Kelly Holcomb BUF 2.0 Donald Hollas OAK 2.0 J.P. Losman BUF 2.0 Neil O’Donnell TEN, NYJ 2.0 Doug Pederson GB, PHI 2.0 Matt Schaub HST 2.0 Jeff Blake BLT 1.5 Duante Culpepper MIN 1.5 David Garrard JAX 1.5 Alex Van Pelt BUF 1.5 Derek Anderson CLV 1.0 Steve Beuerlein CAR 1.0 Marc Bulger SL 1.0
Quarterback Team(s) Sacks Brian Brohm BUF 1.0 Jason Campbell WAS 1.0 Quincy Carter DAL 1.0 Stoney Case DET 1.0 Matt Cassel NE 1.0 John Elway DEN 1.0 Ryan Fitzpatick CIN, BUF 1.0 Glenn Foley NYJ 1.0 Rex Grossman CHI 1.0 Matt Hasselbeck SEA 1.0 Tim Hasselbeck WAS 1.0 Chad Henne MIA 1.0 Brad Johnson MIN 1.0 Byron Leftwich JAX 1.0 Luke McCown CLV 1.0 Josh McCown ARZ 1.0 Colt McCoy CLV 1.0 Jim Miller CHI 1.0 Moses Moreno SD 1.0 Carson Palmer CIN 1.0 Jake Plummer DEN 1.0 Patrick Ramsey WAS 1.0 Ben Roethlisberger PIT 1.0 Matt Ryan ATL 1.0 Akili Smith CIN 1.0 Michael Vick ATL 1.0 Billy Volek TEN 1.0 Chris Weinke CAR 1.0 Vince Young TEN 1.0 Travis Brown BUF 0.5 Chris Chandler ATL 0.5 Trent Dilfer SEA 0.5 Shaun King TB 0.5 Jon Kitna SEA 0.5 Mike McMahon DET 0.5
FORMER DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR In 2006, Taylor was recognized as the league’s best defender after notching 62 tackles, 13.5 sacks, 11 passes defensed, 10 forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and two interceptions, both of which he returned for touchdowns. His 10 forced fumbles are the most recorded by a an NFL defender in a single season. NEWYORKJETS.COM
JETS NOTES TAYLOR SCORES Taylor has scored nine defensive touchdowns in his career, three on interception returns and six on fumble returns. His six fumbles returned for touchdowns are the most in NFL history. Game 11/1/09 at NYJ 10/21/07 vs. NE 11/19/06 vs. MIN 11/5/06 at CHI 9/11/05 vs. DEN 11/27/03 at DAL 10/7/01 vs. NE 10/1/00 at CIN 9/13/99 at DEN
Touchdown Ret. a Shonn Greene fumble 48 yds Ret. a Matt Cassell interception 36 yds Ret. a Matt Johnson interception 51 yds Ret. a Rex Grossman interception 20 yds Ret. a Jake Plummer fumble 85 yds Ret. a Quincy Carter fumble 34 yds Ret. a Tom Brady fumble 1 yd Ret. a Akili Smith fumble 29 yds Ret. a Brian Griese fumble 4 yds
ALL-TIME SACK LIST Jason Taylor’s sack of Bills QB Brian Brohm moved him into a three way tie for eighth on the all-time sack leader list with former New York Giant Lawrence Taylor and former San Diego Charger Leslie O’Neal. MOST CAREER SACKS 1. Bruce Smith 200.0 2. Reggie White 198.0 3. Kevin Greene 160.0 4. Chris Doleman 150.5 5. Michael Strahan 141.5 t6. Richard Dent 137.5 t6. John Randle 137.5 t8. Jason Taylor 132.5 t8. Leslie O’Neal 132.5 t8. Lawrence Taylor 132.5
ELLIS’ LEGACY DE Shaun Ellis, the Jets longest-tenured player (first-round pick, 2000), recorded his first sack of the 2010 season when he took down BLT QB Joe Flacco and forced a fumble (9/13). Ellis finished second on the team with 6.5 sacks in 2009. • Ellis’ 72.5 career sacks are third on the Jets all-time sack list, behind only Joe Klecko (77.5) and Mark Gastineau (107.5), two members of the legendary New York Sack Exchange of the early 1980s. • His 160 regular season games played for the Jets are the most ever by a Jets defensive lineman. He surpassed a third member of the Sack Exchange, Marty Lyons (147, 1979-89) during the 2009 season. • Ellis has recorded at least two sacks in a game 11 times in his career. • His 11 postseason starts are the most for any Jets player in franchise history. • His three postseason sacks are third in franchise history. NEWYORKJETS.COM
ELLIS’ MULTI-SACK GAMES (18) Date Opp Sacks Quarterback 1/2/05 at SL 3.0 Marc Bulger 1/16/11 at NE 2.0 Tom Brady 12/3/09 at BUF (Tor) 2.0 Ryan Fitzpatrick 11/22/09 at NE 2.0 Tom Brady 11/1/09 MIA 2.0 Chad Henne 11/18/07 PIT 2.0 Ben Roethlisberger 10/1/06 IND 2.0 Peyton Manning 12/19/04 SEA 2.0 Matt Hasselbeck 10/12/03 BUF 2.0 Drew Bledsoe 9/4/03 at WAS 2.0 Patrick Ramsey 11/17/00 DET 2.0 Charlie Batch 9/11/00 NE 2.0 Drew Bledsoe 10/26/08 KC 1.5 Tyler Thigpen 11/26/06 HST 1.5 David Carr 12/12/04 at PIT 1.5 Ben Roethilisberger 10/24/04 at NE 1.5 Tom Brady 10/17/04 SF 1.5 Tim Rattay 10/14/01 MIA 1.5 Jay Fiedler Bold = Postseason
REX AND THE REX-PERTS The reshaping of the Jets, specifically the defense, started with the hiring of Head Coach Rex Ryan on Jan. 21, 2009, from the Baltimore Ravens. Ryan spent four seasons (200508) at the helm of the Ravens defense, which was considered one of the best in the NFL. Ryan’s first hire was Ravens OLB Coach Mike Pettine as the Jets defensive coordinator. Next came Dennis Thurman, who had left the Ravens in 2008 after six years in Baltimore, to coach the Jets defensive backs and he brought in Matt Cavanaugh, the Ravens offensive coordinator during their Super Bowl win, to coach the quarterbacks. Ryan added one more former Ravens’ coach to the Jets staff in 2010, when he added Mark Carrier to tutor the defensive line. Once the 2009 free agency period began, the Jets showed up on Bart Scott’s doorstep to sign the LB and followed up that signing by agreeing to a deal with by S Jim Leonhard. FORMER RAVENS NOW WITH THE JETS PLAYER/COACH POS. W/NYJ YEARS W/BAL Rex Ryan Head Coach 1999-08 Mike Pettine Def. Coordinator 2002-08 Dennis Thurman DB Coach 2002-07 Mark Carrier DL Coach 2006-09 Matt Cavanaugh QB Coach 1999-04 Jim Leonhard* S 2008 Bart Scott LB 2002-08 Trevor Pryce DL 2006-10 *=Placed on Injured Reserve
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t The Jets signed DE Trevor Pryce as a free agent (9/30), following his release by Baltimore. Pryce rejoins former BLT defensive coordinator Rex Ryan, who he played under from 2006-2008. For his career, Pryce has 558 tackles, 91 sacks, two interceptions, 15 passes defensed, 14 forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries. The four-time Pro Bowler’s (1999-2002) sack total is tied for fifth among active players in the NFL, behind new teammate LB Jason Taylor (132.5), ATL DE John Abraham (102.5), ARZ LB Joey Porter (97.0) and IND DE Dwight Freeney (94.0). Pryce has sacked 50 different quartbacks, with current teammate Mark Brunell being taken down a high of six times when he played for the Jacksonville Jaguars. PRYCE’S SACKS BY QUARTERBACK (91) Quarterback Team(s) Sacks Mark Brunell JAX 6 Trent Green KC 5.5 Derek Anderson CLV 5 Rich Gannon OAK/KC 4 Jim Harbaugh SD 4 Drew Bledsoe DAL/BUF/NE 3.5 Tom Brady NE 3 Trent Dilfer TB 3 Jon Kitna CIN/SEA 3 Carson Palmer CIN 3 Chris Chandler CHI/ATL 2.5 Kerry Collins OAK/NYG/CAR 2.5 Matt Hasselbeck SEA 2.5 Peyton Manning IND 2.5 Ben Roethlisberger PIT 2.5 Drew Brees NO/SD 2 Aaron Brooks NO 2 Jeff Garcia SF 2 Jeff George MIN/OAK 2 Tommy Maddox PIT 2 Michael Vick ATL 2 Charlie Frye CLV 1.5 Donovan McNabb PHI 1.5 Tim Couch CLV 1 Kellen Clemens NYJ 1
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Team(s) Sacks KC 1 Daunte Culpepper MIN 1 Brett Favre MIN 1 Jay Fiedler MIA 1 Doug Flutie SD 1 John Friesz SEA 1 Joey Harrington DET 1 Donald Hollas OAK 1 Bobby Hoying PHI 1 Ryan Leaf SD 1 J.P. Losman BUF 1 Rich Mirer NYJ 1 Moses Moreno SD 1 Chad Pennington MIA 1 Jake Plummer ARZ 1 Brady Quinn CLV 1 Aaron Rodgers GB 1 Sage Rosenfels HST 1 Kordell Stewart CHI 1 Andrew Walter OAK 1 Kurt Warner SL 1 Craig Whelihan SD 1 Kent Graham NYG 0.5 Josh McCown ARZ 0.5 Warren Moon SEA 0.5
ACTIVE SACK LEADERS With the signing of DL Trevor Pryce on 9/29/10, the Jets now field two of the five active sack leaders in Jason Taylor (131.5) and Pryce (91.0). Player Current Team Jason Taylor NYJ John Abraham ATL Joey Porter ARZ Dwight Freeney IND Trevor Pryce NYJ
Year Entered the NFL Sacks 1997 131.5 2000 102.5 1999 97.0 2002 94.0 1997 91.0
HALL-OF-FAME FINALIST On Jan. 9, 2011, the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced that Jet great RB Curtis Martin is among five first-year eligible players who will be considered for election when the Hall’s Selection Committee meets in North Texas on Satur38
day, Feb. 5, 2011. CURTIS MARTIN Running Back … 5-11, 207 … Pittsburgh … 1995-97 New England Patriots, 1998-2005 New York Jets … 11 playing seasons, 168 games … New England Patriots third round draft pick (74th player overall) of 1995 draft … Although missed most of senior season with ankle injury, showed no effects during rookie season … Ran 30 yards on first NFL carry, scored game-winning touchdown and became first Patriots player to rush for 100 yards in pro debut … Had rookie-record-tying nine 100-yard games … Finished year as AFC’s leading rusher; 1,487 yards, 14 touchdowns … Named Rookie of the Year, voted to first of five Pro Bowls … Joined Hall of Famer Barry Sanders as only runners ever to start careers with 10 straight 1,000yard seasons … Led his team in rushing in each of his 11 seasons … Had finest year in 2004 … Rushed for careerhigh 1,697 yards winning his lone NFL rushing title … Also tied career-high nine games with 100-plus yards rushing … Suffered knee injury in final year snapping streak of 119 consecutive starts that kept him from reaching 1,000-yard mark for only time in career … First- or second-team AllPro 1999, 2001, 2004 … Retired as NFL’s fourth all-time leading rusher; 14,101 yards on 3,518 carries, 90 rushing touchdowns ... Rushed for 100-plus yards 56 times ... Caught 484 passes for 3,329 yards and 10 touchdowns … His 17,421 combined net yards placed him 10th all-time … Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
LAND OF OPPORTUNITY The Jets have 17 players on their roster who entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent. Eight of the free agents originally entered the NFL with the Jets. The remaining 9 undrafted free agents, including defensive starters: LB Bart Scott and S Jim Leonhard, entered the NFL as undrafted free agents with other teams. UFAs ON 53-MAN ROSTER ORIGINALLY SIGNED BY THE JETS
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Illinois Maine Massachusetts Iowa Nevada Illinois Eastern Washington New Mexico Rutgers 2009 2010 2010 2009 2010 2008 2009 2009
2010 2007 2007 2009 2009 2002 2010 2007 2009
07/OAK 08/DAL 06/SEA 08/MIA 09/KC 94/DAL 02/BAL 06/NO
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JETS NOTES TRULY “SPECIAL” TEAMS KICKIN IT WITH FOLK Nick Folk, a former sixth-round pick by the Dallas Cowboys in 2007, made the Pro Bowl his rookie year after finishing fourth in the NFL in points with 131. In 2010, Folk has scored 127 points, connecting on 30-of-39 field goal attempts with a long of 56 yards. In Week Six at DEN, Folk set a new career high and franchise record when he converted a 56-yard field goal. A week earlier on Monday Night Football (10/11 vs. MIN), Folk set a new single-game career high, when he connected on all five of his field goal attempts vs. MIN (10/11). Additionally, he has made all 37 of his PAT attempts. His 30 made field goals in 2010 tie him for the third most in a single season in Jets history with Jay Feely, who did it in 2009.
GAME WINNERS FOR FOLK In the Jets 17-16 win over the Colts in the Wild Card game (1/8), Folk connected on the game-winning 32-yard field goal with no time remaining. His game-winning kick was the first by a Jets kicker in the last two minutes of regulation or overtime in the postseason since Doug Brien connected on a 28-yard field goal in San Diego (1/8/05). Folk also connected on two extra point attempts. Earlier in the season, Folk made his second-career gamewinning field goal when he connected on a 30-yard field goal in overtime to give the Jets a 23-20 victory at DET (11/7/10). Folk also made a 36-yard field goal as time expired to force the extra period. Folk connected on a 31-yard field goal in the second quarter to start the Jets scoring. Folk scored 11 of the team’s 23 points. His first game-winning kick came on a 53-yard attempt at BUF (10/8/07) on Monday Night Football.
SMITH BLOCKS IT Eric Smith has become an invaluable member of Mike Westhoff’s special teams unit, ranking second on the team with 25 special teams tackles in 2009. But just like Brad Smith, Eric Smith is also called upon for a big play from time to time. For the second time in two seasons, Eric Smith blocked a punt attempt when he got to Brandon Fields in the third quarter at MIA (9/26/10), allowing the Jets to take over possesion at the Miami 17-yard line. Smith’s first blocked punt came last season when he blocked a Chris Hanson punt that Brad Smith scooped up for a fouryard touchdown at NE (11/22/10). Smith also blocked a Matt Dodge punt in the preseason against the Giants (8/16/10).
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him fourth on the team. The spectacular came on his two special teams touchdowns, the team’s only two special teams scores last season. He scored the Jets first special teams touchdown when he picked up an Eric Smith blocked punt and walked in for a touchdown, and he scored again after racing 106 yards with the second-half kickoff against the Indianapolis Colts in a must-win game in week 16. In 2010, Smith has proven to be a game-changer. For the season he has has thrown a touchdown, recorded two kickoff returns for touchdowns (97 at PIT 12/19 and 89 vs. CIN 11/25) and registered a 53-yard touchdown run. Smith ranked second in the NFL in kickoff return average. NFL KICKOFF RETURN LEADERS Player Team Ret Yards Avg Long TD 1. D. Reed BLT 21 616 29.3 103t 1 2. B. Smith NYJ 50 1,432 28.6 97t 2 3. E. Weems ATL 40 1,100 27.5 102t 1 4. Stephen-Howling ARZ 57 1,548 27.2 102t 2 5. S. Logan DET 54 1,448 26.8 105t 1
ONLY BRAD WR Brad Smith is the only player in the modern era (since 1933) to have scored touchdowns in each of the following ways: Receiving (2), Rushing (2), Kickoff Return (3), Blocked Punt Return (1) and Passing (1) In Week 14, Smith returned the opening kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown. It was the first time the Jets opened a game with a kickoff return for a touchdown since Leon Washington returned a kick 86 yards for a score against WAS (11/4/07) In Week 12, Smith became the third player in NFL history with an 80-plus yard KOR for a touchdown and 50-plus yard rush for a touchdown in the same game after he scored on a 53-yard run and an 89-yard kickoff return. The only other players to accomplish the feat are Brian Mitchell (2000) and Dominic Rhodes (2001). For the season Smith finished with 38 rushes for 299 yards and one touchdown. He also caught four passes for 44 yards.
STEVE WEATHERFORD P Steve Weatherford tied an NFL season record, placing 42 punts inside of the opponents 20. In Week 15, he placed three punts inside of the Steelers 10yard line, two inside of the five. On his third punt of the day, Weatherford’s punt was downed by CB Marquice Cole at the Steelers’ three-yard line. On Pittsburgh’s ensuing play, LB Jason Taylor tackled RB Mewelde Moore in the end zone for a safety. The score put the Jets ahead 22-17. With the game still in reach, Weatherford placed his fourth and final punt of the day on the Steelers eight-yard line, forcing Pittsburgh to drive 92 yards for the go-ahead score. The Jets defense held the Steelers offense to 82 yards on that final drive and preserved the Jets 22-17 victory. 39
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MARCH, 2010 CB Lito Sheppard .........................................Released CB Antonio Cromartie ..............Acquired via Trade (SD) RB Thomas Jones ........................................Released CB Donald Strickland ...................................Released Acquired 2010 fourth round draft pick and 2011 seventh round draft pick from Arizona for S Kerry Rhodes TE Ben Hartsock ................................ Re-signed, UFA S Brodney Pool ....................................... Signed, FA RB LaDainian Tomlinson .......................... Signed, FA DE Rodrique Wright ................................ Signed, FA LB Lance Laury ....................................... Signed, FA FB Tony Richardson ......................... Re-signed, UFA APRIL, 2010
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K Clint Sitster ........................................Signed, FA WR Santonio Holmes .......Aquired via trade from PIT LB Jason Taylor .................................. Signed, UFA CB Kyle Wilson ..... Drafted (First round - No. 29 pick) OL Vladimir Ducasse .. Drafted (Second round - No. 61 pick) RB Joe McKnightDrafted (Fourth round - No. 112 pick) FB John Conner ... Drafted (Fifth round - No. 139 pick) G Alan Faneca ........................................... Released LB Kevin Basped ......................Signed, Undrafted FA G Keith Buckman .....................Signed, Undrafted FA TE Jeff Cumberland...................Signed, Undrafted FA CB Brian Jackson .....................Signed, Undrafted FA DE Jason Lamb ........................Signed, Undrafted FA LB Broderick Stewart .............................................. T Matt Stommes .......................Signed, Undrafted FA G Charlie Tanner ......................Signed, Undrafted FA S Don Warren ..........................Signed, Undrafted FA DT Ernest Williams ...................Signed, Undrafted FA MAY, 2010 LB Cory Reamer .............Signed, Undrafted Free Agent LB Brashton Satele .........Signed, Undrafted Free Agent LB Broderick Stewart ..................................... Waived G Marlon Davis ............................. Signed, Free Agent C Robby Felix ................................ Signed, Free Agent G Keith Buckman .......................................... Waived C Michael Parenton ........................................ Waived T Aaron Kia................................... Signed, Free Agent WR S.J. Green .............................................. Waived T Matt Stommes ............................................ Waived JUNE, 2010
2 11 18 18 18
DT Simi Toeaina ............................ Signed, Free Agent K Jared Ballman ............................ Signed, Free Agent K Jared Ballman ............................................ Waived FS Brannon Condren ...................................... Waived DT Mick Williams .......................................... Waived JULY, 2010
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DT Martin Tevaseu ......................... Signed, Free Agent QB Mark Brunell ............................ Signed, Free Agent S Emanuel Cook ............................ Signed, Free Agent LB Ezra Butler ............................................... Waived WR Laveranues Coles..................... Signed, Free Agent AUGUST, 2010
1 2 8 8 8 9 13 13 19 19 23 24 24 24 24 29 29 29 29 31 31
WR Britt Davis .............................................. Waived WR Vic Hall .................................. Signed, Free Agent LB Kevin Basped ........................................... Waived T Aaron Kia................................................... Waived OL Adam Tadisch .......................... Signed, Free Agent LB Tim Knicky............................... Signed, Free Agent G Marlon Davis ............................................. Waived G Chet Teofilo................................ Signed, Free Agent P TJ Conley................................................... Waived LB Boris Lee ................................. Signed, Free Agent DE Ropati Pitoitua ...............Placed on Injured Reserve WR Brooks Foster .................. Claimed off waivers (SL) S Keith Fitzhugh ............................ Signed, Free Agent WR Vic Hall ..................................................Waived OL Adam Tadisch ...........................................Waived WR Laveranues Coles .................................. Released WR Aundrae Allison .......................................Waived WR Marcus Henry..........................................Waived DL Rodrique Wright ........................................Waived QB Kevin O’Connell ........................................Waived LB Ricky Foley.................... Claimed off waivers (SEA) SEPTEMBER, 2010
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S Emanuel Cook ............................................Waived FB Jason Davis .............................................Waived C Robby Felix ................................................Waived S Keith Fitzhugh ............................................Waived LB Ricky Foley...............................................Waived WR Brooks Foster ..........................................Waived T Dan Gay.....................................................Waived LB Tim Knicky ...............................................Waived DE Jason Lamb .............................................Waived LB Boris Lee..................................................Waived LB Joshua Mauga ..........................................Waived LB Cory Reamer.............................................Waived LB Brashton Satele ........................................Waived DB Bo Smith .................................................Waived DL Tyler Steinkuhler .......................................Waived G Charlie Tanner ............................................Waived WR Larry Taylor .............................................Waived G Chet Teofilo ................................................Waived DT Martin Tevaseu .........................................Waived T Michael Turkovich .......................................Waived S Donovan Warren .........................................Waived WR Santonio Holmes Placed on Reserve/Suspended List WR David Clowney .........................................Waived FB Tony Richardson .................................... Released RB Chauncey Washington ...............................Waived T Patrick Brown .................. Claimed off waivers (MIN) 157
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DT Marcus Dixon ................ Claimed off waIvers (DAL) WR Patrick Turner ............... Claimed off waivers (MIA) DB Brian Jackson ...........................................Waived C Robby Felix ......................... Signed, Practice Squad LB Ricky Foley ........................ Signed, Practice Squad SEPTEMBER, 2010 CONTINUED
6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 10 14 14 15 15 23 24 28 28 30 30
LB Josh Mauga ....................... Signed, Practice Squad WR Larry Taylor ...................... Signed, Practice Squad DT Martin Tevaseu .................. Signed, Practice Squad S Donovan Warren .................. Signed, Practice Squad FB Tony Richardson ...................... Signed, Free Agent RB Chauncey Washington ........ Signed, Practice Squad DT Jarron Gilbert ..................... Signed, Practice Squad LB Ricky Foley ..................... Released, Practice Squad S Donovan Warren ............... Released, Practice Squad WR Patrick Turner ..........................................Waived LB Cody Brown ....................... Signed, Practice Squad WR Patrick Turner ................... Signed, Practice Squad RB Danny Woodhead .....................................Waived WR David Clowney ........................ Signed, Free Agent DT Kris Jenkins ................... Placed on Injured Reserve DT Howard Green.......................... Signed, Free Agent T Patrick Brown .............................................Waived WR Patrick Turner .............Signed from Practice Squad RB Xavier Omon...................... Signed, Practice Squad G Chad Rinehart ..................... Signed, Practice Squad DT Howard Green........................................ Released DE Trevor Pryce ............................ Signed, Free Agent
DECEMBER, 2010 4 5 7 7 8 8 8 15 16 17 28 30 30
S Jim Leonhard ................... Placed on Injured Reserve WR Laveranues Coles .................... Signed, Free Agent WR Laveranues Coles .................................... Waived T Andre Ramsey...................Released, Practice Squad S Emanuel Cook ............................ Signed, Free Agent LB Brashton Satele .................. Signed, Practice Squad DB Isaiah Trufant .................... Signed, Practice Squad WR PatrickTurner .......................................... Waived DT Jarron Gilbert ...............Signed from Practice Squad WR Patrick Turner ................... Signed, Practice Squad DL Matt Kroul ............................................... Waived DB Isaiah Trufant ..............Signed from Practice Squad DL Matt Kroul ......................... Signed, Practice Squad JANUARY, 2011 12 OL Damien Woody .............. Placed on Injured Reserve 12 WR Patrick Turner .............Signed from Practice Squad 12 G Dennis Landolt .................... Signed, Practice Squad
OCTOBER, 2010 4 4 4 4 6 6 9 9 12 12 22 25 26 26 26 27 27
WR David Clowney ........................................ Waived WR Patrick Turner ......................................... Waived DT Howard Green..........................Signed, Free Agent WR Santonio Holmes ... Reinstated from Reserve/Suspended List WR Larry Taylor .................. Released, Practice Squad WR Patrick Turner ...................Signed, Practice Squad RB Xavier Omon.................. Released, Practice Squad WR Logan Payne.....................Signed, Practice Squad G Chad Rinehart ................. Released, Practice Squad C Cody Wallace .......................Signed, Practice Squad LB Kenwin Cummings.................................... Waived T Andre Ramsey......................Signed, Practice Squad DT Howard Green.......................................... Waived LB Josh Mauga ................ Signed from Practice Squad LB Kenwin Cummings..............Signed, Practice Squad DT Jarron Gilbert .............. Signed from Practice Squad CB Will Billingsley ...................Signed, Practice Squad NOVEMBER, 2010
18 19 19 19
DT Jarron Gilbert ........................................... Waived WR Patrick Turner ............ Signed from Practice Squad DT Jarron Gilbert .....................Signed, Practice Squad CB Will Billingsley ............... Released, Practice Squad
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DEPTH CHART OFFENSE WR LT LG C RG RT TE
89 ... Jerricho Cotchery 60 ...D’Brickashaw Ferguson 68 ...Matt Slauson 74 ...Nick Mangold 65 ...Brandon Moore 78 ...Wayne Hunter 81 ...Dustin Keller
10 ...Santonio Holmes 78 ... Wayne Hunter 62 ...Vladimir Ducasse 75 ...Robert Turner 75 ...Robert Turner 84 ...Ben Hartsock
WR QB FB RB
17 ...Braylon Edwards 6 ...Mark Sanchez 49 ...Tony Richardson 23 ...Shonn Greene
16 ...Brad Smith 8 ...Mark Brunell 38 ...John Conner 21 ...LaDainian Tomlinson 25 ... Joe McKnight
82 ... Matthew Mulligan 86 ... Jeff Cumberland 88 ... Patrick Turner 11 ... Kellen Clemens
DEFENSE End NT T OLB WILL MIKE OLB CB CB S S
92 ...Shaun Ellis 91 ...Sione Pouha 70 ...Mike DeVito 58 ...Bryan Thomas 57 ...Bart Scott 52 ...David Harris 97 ...Calvin Pace 24 ...Darrelle Revis 31 ...Antonio Cromartie 33 ...Eric Smith 22 ...Brodney Pool
50 ... Vernon Gholston 94 ... Marcus Dixon 93 ... Trevor Pryce 55 ... Jamaal Westerman 56 ... Lance Laury 53 ... Josh Mauga 99 ... Jason Taylor 30 ... Drew Coleman 20 ... Kyle Wilson 44 ... James Ihedigbo 26 ... Dwight Lowery
71 ... Jarron Gilbert
34 ... Marquice Cole 29 ... Isaiah Trufant 27 ... Emanuel Cook
SPECIAL TEAMS K 2... Nick Folk P 9... Steve Weatherford H 9... Steve Weatherford PR 89... Jerricho Cotchery KR 16... Brad Smith LS 46... Tanner Purdum Rookies are underlined
8 ... Mark Brunell 10 ... Santonio Holmes 20 ... Kyle Wilson
25... Joe McKnight 31... Antonio Cromartie
COACHING STAFF REX RYAN (head coach). Mike Pettine (defensive coordinator), Brian Schottenheimer (offensive coordinator), Mike Westhoff (special teams coordinator), Sal Alosi (head strength & conditioning), Mike Bloomgren (assistant offensive coordinator), Bill Callahan (assistant head coach/offensive line), Mark Carrier (defensive line), Matt Cavanaugh (quarterbacks), Mike Devlin (tight ends/assistant offensive line), Henry Ellard (wide receivers), Ben Kotwica (assistant special teams), Anthony Lynn (running backs), Jim O’Neil (assistant defensive backs), Bob Sutton (senior defensive assistant/linebackers), Dennis Thurman (defensive backs), Jeff Weeks (outside linebackers) NEWYORKJETS.COM
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BUILDING THE JETS NFL Draft (22) Year Player 2000 Shaun Ellis 2002 Bryan Thomas 2004 Jerricho Cotchery 2005 Sione Pouha 2006 D’Brickashaw Ferguson Nick Mangold Kellen Clemens Eric Smith Brad Smith Drew Coleman 2007 Darrelle Revis David Harris 2008 Vernon Gholston Dustin Keller Dwight Lowery Erik Ainge (R/DNR) 2009 Mark Sanchez Shonn Greene Matt Slauson 2010 Kyle Wilson Vladimir Ducasse Joe McKnight John Conner
Round (1a) (1) (4a) (3) (1a) (1b) (2) (3b) (4a) (6) (1) (2) (1a) (1b) (4) (5) (1) (3) (6) (1) (2) (4) (5)
Trades/Waivers (6) Year Player 2008 Kris Jenkins (IR) 2009 Braylon Edwards Kevin O’Connell (IR) Matthew Mulligan 2010 Antonio Cromartie Marcus Dixon Santonio Holmes Patrick Turner
Previous Team (T-CAR) (T-CLV) (T-DET) (W-TEN) (T-SD) (W-DAL) (T-PIT) (W-MIA)
Free Agents (19) Year Player 2007 Wayne Hunter 2008 Calvin Pace Tony Richardson Damien Woody (IR) 2009 Marquice Cole Ben Hartsock Jim Leonhard (IR) Bart Scott Steve Weatherford
How Acquired (FA) (UFA-ARZ) (UFA-MIN) (UFA-DET) (FA) (FA) (UFA-BLT) (UFA-BLT) (FA)
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Mark Brunell Emanuel Cook Nick Folk Jarron Gilbert Lance Laury Josh Mauga Brodney Pool Trevor Pryce Tanner Purdum Jason Taylor LaDainian Tomlinson Isaiah Trufant
(FA) (FA) (FA) (FA) (FA) (FA) (FA) (FA) (FA) (UFA-MIA) (FA) (FA)
Undrafted Free Agents (6) Year Player 2002 Brandon Moore 2007 Mike DeVito James Ihedigbo Robert Turner 2008 Ropati Pitoitua (IR) 2009 Jamaal Westerman 2010 Jeff Cumberland
UFA=Unrestricted Free Agent RFA=Restricted Free Agent FA=Free Agent T=Trade W=Waivers
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ROSTER JETSBY NOTES POSITION OFFENSE (27) QUARTERBACKS (3) 8 Brunell, Mark 11 Clemens, Kellen 6 Sanchez, Mark
6-1 6-2 6-2
215 220 225
40 27 24
18 5 2
*Threw for 110 yards and two touchdowns, including a long of 52 yards vs. BUF (1/2) *In his only action of the season, he ran for a 10-yard touchdown vs. BUF (1/2) *Finished the season with a career-high 3,291 yards passing and 17 touchdown passes RUNNING BACKS (5)
38 23 25 49 21
Conner, John Greene, Shonn McKnight, Joe Richardson, Tony Tomlinson, LaDainian
5-11 5-11 5-11 6-1 5-10
245 226 205 240 215
23 25 22 39 31
R 2 R 16 10
89 17 10 16 88
Cotchery, Jerricho Edwards, Braylon Holmes, Santonio Smith, Brad Turner, Patrick
6-0 6-3 5-11 6-2 6-5
203 214 192 212 220
28 27 26 27 23
7 6 5 5 1
*The fifth-round pick took his first eight NFL carries for 44 yards and a touchdown vs. BUF (1/2) *Has scored three rushing touchdowns in five career postseason games *The fourth-round pick ran for 158 yards and caught two passes for 15 yards vs. BUF (1/2) *The three-time Pro Bowler is in his 16th NFL season and has played in 234 NFL games *The team’s leading rusher has two rushing touchdowns and a receiving touchdown this postseason WIDE RECEIVERS (5) *He finished the season with 41 catches for 433 yards and two touchdowns *Team-leader in receiving yards (904) and touchdown catches (seven) this season *Holmes finished second on the team in receiving yards (746) and touchdown receptions (six) *The versatile Smith returned two kicks for touchdowns and rushed for 299 yards and a touchdown *Saw time on special teams and recorded his first two NFL catches this season for 26 yards receiving TIGHT ENDS (4)
86 84 81 82
Cumberland, Jeff Hartsock, Ben Keller, Dustin Mulligan, Matthew
6-4 6-4 6-2 6-4
260 268 250 265
23 30 26 25
R 7 3 2
*The undrafted free agent caught his first NFL pass, a gain of three yards, vs. BUF (1/2) *Started six games this season *Was the Jets leading receiver (55 catches) and was third with five touchdown catches *Played in 13 games, starting one this season OFFENSIVE LINEMEN (7)
62 60 78 74 65 68 75
Ducasse, Vladimir 6-5 Ferguson, D’Brickashaw 6-6 Hunter, Wayne 6-5 Mangold, Nick 6-4 Moore, Brandon 6-3 Slauson, Matt 6-5 Turner, Robert 6-4
325 310 318 307 305 315 308
23 27 29 27 30 24 26
R 5 7 5 8 2 3
*The second-round draft pick appeared in two games during his rookie season *Headed to his second Pro Bowl as one of the best left tackles in the NFL *The versatile offensive lineman takes over at right tackle for the injured Damien Woody *The three-time Pro Bowler and anchor to the offensive line has not missed a game in his career *Has started 105 consecutive regular season games *Won the preseason competition for the starting job at left guard *Has seen time in every game this season KICKERS (2)
2 9
Folk, Nick Weatherford, Steve
6-1 6-3
222 215
26 28
4 5
*Hit a game-winning 32-yard field goal to lift the Jets to victory in the Wild Card game at IND (1/8) *His 42 punts inside the 20-yard line this season tied an NFL record
6-3
270
26
1
*Replaces long-time Jet James Dearth at long snapper this season
LONG SNAPPERS (1) 46 Purdum, Tanner
DEFENSE (26) DEFENSIVE LINEMEN (7) 70 94 92 50 71 91 93
DeVito, Mike Dixon, Marcus Ellis, Shaun Gholston, Vernon Gilbert, Jarron Pouha, Sione Pryce, Trevor
6-3 6-4 6-5 6-3 6-5 6-3 6-5
305 295 290 260 285 325 290
26 25 33 24 24 31 35
4 1 11 3 2 6 14
*Forced a fumble recovered by the Jets in the win vs. HST (11/21) *Recorded his first NFL sack when he took down Jay Cutler for a loss of 10 at CHI (12/26) *The longest-tenured Jet posted 4.5 sacks this season and had two more in the playoff win at NE *The 2008 first-round draft pick played in every regular season game, making two starts *He saw his first action as a Jet vs. BUF (1/2) *A mainstay on the defensive line, recording 46 tackles *His sack of Carson Palmer in the end zone for a safety vs. CIN was his first sack as a Jet LINEBACKERS (8)
52 56 53 97 57 99 58 55
Harris, David Laury, Lance Josh Mauga Pace, Calvin Scott, Bart Taylor, Jason Thomas, Bryan Westerman, Jamaal
6-2 6-2 6-1 6-4 6-2 6-6 6-4 6-3
250 242 245 265 242 250 260 255
26 28 23 30 30 36 31 25
4 5 1 8 9 14 9 2
*Paced the team with 119 tackles and three sacks on his way to being named Team MVP *Led the team with 28 special teams tackles *Finished the season with 15 special teams tackles *Finished the season with 5.5 sacks and an interception *Was second on the team with 92 tackles *He recorded 37 tackles, five sacks and a safety *Led the team with six sacks this season *Has played in six games this season DEFENSIVE BACKS (11)
34 30 27 31 44 26 22 24 33 29 20
Cole, Marquice Coleman, Drew Cook, Emanuel Cromartie, Antonio Ihedigbo, James Lowery, Dwight Pool, Brodney Revis, Darrelle Smith, Eric Trufant, Isaiah Wilson, Kyle
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5-10 5-9 5-10 6-2 6-1 5-11 6-2 5-11 6-1 5-8 5-10
192 180 202 210 214 198 214 198 207 170 190
27 27 22 26 27 24 26 25 27 28 23
2 5 1 5 4 3 6 4 5 R R
*In his first NFL start, intercepted two passes and took one 35 yards for a touchdown vs. BUF (1/2) *He led the team with five forced fumbles and also had four sacks and an interception *Recorded five special teams tackles this season *Tied for the team-lead with three interceptions and led the team with 18 pass defenses *Recorded 27 special teams tackles, in addition to 10 defensive tackles and three sacks *Tied for the team-lead with three interceptions, returning two for touchdowns *He posted 64 tackles, 10 pass defenses, a sack and an interception on the year *Earned his third Pro Bowl appearance this season while posting 13 pass defenses *Starts in place of injured Jim Leonhard and recorded 57 tackles during the season *Played in his first NFL game vs. BUF (1/2) and had two special teams tackles *The first-round pick had 19 tackles and 5 pass defenses in his rookie campaign
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JETS ROSTER BY NOTES EXPERIENCE NO. NAME 18th YEAR (1) 8 Brunell, Mark 16th YEAR (1) 49 Richardson, Tony 14th YEAR (2) 93 Pryce, Trevor 99 Taylor, Jason 11th YEAR (1) 92 Ellis, Shaun 10th YEAR (1) 21 Tomlinson, LaDainian 9th YEAR (2) 57 Scott, Bart 58 Thomas, Bryan 8th YEAR (2) 65 Moore, Brandon 97 Pace, Calvin 7th YEAR (3) 89 Cotchery, Jerricho 84 Hartsock, Ben 78 Hunter, Wayne 6th YEAR (3) 17 Edwards, Braylon 22 Pool, Brodney 91 Pouha, Sione 5th YEAR (10) 11 Clemens, Kellen 30 Coleman, Drew 31 Cromartie, Antonio 60 Ferguson, D’Brickashaw 10 Holmes, Santonio 56 Laury, Lance 74 Mangold, Nick 16 Smith, Brad 33 Smith, Eric 9 Weatherford, Steve 4th YEAR (5) 70 DeVito, Mike 2 Folk, Nick 52 Harris, David 44 Ihedigbo, James 24 Revis, Darrelle 3rd YEAR (4) 50 Gholston, Vernon 81 Keller, Dustin 26 Lowery, Dwight 75 Turner, Robert 2nd YEAR (7) 34 Cole, Marquice 71 Gilbert, Jarron 23 Greene, Shonn 82 Mulligan, Matthew 6 Sanchez, Mark 68 Slauson, Matt 55 Westerman, Jamaal ROOKIES/1st YEAR (11) 38 Conner, John 27 Cook, Emanuel 86 Cumberland, Jeff 94 Dixon, Marcus 62 Ducasse, Vladimir 53 Mauga, Josh 25 McKnight, Joe 46 Purdum, Tanner 88 Turner, Patrick 29 Trufant, Isaiah 20 Wilson, Kyle
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HT
WT
AGE EXP
COLLEGE
HOMETOWN
HOW ACQ
QB
6-1
215
40
18
Washington
Santa Maria, CA
FB
6-1
240
39
16
Auburn
Daleville, AL
UFA-08 (MIN)
DE LB
6-5 6-6
290 250
35 36
14 14
Clemson Akron
Brooklyn, NY Pittsburgh, PA
FA-10 UFA-10 (MIA)
DE
6-5
290
33
11
Tennessee
Anderson, SC
RB
5-10
215
31
10
TCU
Rosebud, TX
LB LB
6-2 6-4
242 260
30 31
9 9
Southern Illinois Detroit, MI Alabama-Birmingham Birmingham, AL
UFA-09 (BLT) D1-02
G LB
6-3 6-4
305 265
30 30
8 8
Illinois Wake Forest
Gary, IN Douglasville, GA
FA-03 UFA-08 (ARZ)
WR TE T
6-0 6-4 6-5
203 268 318
28 30 29
7 7 7
North Carolina State Birmingham, AL Ohio State Chillicothe, OH Hawaii Honolulu, HI
D4a-04 FA-09 FA-07
WR S DT
6-3 6-2 6-3
214 214 325
27 26 31
6 6 6
Michigan Oklahoma Utah
Detroit, MI Corpus Christi, TX Salt Lake City, UT
T-09 (CLV) FA-10 D3-05
QB CB CB T WR LB C WR S P
6-2 5-9 6-2 6-6 5-11 6-2 6-4 6-2 6-1 6-3
220 180 210 310 192 242 307 212 207 215
27 27 26 27 26 28 27 27 27 28
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Oregon TCU Florida State Virginia Ohio State South Carolina Ohio State Missouri Michigan State Illinois
Burns, OR Henderson, TX Tallahassee, FL Freeport, NY Belle Glade, FL Hopkins, SC Centerville, OH Youngstown, OH Groveport, OH Terre Haute, IN
D2-06 D6-06 T-10 (SD) D1a-06 T-10 (PIT) FA-10 D1b-06 D4a-06 D3b-06 FA-09
DE K LB S CB
6-3 6-1 6-2 6-1 5-11
305 222 250 214 198
26 26 26 27 25
4 4 4 4 4
Maine Arizona Michigan Massachusetts Pittsburgh
Wellfleet, MA Hollywood, CA Grand Rapids, MI Amherst, MA Aliquippa, PA
DE TE CB OL
6-3 6-2 5-11 6-4
260 250 198 308
24 26 24 26
3 3 3 3
Ohio State Purdue San Jose State New Mexico
Detroit, MI Lafayette, IN Santa Cruz, CA Austin, TX
CB DT RB TE QB G LB
5-10 6-5 5-11 6-4 6-2 6-5 6-3
192 285 226 265 225 315 255
27 24 25 25 24 24 25
2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Northwestern San Jose State Iowa Maine Southern California Nebraska Rutgers
Hazel Crest, IL New Orleans, LA Sicklerville, NJ West Enfield, ME Mission Viejo, CA Colorado Springs, CO Brampton, ON, Canada
FA-09 FA-10 D3-09 W-09 (TEN) D1-09 D6-09 FA-09
FB S TE DT OL LB RB LS WR CB CB
5-11 5-10 6-4 6-4 6-5 6-1 5-11 6-3 6-5 5-8 5-10
245 202 260 295 325 245 205 270 220 170 190
23 22 23 26 23 23 22 26 23 28 23
R 1 R 1 R 1 R 1 1 R R
Kentucky South Carolina Illinois Hampton Massachusetts Nevada Southern California Baker Southern California Eatern Washington Boise State
West Chester, OH Riviera Beach, FL Columbus, OH Rome, GA Stamford, CT Fallon, NV River Ridge, LA Enid, OK Nashville, TN Tacoma, WA Piscataway, NJ
D5-10 FA-10 FA-10 W-10 (DAL) D2-10 FA-10 D4-10 FA-10 W-10 (MIA) FA-10 D1-10
FA-10
D1a-00 FA-10
FA-07 FA-10 D2-07 FA-08 D1-07 D1a-08 D1b-08 D4-08 FA-07
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2010 POSTSEASON STATISTICS Won 1, Lost 0 1/8/2011 1/16/2011
W W
17- 16 28- 21
at Indianapolis Colts at New England Patriots
Jets Opponent Total First Downs .................................................... 37 ................. 42 Rushing ..................................................................15 ................. 11 Passing ...................................................................20 ................. 30 Penalty .....................................................................2 ................... 1 3rd Down:Made/Att ............................................. 14/28 ............ 11/27 3rd Down Pct. ................................................... 50.0% .......... 40.7% 4th Down: Made/Att ................................................ 0/0 ................ 0/2 4th Down Pct. ........................................................0.0 ............. 0.0% Possession Avg. ................................................. 29:06 ............ 30:55 Total Net Yards ..................................................... 667 ............... 684 Avg. Per Game ....................................................333.5 ............ 342.0 Total Plays ............................................................124 ............... 132 Avg. Per Play ..........................................................5.4 ................ 5.2 Net Yards Rushing ................................................ 289 ............... 206 Avg. Per Game ....................................................144.5 ............ 103.0 Total Rushes............................................................67 ................. 55 Net Yards Passing ................................................. 378 ............... 478 Avg. Per Game ....................................................189.0 ............ 239.0 Sacked/Yards Lost ................................................... 1/5 .............. 6/46 Gross Yards ...........................................................383 ............... 524 Attempts/Completions.......................................... 56/34 ............ 71/47 Completion Pct. ................................................. 60.7% ........... 66.2% Had Intercepted .........................................................1 ................... 1 Punts/Average ................................................ 11/42.5 ............8/42.6 Net Punting Avg. ................................................. 27.8 .............. 37.8 Penalties/Yards .................................................... 6/50 ...............8/54 Fumbles/Ball Lost .................................................. 2/0 .................3/0 Touchdowns ............................................................. 6 ................... 3 Rushing ....................................................................3 ................... 0 Passing .....................................................................3 ................... 3 Returns .....................................................................0 ................... 0
Score By Periods Team Opponents Scoring L.Tomlinson N.Folk S.Greene B.Edwards S.Holmes Team Opponents
Q1 0 3 TD 3 0 1 1 1 6 3
Q2 14 7 Ru 2 0 1 0 0 3 0
Pa 1 0 0 1 1 3 3
Q3 7 11 Rt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Q4 24 16 PAT 0/0 6/6 0/0 0/0 0/0 6/6 2/2
OT 0 0 FG 0/0 1/2 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/2 5/5
2Pt 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Pts 45 37 Pts 18 9 6 6 6 45 37
Rushing S.Greene L.Tomlinson B.Smith M.Sanchez J.McKnight Team Opponents
No. 36 26 2 2 1 67 55
Yds 146 125 11 5 2 289 206
Avg 4.1 4.8 5.5 2.5 2.0 4.3 3.7
Long 20 23 8 6 2 23 14
TD 1 2 0 0 0 3 0
Receiving J.Cotchery S.Holmes B.Edwards D.Keller L.Tomlinson S.Greene B.Hartsock Team Opponents
No. 7 7 6 6 6 1 1 34 47
Yds 113 66 114 57 19 9 5 383 524
Avg 16.1 9.4 19.0 9.5 3.2 9.0 5.0 11.3 11.1
Long 58 15 37 20 13 9 5 58 57t
TD 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 3
Interceptions D.Harris Team Opponents
No. 1 1 1
Yds 58 58 23
Avg 58.0 58.0 23.0
Long 58 58 23
TD 0 0 0
Punting S.Weatherford Team Opponents
No 11 11 8
Yds 468 468 341
Avg 42.5 42.5 42.6
Net 27.8 27.8 37.8
Punt Returns J.Cotchery A.Cromartie Team Opponents
Ret 2 1 3 2
FC 2 0 2 2
Yds 20 -1 19 42
Avg 10.0 -1.0 6.3 21.0
Kickoff Returns A.Cromartie K.Wilson B.Smith Team Opponents
No. 6 1 1 8 7
Field Goals N.Folk Team Opponents
1-19 0/ 0 0/ 0 0/ 0
Yds 191 26 18 235 152 20-29 0/ 0 0/ 0 0/ 0
TB 6 6 1
In 2 2 1
Lg 65 65 55
Long 15 -1 15 41
TD 0 0 0 0
Avg 31.8 26.0 18.0 29.4 21.7
Long 47 26 18 47 33
TD 0 0 0 0 0
30-39 1/ 2 1/ 2 3/ 3
40-49 0/ 0 0/ 0 1/ 1
50+ 0/ 0 0/ 0 1/ 1
B 0 0 0
Fumbles Lost Opponent Fumble Recoveries
2-Pt. Conversions: Team 0/ 0, Opponents: 1/ 1 Sacks: C.Pace 2.0, S.Ellis 2.0, D.Coleman 1.0, S.Pouha 1.0 Team: 6.0, Opponents: 1.0
Passing M.Sanchez Team Opponents
Att 56 56 71
Cmp 34 34 47
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Cmp% 60.7% 60.7% 66.2%
Yds/Att 6.8 6.8 7.4
TD 3 3 3
TD% 5.4% 5.4% 4.2%
Int 1 1 1
Int% 1.8% 1.8% 1.4%
Long 58 58 57t
Sack 1/ 1/ 6/
Lost 5 5 46
Rating 91.6 91.6 96.2
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DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Player Totals Tackles Assists TFL Sacks/Yds David Harris 22 16 6 1 Eric Smith 15 13 2 Brodney Pool 13 7 6 1 Jason Taylor 11 6 5 Calvin Pace 10 8 2 1 2/18 Shaun Ellis 8 6 2 2 2/16 Bart Scott 8 5 3 1 Drew Coleman 6 5 1 1 1/9 Antonio Cromartie 6 5 1 Sione Pouha 6 5 1 1 1/3 Darrelle Revis 6 5 1 Mike DeVito 5 4 1 Trevor Pryce 5 3 2 Bryan Thomas 4 2 2 1 Dwight Lowery 3 2 1 James Ihedigbo 2 2 Jamaal Westerman 2 2 Marquice Cole 1 1 TOTALS 133 92 41 9 6/46 Misc. Tackles: 1 (D’Brickashaw Ferguson, 1/8) Misc. Forced Fumbles: Own Fumble Recoveries: 2 (Braylon Edwards, 1/8, LaDainian Tomlinson, 1/16)) Touchdowns:
SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES Player Eric Smith Jamaal Westerman James Ihedigbo Lance Laury Marquice Cole Emanuel Cook Steve Weatherford Josh Mauga Patrick Turner TOTALS
QH 1 4 2 3 1 1 12
INT/Yds 1/58 1/58
PD 3 1 1 2 7
FF 1 1
FR/Yds -
SPECIAL TEAMS BIG PLAY
Totals 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
Tackles 4 2 1 1 1 1 -
Assists 1 2 1 1
15
10
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Touchdowns: Blocked Punts: Blocked Punt Returns: Blocked Field Goals: Blocked FG Returns: Blocked Extra Point: Forced Fumbles: Fumble Recoveries:
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
* - Injured Reserve ^ - No longer on active roster Italicized - No longer with team
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2010 TEAM STATISTICS Won 11, Lost 9/13/2010 9/19/2010 9/26/2010 10/3/2010 10/11/2010 10/17/2010 10/31/2010 11/7/2010 11/14/2010 11/21/2010 11/25/2010 12/6/2010 12/12/2010 12/19/2010 12/26/2010 1/2/2011
5 L W W W W W L W W W W L L W L W
9- 10 28- 14 31- 23 38- 14 29- 20 24- 20 0- 9 23- 20 26- 20 30- 27 26- 10 3- 45 6- 10 22- 17 34- 38 38- 7
Baltimore Ravens New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills Minnesota Vikings at Denver Broncos Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions at Cleveland Browns Houston Texans Cincinnati Bengals at New England Patriots Miami Dolphins at Pittsburgh Steelers at Chicago Bears Buffalo Bills
Jets Opponent Total First Downs .................................................. 307 ............... 272 Rushing ............................................................... 118 ................. 70 Passing .................................................................171 ............... 169 Penalty ...................................................................18 ................. 33 3rd Down: Made/Att .......................................... 93/235 .......... 81/219 3rd Down Pct. ................................................... 39.6% ........... 37.0% 4th Down: Made/Att .............................................. 5/14 ................ 4/6 4th Down Pct. ................................................... 35.7% ........... 66.7% Possession Avg. ................................................. 32:03 ............ 27:57 Total Net Yards ................................................... 5616 ............. 4664 Avg. Per Game ....................................................351.0 ............ 291.5 Total Plays ..........................................................1087 ............... 979 Avg. Per Play ..........................................................5.2 ................ 4.8 Net Yards Rushing .............................................. 2374 ............. 1454 Avg. Per Game ....................................................148.4 .............. 90.9 Total Rushes..........................................................534 ............... 408 Net Yards Passing ............................................... 3242 ............. 3210 Avg. Per Game ....................................................202.6 ............ 200.6 Sacked/Yards Lost ............................................. 28/178 .......... 40/244 Gross Yards .........................................................3420 ............. 3454 Attempts/Completions...................................... 525/288 ........ 531/269 Completion Pct. ................................................. 54.9% ........... 50.7% Had Intercepted .......................................................13 ................. 12 Punts/Average ................................................ 84/42.6 ..........97/45.2 Net Punting Avg. ................................................. 38.1 .............. 39.0 Penalties/Yards .............................................. 103/934 ..........74/679 Fumbles/Ball Lost ................................................ 23/7 .............25/18 Touchdowns ........................................................... 39 ................. 36 Rushing ..................................................................14 ................. 11 Passing ...................................................................20 ................. 24 Returns .....................................................................5 ................... 1 Score By Periods Q1 Q2 Team 36 127 Opponents 57 89 Scoring TD Ru Pa N.Folk 0 0 0 B.Edwards 7 0 7 S.Holmes 6 0 6 L.Tomlinson 6 6 0 D.Keller 5 0 5 M.Sanchez 3 3 0 B.Smith 3 1 0 J.Cotchery 2 0 2 S.Greene 2 2 0 D.Lowery 2 0 0 J. Connor 1 1 0 M.Cole 1 0 0 K.Clemens 1 1 0 T.Pryce 0 0 0 J.Taylor 0 0 0 Team 39 14 20 Opponents 36 11 24
Rt 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 5 1
Q3 90 75
PAT 37/37 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 37/37 34/35
Q4 105 83
FG 30/39 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 30/39 18/23
OT 9 0 2Pt 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Pts 367 304 Pts 127 44 36 36 30 18 18 12 12 12 6 6 6 2 2 367 304
2-Pt. Conversions: Team 1/ 1, Opponents: 0/ 1 Sacks: B.Thomas 6.0, C.Pace 5.5, J.Taylor 5.0, S.Ellis 4.5, D.Coleman 4.0, D.Harris 3.0, J.Ihedigbo 3.0, S.Pouha 2.0, D.Lowery 2.0, M.Dixon 1.0, B.Scott 1.0, B.Pool 1.0, T.Pryce 1.0, E.Smith 1.0 Team: 40.0, Opponents: 27.0 Passing M.Sanchez M.Brunell B.Smith K.Clemens Team Opponents
Att 507 13 3 2 525 531
Cmp 278 7 2 1 288 269
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Yds 3291 117 6 6 3420 3454
Cmp% 54.8% 53.8% 66.7% 50.0% 54.9% 50.7%
Yds/Att 6.5 9.0 2.0 3.0 6.5 6.5
TD 17 2 1 0 20 24
Rushing L.Tomlinson S.Greene B.Smith J.McKnight M.Sanchez J.Conner S.Holmes S.Weatherford T.Richardson K.Clemens B.Edwards J.Cotchery Team Opponents Receiving D.Keller B.Edwards S.Holmes L.Tomlinson J.Cotchery S.Greene T.Richardson B.Smith J.McKnight P.Turner J.Conner D.Clowney B.Hartsock J.Cumberland M.Mulligan Team Opponents Interceptions D.Lowery A.Cromartie M.Cole J.Leonhard C.Pace B.Pool D.Coleman Team Opponents Punting S.Weatherford Team Opponents Punt Returns J.Leonhard K.Wilson J.Cotchery A.Cromartie S.Holmes J.McKnight M.Cole Team Opponents Kickoff Returns B.Smith J.McKnight J.Conner D.Lowery K.Wilson R.Turner M.Mulligan A.Cromartie Team Opponents Field Goals N.Folk Team Opponents
No. Yds Avg 219 914 4.2 185 766 4.1 38 299 7.9 39 189 4.8 30 105 3.5 8 44 5.5 2 17 8.5 1 17 17.0 5 13 2.6 2 9 4.5 1 4 4.0 4 -3 -0.8 534 2374 4.4 408 1454 3.6 No. Yds Avg 55 687 12.5 53 904 17.1 52 746 14.3 52 368 7.1 41 433 10.6 16 120 7.5 5 31 6.2 4 44 11.0 3 20 6.7 2 26 13.0 2 9 4.5 1 22 22.0 1 7 7.0 1 3 3.0 0 0 0 288 3420 11.9 269 3454 12.8 No. Yds Avg 3 87 29.0 3 75 25.0 2 49 24.5 1 2 2.0 1 1 1.0 1 0 0.0 1 0 0.0 12 214 17.8 14 134 9.6 No Yds Avg Net 84 3581 42.6 38.1 84 3581 42.6 38.1 96 4388 45.2 39.0 Ret FC Yds Avg 21 19 238 11.3 15 2 111 7.4 8 4 66 8.3 5 0 36 7.2 4 0 40 10.0 2 0 43 21.5 1 0 -5 -5.0 56 25 529 9.4 27 27 299 11.1 No. Yds Avg 50 1432 28.6 3 60 20.0 3 35 11.7 2 26 13.0 2 22 11.0 1 11 11.0 1 8 8.0 1 -6 -6.0 63 1588 25.2 73 1428 19.6 1-19 20-29 30-39 1/ 1 10/ 11 14/ 16 1/ 1 10/ 11 14/ 16 0/ 0 6/ 7 3/ 5
Long 31 23t 53t 18 20 16t 14 17 4 10t 4 4 53t 32 Long 41 74t 52 21 49 15 14 23 9 21 7 22 7 3 0 74t 50 Long 41 66 35t 2 1 0 0 66 37t TB In 4 42 4 42 4 26 Long 32 18 19 16 14 25 -5 32 38 Long 97t 28 18 14 15 11 8 -6 97t 44 40-49 3/ 6 3/ 6 7/ 9
TD 6 2 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 11 TD 5 7 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 24 TD 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 Lg 61 61 69 TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TD 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 50+ 2/ 5 2/ 5 2/ 2
B 0 0 1
Fumbles Lost: S.Holmes 2, S.Greene 2, B.Edwards 1, B.Smith 1, M.Sanchez 1 Total: 7 Opponent Fumble Recoveries: S.Pouha 3, J.Taylor 2, D.Revis 2, D.Harris 1, J.Ihedigbo 1, D.Lowery 1, B.Scott 1, B.Thomas 1, J.Leonhard 1, B.Pool 1, L.Laury 1, A.Cromartie 1 Total: 16 TD% 3.4% 15.4% 33.3% 0.0% 3.8% 4.5%
Int 13 1 0 0 14 12
Int% 2.6% 7.7% 0.0% 0.0% 2.7% 2.3%
Long 74t 52t 3t 6 74t 50
Sack 27/ 1/ 0/ 0/ 28/ 40/
Lost 171 7 0 0 178 244
Rating 75.3 92.0 109.7 56.3 76.5 77.0
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DEFENSIVE STATISTICS DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Player David Harris Bart Scott Jim Leonhard* Brodney Pool Eric Smith Calvin Pace Mike DeVito Sione Pouha Antonio Cromartie Bryan Thomas Darrelle Revis Jason Taylor Drew Coleman Shaun Ellis Dwight Lowery Kyle Wilson Vernon Gholston Marquice Cole James Ihedigbo Marcus Dixon Josh Mauga Jamaal Westerman Trevor Pryce Matt Kroul Launce Laury Emanuel Cook Jarron Gilbert Wayne Hunter Kris Jenkins* Howard Green TOTALS
Totals 119 94 66 63 57 56 46 46 42 41 35 35 34 27 21 19 13 10 10 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 841
Tackles 90 66 47 35 37 36 33 30 40 28 28 17 31 18 14 16 9 10 8 4 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 607
Assists 29 28 19 28 20 20 13 16 2 13 7 18 3 9 7 3 4 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 233
TFL 4 7 1 1 4 5 3 5 8 3 3 2 1 1 1 49
Sacks/Yds 3/23 1/10 1/6 1/4 5.5/21.5 2/14 6/31 5/23 4/35 4.5/29.5 2/11 3/21 1/10 1/6 40/235
QH 14 13 3 2 3 8 6 4 6 8 3 11 2 4 3 2 1 12 1 1 1 111
INT/Yds 1/2 1/0 1/1 3/75 1/0 3/87 2/49 12/214
PD 2 1 6 9 4 3 1 4 18 1 13 6 5 6 5 7 1 85
FF 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 5 1 1 1 17
FR/Yds 1/0 1/0 1/-1 1/6 3/2 1/0 1/16 2/10 2/0 2/2 1/0 16/35
Misc. Tackles: 15 (2 - Braylon Edwards, 11/7, 11/14, 2 - D’Brickashaw Ferguson, 10/17, 12/12, 2 - Santonio Holmes, 11/7, 12/12, Jerricho Cotchery, 10/31, Shonn Greene, 11/25, Dustin Keller 10/31, Nick Mangold, 10/17, Brandon Moore, 10/17, Mark Sanchez, 11/21, Matt Slauson, 10/31, P. Turner, 11/21) Misc. Forced Fumbles: Own Fumble Recoveries: 9 (3 - Mark Sanchez, 11/7, Jerricho Cotchery, 10/31, D’Brickashaw Ferguson, 12/12, Brandon Moore, 12/12, LaDainian Tomlinson, 10/31, Kyle Wilson, 9/13, Damien Woody, 11/7) Touchdowns: 2 (Dwight Lowery 26-yd int, 10/11, Marquice Cole 35-yd int, 1/2)
SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES Player Lance Laury James Ihedigbo Brad Smith Eric Smith Marquice Cole Josh Mauga Drew Coleman Joe McKnight Jamaal Westerman John Conner Jim Leonhard* Dwight Lowery Vernon Gholston Emanuel Cook Kyle Wilson Tanner Purdum Robert Turner Brodney Pool Danny Woodhead David Clowney Kenwin Cummings Nick Folk Isaiah Trufant TOTALS
Totals 28 27 19 15 14 15 10 8 8 8 6 4 5 5 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 178
Tackles 19 15 15 11 13 11 8 6 5 5 5 2 3 5 1 1 2 1 2 122
SPECIAL TEAMS BIG PLAY Assists 9 12 4 4 1 4 2 2 3 3 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 56
Touchdowns: Blocked Punts: Blocked Punt Returns: Blocked Field Goals: Blocked FG Returns: Blocked Extra Point: Forced Fumbles: Fumble Recoveries:
2 Brad Smith (vs. CIN, 11/25) Brad Smith (at PIT, 12/19) 1 Eric Smith (at MIA, 9/27) 0 0 0 0 0 2 James Ihedigbo (vs. CIN, 11/25) Lance Laury (at BUF, 10/3)
* - Injured Reserve ^ - No longer on active roster Italicized - No longer with team
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NAME Brunell, Mark Clemens, Kellen Cole, Marquice Coleman, Drew Conner, John Cook, Emanuel Cotchery, Jerricho Cromartie, Antonio Cumberland, Jeff DeVito, Mike Dixon, Marcus Ducasse, Vladimir Edwards, Braylon Ellis, Shaun Ferguson, D’Brickashaw Folk, Nick Gholston, Vernon Gilbert, Jarron Greene, Shonn Harris, David Hartsock, Ben Holmes, Santonio Hunter, Wayne Ihedigbo, James Keller, Dustin Laury, Lance Lowery, Dwight Mangold, Nick Mauga, Josh McKnight, Joe Moore, Brandon Mulligan, Matthew Pace, Calvin Pool, Brodney Pouha, Sione Pryce, Trevor Purdum, Tanner Revis, Darrelle Richardson, Tony Sanchez, Mark Scott, Bart Slauson, Matt Smith, Brad Smith, Eric Taylor, Jason Thomas, Bryan Tomlinson, LaDainian Trufant, Isaiah Turner, Patrick Turner, Robert Weatherford, Steve Westerman, Jamaal Wilson, Kyle
POS QB QB CB CB FB S WR CB TE DE DT OL WR DE T K DE DT RB LB TE WR T S TE LB CB C LB RB G TE LB S DT DE LS CB FB QB LB G WR S LB LB RB DB WR OL P LB CB
HT 6-1 6-2 5-10 5-9 5-11 5-10 6-0 6-2 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-5 6-3 6-5 6-6 6-1 6-3 6-5 5-11 6-2 6-4 5-11 6-5 6-1 6-2 6-2 5-11 6-4 6-1 5-11 6-3 6-4 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-5 6-3 5-11 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-5 6-2 6-1 6-6 6-4 5-10 5-8 6-5 6-4 6-3 6-3 5-10
WT 215 220 192 180 245 202 203 210 260 305 295 325 214 290 310 222 260 285 226 250 268 192 318 214 250 242 198 307 245 205 305 265 265 214 325 290 270 198 240 225 242 315 212 207 250 265 215 170 220 308 215 255 190
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Ainge, Erik
QB
6-5
221
51 95 59 98 72 18 48 96
Brown, Cody Crable, Shawn Felix, Robby Kroul, Matt Landolt, Dennis Payne, Logan Satele, Brashton Tevaseu, Martin
LB LB C DL G WR LB DT
6-3 6-5 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-2 6-0 6-2
252 250 295 300 306 205 248 325
AGE EXP COLLEGE 40 18 Washington 27 5 Oregon 27 2 Northwestern 27 5 TCU 23 R Kentucky 22 1 South Carolina 28 7 North Carolina State 26 5 Florida State 23 R Illinois 26 4 Maine 26 1 Hampton 23 R Massachusetts 27 6 Michigan 33 11 Tennessee 27 5 Virginia 26 4 Arizona 24 3 Ohio State 24 2 San Jose State 25 2 Iowa 26 4 Michigan 30 7 Ohio State 26 5 Ohio State 29 7 Hawaii 27 4 Massachusetts 26 3 Purdue 28 5 South Carolina 24 3 San Jose State 27 5 Ohio State 23 1 Nevada 22 R Southern California 30 8 Illinois 25 2 Maine 30 8 Wake Forest 26 6 Oklahoma 31 6 Utah 35 14 Clemson 26 1 Baker 25 4 Pittsburgh 39 16 Auburn 24 2 Southern California 30 9 Southern Illinois 24 2 Nebraska 27 5 Missouri 27 5 Michigan State 36 14 Akron 31 9 Alabama-Birmingham 31 10 TCU 28 R Eastern Washington 23 1 Southern California 26 3 New Mexico 28 5 Illinois 25 2 Rutgers 23 R Boise State ACTIVE ROSTER - 53 RESERVE/DID NOT REPORT 24 3 Tennessee PRACTICE SQUAD 24 2 Connecticut 26 3 Michigan 24 1 UTEP 24 1 Iowa 24 R Penn State 25 3 Minnesota 23 R Hawaii 23 R Nevada - Las Vegas
77 36 7 79 67
Jenkins, Kris Leonhard, Jim O’Connell, Kevin Pitoitua, Ropati Woody, Damien
DT S QB DE OL
6-4 5-8 6-5 6-8 6-3
360 188 225 315 327
RESERVE/INJURED 31 10 Maryland 28 6 Wisconsin 25 3 San Diego State 25 2 Washington State 33 12 Boston College
HOMETOWN Santa Maria, CA Burns, OR Hazel Crest, IL Henderson, TX West Chester, OH Riviera Beach, FL Birmingham, AL Tallahassee, FL Columbus, OH Wellfleet, MA Rome, GA Stamford, CT Detroit, MI Anderson, SC Freeport, NY Hollywood, CA Detroit, MI New Orleans, LA Sicklerville, NJ Grand Rapids, MI Chillicothe, OH Bella Glade, FL Honolulu, HI Amherst, MA Lafayette, IN Hopkins, SC Santa Cruz, CA Centerville, OH Fallon, NV River Ridge, LA Gary, IN West Enfield, ME Douglasville, GA Corpus Christi, TX Salt Lake City, UT Brooklyn, NY Enid, OK Aliquippa, PA Daleville, AL Mission Viejo, CA Detroit, MI Colorado Springs, CO Youngstown, OH Groveport, OH Pittsburgh, PA Birmingham, AL Rosebud, TX Tacoma, WA Nashville, TN Austin, TX Terre Haute, IN Brampton, ON, Canada Piscataway, NJ
HOW ACQ FA-10 D2-06 FA-09 D6-06 D5-10 FA-10 D4a-04 T-10 (SD) FA-10 FA-07 W-10 (DAL) D2-10 T-09 (CLV) D1a-00 D1a-06 FA-10 D1a-08 FA-10 D3-09 D2-07 FA-09 T-10 (PIT) FA-07 FA-08 D1b-08 FA-10 D4-08 D1b-06 FA-10 D4-10 FA-03 W-09 (TEN) UFA-08 (ARZ) FA-10 D3-05 FA-10 FA-10 D1-07 UFA-08 (MIN) D1-09 UFA-09 (BLT) D6-09 D4a-06 D3b-06 UFA-10 (MIA) D1-02 FA-10 FA-10 W-10 (MIA) FA-07 FA-09 FA-09 D1-10
Hillsboro, OR
D5-08
Coral Springs, FL Massillon, OH Corona, CA Mount Vernon, IA Burlington, NJ Lutz, FL Mililani, HI Oakland, CA
FA-10 FA-10 FA-10 FA-09 FA-11 FA-10 FA-10 FA-10
Ypsilanti, MI Ladysmith, WI Carlsbad, CA Spanaway, WA Beaverdam, VA
T-08 (CAR) UFA-09 (BLT) T-09 (DET) FA-08 UFA-10 (DET)
COACHING STAFF: REX RYAN (head coach). Mike Pettine (defensive coordinator); Brian Schottenheimer (offensive coordinator), Mike Westhoff (special teams coordinator), Sal Alosi (head strength & conditioning), Mike Bloomgren (assistant offensive coordinator), Bill Callahan (assistant head coach/offensive line), Mark Carrier (defensive line), Matt Cavanaugh (quarterbacks), Mike Devlin (tight ends/assistant offensive line), Henry Ellard (wide receivers), Ben Kotwica (assistant special teams), Anthony Lynn (running backs), Jim O’Neil (assistant defensive backs), Bob Sutton (senior defensive assistant/linebackers), Dennis Thurman (defensive backs), Jeff Weeks (outside linebackers)
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NAME Nick Folk Mark Sanchez Mark Brunell Steve Weatherford Santonio Holmes Kellen Clemens Brad Smith Braylon Edwards Kyle Wilson LaDainian Tomlinson Brodney Pool Shonn Greene Darrelle Revis Joe McKnight Dwight Lowery Emanuel Cook Isaiah Trufant Drew Coleman Antonio Cromartie Eric Smith Marquice Cole John Conner James Ihedigbo Tanner Purdum Tony Richardson Vernon Gholston David Harris Josh Mauga Jamaal Westerman Lance Laury Bart Scott Bryan Thomas D’Brickashaw Ferguson Vladimir Ducasse Brandon Moore Matt Slauson Mike DeVito Jarron Gilbert Nick Mangold Robert Turner Wayne Hunter Dustin Keller Matthew Mulligan Ben Hartsock Jeff Cumberland Patrick Turner Jerricho Cotchery Sione Pouha Shaun Ellis Trevor Pryce Marcus Dixon Calvin Pace Jason Taylor
POS K QB QB P WR QB WR WR CB RB S RB CB RB CB S DB CB CB S CB FB S LS FB DE LB LB LB LB LB LB T OL G G DE DT C OL T TE TE TE TE WR WR DT DE DE DT LB LB
HT 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-3 5-11 6-2 6-2 6-3 5-10 5-10 6-2 5-11 5-11 5-11 5-11 5-10 5-8 5-9 6-2 6-1 5-10 5-11 6-1 6-3 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-6 6-5 6-3 6-5 6-3 6-5 6-4 6-4 6-5 6-2 6-4 6-4 6-4 6-5 6-0 6-3 6-5 6-5 6-4 6-4 6-6
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Erik Ainge
QB
6-5
18 48 51 59 72 95 96 98
Logan Payne Brashton Satele Cody Brown Robby Felix Dennis Landolt Shawn Crable Martin Tevaseu Matt Kroul
WR LB LB C G LB DT DL
6-2 6-0 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-5 6-2 6-3
WT 222 225 215 210 192 220 212 214 190 215 214 226 198 205 198 202 170 180 210 207 192 245 214 270 240 260 250 245 255 242 242 260 310 325 305 315 305 285 307 308 318 250 265 268 260 220 203 325 290 290 295 265 250
AGE EXP COLLEGE 26 4 Arizona 24 2 Southern California 40 18 Washington 28 5 Illinois 26 5 Ohio State 27 5 Oregon 27 5 Missouri 27 6 Michigan 23 R Boise State 31 10 TCU 26 6 Oklahoma 25 2 Iowa 25 4 Pittsburgh 22 R Southern California 24 3 San Jose State 22 1 South Carolina 28 R Eastern Washington 27 5 TCU 26 5 Florida State 27 5 Michigan State 27 2 Northwestern 23 R Kentucky 27 4 Massachusetts 26 1 Baker 39 16 Auburn 25 3 Ohio State 26 4 Michigan 23 1 Nevada 25 2 Rutgers 28 5 South Carolina 30 9 Southern Illinois 31 9 Alabama-Birmingham 27 5 Virginia 23 R Massachusetts 30 8 Illinois 24 2 Nebraska 26 4 Maine 24 2 San Jose State 27 5 Ohio State 26 3 New Mexico 29 7 Hawaii 26 3 Purdue 25 2 Maine 30 7 Ohio State 23 R Illinois 23 1 Southern California 28 7 North Carolina State 31 6 Utah 33 11 Tennessee 35 14 Clemson 26 1 Hampton 30 8 Wake Forest 36 14 Akron ACTIVE ROSTER - 53 RESERVE/DID NOT REPORT 221 24 3 Tennessee PRACTICE SQUAD
HOMETOWN Hollywood, CA Mission Viejo, CA Santa Maria, CA Terre Haute, IN Bella Glade, FL Burns, OR Youngstown, OH Detroit, MI Piscataway, NJ Rosebud, TX Corpus Christi, TX Sicklerville, NJ Aliquippa, PA River Ridge, LA Santa Cruz, CA Riviera Beach, FL Tacoma, WA Henderson, TX Tallahassee, FL Groveport, OH Hazel Crest, IL West Chester, OH Amherst, MA Enid, OK Daleville, AL Detroit, MI Grand Rapids, MI Fallon, NV Brampton, ON, Canada Hopkins, SC Detroit, MI Birmingham, AL Freeport, NY Stamford, CT Gary, IN Colorado Springs, CO Wellfleet, MA New Orleans, LA Centerville, OH Austin, TX Honolulu, HI Lafayette, IN West Enfield, ME Chillicothe, OH Columbus, OH Nashville, TN Birmingham, AL Salt Lake City, UT Anderson, SC Brooklyn, NY Rome, GA Douglasville, GA Pittsburgh, PA
205 248 252 295 306 250 325 300
Lutz, FL Mililani, HI Coral Springs, FL Corona, CA Burlington, NJ Massillon, OH Oakland, CA Mount Vernon, IA
25 23 24 24 24 26 23 24
3 R 2 1 R 3 R 1
Minnesota Hawaii Connecticut UTEP Penn State Michigan Nevada-Las Vegas Iowa
GS/GP/DNP/IA 0/16/0/0 16/16/0/0 0/2/14/0 0/16/0/0 10/12/0/0 0/1/0/15 2/16/0/0 15/16/0/0 6/16/0/0 13/15/0/1 12/14/0/1 2/15/0/1 13/13/0/3 1/9/0/7 3/14/0/2 0/4/0/0 0/1/0/0 4/16/0/0 15/15/0/1 6/13/0/3 1/12/0/4 0/16/0/0 0/14/0/2 0/16/0/0 10/16/0/0 2/16/0/0 16/16/0/0 0/8/0/2 0/6/0/10 0/16/0/0 16/16/0/0 12/16/0/0 16/16/0/0 0/2/4/10 16/16/0/0 16/16/0/0 11/16/0/0 0/1/0/5 16/16/0/0 0/16/0/0 4/14/0/2 14/16/0/0 1/13/0/3 6/16/0/0 0/1/0/15 0/5/0/1 5/14/0/2 15/16/0/0 15/15/1/0 0/10/1/2 1/3/0/13 11/12/0/4 5/16/0/0
Hillsboro, OR
0/6/1/8
RESERVE/INJURED 7 36 67 77 79
Kevin O’Connell Jim Leonhard Damien Woody Kris Jenkins Ropati Pitoitua
QB S OL DT DE
6-5 5-8 6-3 6-4 6-8
225 188 327 360 315
25 28 33 31 25
3 6 12 10 2
San Diego State Wisconsin Boston College Maryland Washington State
Carlsbad, CA Ladysmith, WI Beaverdam, VA Ypsilanti, MI Spanaway, WA
11/11/0/0 13/13/0/3 1/1/0/0
COACHING STAFF: REX RYAN (head coach). Mike Pettine (defensive coordinator); Brian Schottenheimer (offensive coordinator), Mike Westhoff (special teams coordinator), Sal Alosi (head strength & conditioning), Mike Bloomgren (assistant offensive coordinator), Bill Callahan (assistant head coach/offensive line), Mark Carrier (defensive line), Matt Cavanaugh (quarterbacks), Mike Devlin (tight ends/assistant offensive line), Henry Ellard (wide receivers), Ben Kotwica (assistant special teams), Anthony Lynn (running backs), Jim O’Neil (assistant defensive backs), Bob Sutton (senior defensive assistant/linebackers), Dennis Thurman (defensive backs), Jeff Weeks (outside linebackers)
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