NFL: MIAMI at NY JETS <div class="pre">NFL MIAMI 21 NY JETS 31 3:34 LEFT, 4TH QTR MIA BALL ON MIA 10 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: MIAMI at NY JETS <div class="pre">NFL TD MIA RONNIE BROWN 22 YD PASS FROM TRENT GREEN (JAY FEELY KICK) MIAMI 28 NY JETS 31 1:15 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>
NFL: MIAMI at NY JETS <div class="pre">NFL MIAMI 28 NY JETS 31 1:14 LEFT, 4TH QTR NYJ BALL ON MIA 44 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: MIAMI at NY JETS <div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- MIAMI 0 13 0 15 28 NY JETS 7 14 3 7 31 FINAL SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: NYJ - TD, LAVERANUES COLES 3 YD PASS FROM CHAD PENNINGTON (MIKE NUGENT KICK), 13:58. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards in 5:39. Key plays: Jones 3-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to Miami 43; Pennington 19-yard pass to Cotchery to Miami 24; 11-yard roughing the passer penalty on Dolphins' Crowder to Miami 11; Jones 2-yard run on 3rd-and-2 to Miami 1. NY JETS 7-0 2ND QUARTER: MIA - TD, RONNIE BROWN 1 YD RUN (JAY FEELY KICK), 2:00. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards in 3:02. Key plays: Brown 11-yard run to Miami 31; Green 14-yard pass to Chambers to Miami 45; Green 43-yard pass to Brown New York 12. MIAMI 7-7 NYJ - TD, LEON WASHINGTON 98 YD KICKOFF RETURN (MIKE NUGENT KICK), 2:13. NY JETS 14-7 MIA - FG, JAY FEELY 31 YD, 7:41. Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards in 5:28. Key plays: Green 20-yard pass to Booker to New York 36; Green 16-yard pass to Brown to New York 20; Brown 4-yard run on 4th-and-1 to New York 7. NY JETS 14-10 MIA - FG, JAY FEELY 39 YD, 13:24. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards in 3:29. Key plays: Brown 13-yard run to Miami 29; Green 18-yard pass to Booker to New York 44; Green 23-yard pass to Chambers to New York 21. NY JETS 14-13 NYJ - TD, CHRIS BAKER 4 YD PASS FROM CHAD PENNINGTON (MIKE NUGENT KICK), 14:58. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards in 1:34. Key plays: Pennington 13-yard pass to Cotchery to Miami 44; Pennington 10-yard pass to Cotchery to Miami 30; Pennington 14-yard pass to B Smith on 3rd-and-3 to Miami 9. NY JETS 21-13 3RD QUARTER: NYJ - FG, MIKE NUGENT 21 YD, 7:03. Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards in 7:03. Key plays: 5-yard offside penalty on Dolphins' Taylor on 3rd-and-2 to New York 43; Jones 12-yard run to Miami 42; 5-yard offside penalty on Dolphins' Taylor on 3rd-and-2 to Miami 15; B Smith 11-yard run to Miami 4. NY JETS 24-13 4TH QUARTER: NYJ - TD, CHAD PENNINGTON 2 YD RUN (MIKE NUGENT KICK), 2:09. Drive: 15 plays, 74 yards in 7:36. Key plays: Pennington 23-yard pass to Coles on 3rd-and-17 to New York 42; Pennington 2-yard pass to Jones on 3rd-and-1 to Miami 47; Pennington 7-yard pass to Cotchery on 3rd-and-5 to Miami 35; Jones 11-yard run to Miami 18; Jones 11-yard run to Miami 7. NY JETS 31-13 MIA - TD, RONNIE BROWN 2 YD RUN (RONNIE BROWN RUN FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION), 6:04. Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards in 3:55. Key plays: Green 15-yard pass to Ginn to Miami 39; Green 11-yard pass to Brown to midfield; Green 13-yard pass to Chambers to New York 37; Green 14- yard pass to Martin to New York 23; Brown 10-yard run to New York 5. NY JETS 31-21 MIA - TD, RONNIE BROWN 22 YD PASS FROM TRENT GREEN (JAY FEELY KICK), 13:45. Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards in 2:19. Key plays: Green 26-yard pass to Chambers to New York 49; Green 11-yard pass to Martin to New York 38; Green 9-yard pass to Hagan on 3rd-and-3 to New York 22. NY JETS 31-28 ATT: 77,197</div>
NFL: MIAMI at NY JETS <div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- MIAMI 0 13 0 15 28 NY JETS 7 14 3 7 31 FINAL SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: 13:58 NYJ - TD, LAVERANUES COLES 3 YD PASS FROM CHAD PENNINGTON (MIKE NUGENT KICK). Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards in 5:39. Key plays: Jones 3-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to Miami 43; Pennington 19-yard pass to Cotchery to Miami 24; 11-yard roughing the passer penalty on Dolphins' Crowder to Miami 11; Jones 2-yard run on 3rd-and-2 to Miami 1. NY JETS 7-0. 2ND QUARTER: 2:00 MIA - TD, RONNIE BROWN 1 YD RUN (JAY FEELY KICK). Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards in 3:02. Key plays: Brown 11-yard run to Miami 31; Green 14-yard pass to Chambers to Miami 45; Green 43-yard pass to Brown New York 12. MIAMI 7-7. 2:13 NYJ - TD, LEON WASHINGTON 98 YD KICKOFF RETURN (MIKE NUGENT KICK). NY JETS 14-7. 7:41 MIA - FG, JAY FEELY 31 YD. Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards in 5:28. Key plays: Green 20-yard pass to Booker to New York 36; Green 16-yard pass to Brown to New York 20; Brown 4-yard run on 4th-and-1 to New York 7. NY JETS 14-10. 13:24 MIA - FG, JAY FEELY 39 YD. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards in 3:29. Key plays: Brown 13-yard run to Miami 29; Green 18-yard pass to Booker to New York 44; Green 23-yard pass to Chambers to New York 21. NY JETS 14-13. 14:58 NYJ - TD, CHRIS BAKER 4 YD PASS FROM CHAD PENNINGTON (MIKE NUGENT KICK). Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards in 1:34. Key plays: Pennington 13-yard pass to Cotchery to Miami 44; Pennington 10-yard pass to Cotchery to Miami 30; Pennington 14-yard pass to B Smith on 3rd-and-3 to Miami 9. NY JETS 21-13. 3RD QUARTER: 7:03 NYJ - FG, MIKE NUGENT 21 YD. Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards in 7:03. Key plays: 5-yard offside penalty on Dolphins' Taylor on 3rd-and-2 to New York 43; Jones 12-yard run to Miami 42; 5-yard offside penalty on Dolphins' Taylor on 3rd-and-2 to Miami 15; B Smith 11-yard run to Miami 4. NY JETS 24-13. 4TH QUARTER: 2:09 NYJ - TD, CHAD PENNINGTON 2 YD RUN (MIKE NUGENT KICK). Drive: 15 plays, 74 yards in 7:36. Key plays: Pennington 23-yard pass to Coles on 3rd-and-17 to New York 42; Pennington 2-yard pass to Jones on 3rd-and-1 to Miami 47; Pennington 7-yard pass to Cotchery on 3rd-and-5 to Miami 35; Jones 11-yard run to Miami 18; Jones 11-yard run to Miami 7. NY JETS 31-13. 6:04 MIA - TD, RONNIE BROWN 2 YD RUN (RONNIE BROWN RUN FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION). Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards in 3:55. Key plays: Green 15-yard pass to Ginn to Miami 39; Green 11-yard pass to Brown to midfield; Green 13-yard pass to Chambers to New York 37; Green 14- yard pass to Martin to New York 23; Brown 10-yard run to New York 5. NY JETS 31-21. 13:45 MIA - TD, RONNIE BROWN 22 YD PASS FROM TRENT GREEN (JAY FEELY KICK). Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards in 2:19. Key plays: Green 26-yard pass to Chambers to New York 49; Green 11-yard pass to Martin to New York 38; Green 9-yard pass to Hagan on 3rd-and-3 to New York 22. NY JETS 31-28. MIAMI - NY JETS Final Statistics TEAM STATISTICS MIAMI NY JETS FIRST DOWNS 28 22 Rushing 9 9 Passing 17 10 Penalty 2 3 THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 3-9-33% 8-13-62% FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 1-1-100% 0-0-0% TOTAL NET YARDS 424 256 Total offensive plays 60 61 Average gain per play 7.1 4.2 NET YARDS RUSHING 112 141 Rushing attempts 23 38 Average gain per rush 4.9 3.7 Tackles for loss-yards 0-0 2-3 NET YARDS PASSING 312 115 Times sacked: Number-Yards 1-6 1-9 Gross passing yards 318 124 PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 36-23-1 22-15-0 Avg gain per pass play 8.4 5.0 KICKOFFS: Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 6-0-0 6-2-2 PUNTS: Number and Average 2-29.0 3-46.7 Had blocked 0 0 Net punting average 26.0 46.7 TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) 6 3 Number-Yards: Punt Returns 2-6 0-0 Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns 4-80 5-179 Number-Yards: Interception Returns 0-0 1-3 PENALTIES: Number-Yards 9-56 5-26 FUMBLES: Number-Lost 0-0 0-0 TOUCHDOWNS 3 4 Rushing 2 1 Passing 1 2 Interceptions 0 0 Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 1 EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 3-3 4-4 Kicking: Made-Attempts 2-2 4-4 Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 Rushing: Made-Attempts 1-1 0-0 FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 2-2 1-1 FGs - PATs had blocked 0-0 0-0 RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 2-3-67% 3-4-75% GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 2-3-67% 3-4-75% SAFETIES 0 0 TIME OF POSSESSION 28:10 31:50 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS MIAMI NY JETS RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- R BROWN 23 112 4.9 13 2 T JONES 25 110 4.4 12 0 L WASHINGT 7 18 2.6 5 0 B SMITH 2 14 7.0 11 0 C PENNINGT 4 -1 -0.3 2 1 PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- T GREEN 23-36-318 1 1 43 C PENNINGT 15-22-124 0 2 23 Sacked-Yards Lost: T GREEN 1-6. Sacked-Yards Lost: C PENNINGT 1-9. RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- C CHAMBERS 6 101 16.8 26 0 J COTCHERY 5 54 10.8 19 0 R BROWN 6 99 16.5 43 1 L COLES 3 30 10.0 23 1 M BOOKER 5 60 12.0 20 0 B SMITH 3 24 8.0 14 0 D MARTIN 3 31 10.3 14 0 T JONES 2 1 0.5 2 0 T GINN JR. 1 15 15.0 15 0 J MCCAREIN 1 11 11.0 11 0 D HAGAN 1 9 9.0 9 0 C BAKER 1 4 4.0 4 1 J PEELLE 1 3 3.0 3 0 INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- K RHODES 1 3 3.0 3 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- B FIELDS 2 58 29.0 0 1 31 B GRAHAM 3 140 46.7 0 1 59 T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- T GINN JR. 2 6 3.0 6 0 KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- T GINN JR. 3 80 26.7 39 0 L WASHINGTON 2 111 55.5 98 1 D SPRAGAN 1 0 0.0 0 0 B SMITH 2 54 27.0 27 0 J COTCHERY 1 14 14.0 14 0 KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- J FEELY 2/2 2/2 M NUGENT 4/4 1/1 Dist.: 31 39 Dist.: 21 O-D O-D FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Fumbles: None DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ D SPRAGAN 11 5 6 0-0 E COLEMAN 12 5 7 0-0 C CROWDER 9 6 3 0-0 D BARRETT 8 7 1 0-0 M LEHAN 7 5 2 0-0 D REVIS 8 7 1 0-0 R HILL 6 4 2 0-0 K COLEMAN 6 6 0 0-0 W ALLEN 5 4 1 0-0 V HOBSON 6 2 4 0-0 T DANIELS 5 3 2 0-0 J VILMA 5 4 1 0-0 V HOLLIDAY 4 4 0 1-9 E BARTON 5 3 2 0-0 J PORTER 4 3 1 0-0 D HARRIS 5 3 2 0-0 J TAYLOR 4 2 2 0-0 K RHODES 5 2 3 0-0 T TILLMAN 4 2 2 0-0 S ELLIS 3 2 1 1-6 K TRAYLOR 3 2 1 0-0 D BOWENS 1 1 0 0-0 A GOODMAN 2 2 0 0-0 D ROBERTSON 1 1 0 0-0 M ROTH 1 1 0 0-0 C MOSLEY 1 1 0 0-0 D POPE 1 1 0 0-0 S POUHA 1 0 1 0-0 P SOLIAI 1 1 0 0-0 C PAGE 1 0 1 0-0 Att: 77,197</div>
By Joe Rizzo PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer <div class="pre">EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Ticker) -- In their haste to get</div>their first win of the season, a resurgent Chad Pennington andthe New York Jets turned to the no-huddle offense and a big playon special teams. Pennington shook off an ankle injury in his return to thestarting lineup, throwing for two touchdowns and running foranother as the Jets posted a 31-28 win over the winless theMiami Dolphins in an AFC East clash. Thomas Jones ran for 110 yards for New York (1-2), which securedits first win of the season. Both teams entered desperate for victory early in the season,and the Jets used the no-huddle from the start, cashing in ontheir second drive of the game when Pennington hit LaveranuesColes with a three-yard pass to make it 7-0 with 62 seconds leftin the first quarter. It capped a 10-play, 55-yard drive. Ronnie Brown, who carried 23 times for 112 yards and two rushingtouchdowns, responded on the ensuing drive with a one-yardscoring plunge two minutes into the second quarter. But then Leon Washington put New York ahead to stay, returningthe kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown. Behind Brown's running and Trent Green's short passing, Miamiadded a couple of field goals from Jay Feely before halftime toclose the gap to 14-13. But they left too much time after thesecond kick. Pennington used 94 seconds to drive New York 57 yards in nineplays, including a four-yard scoring pass to tight end ChrisBaker to make it an eight-point game - two seconds before thebreak. Baker juggled the ball before coming down with it, and the playwithstood a video review. Still running the no-huddle, the Jets gave the Dolphins a largedose of Jones in the third quarter, leading to a drive justunder eight minutes long that culminated with a 21-yard fieldgoal by Mike Nugent. Bridging the final two quarters, Jones keyed anotherball-controlling drive that took 7:36 and ended withPennington's two-yard quarterback draw for a score, pushing thelead to 31-13 with 12:51 remaining. Miami responded with a quick scoring drive keyed by Green'sshort passes and finished by Brown's two-yard run. Green handedto Brown on the Statue of Liberty play for a successfultwo-point conversion that made it a 10-point game. After getting the ball back, the third-year running back scoredon a 22-yard pass to cut his team's deficit to three points.But New York would recover an onside kick to seal the win. Green was 23-of-36 for 318 yards with one touchdown and oneinterception for Miami (1-2).
NFL: MIAMI at NY JETS <div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- MIAMI 0 13 0 15 28 NY JETS 7 14 3 7 31 FINAL SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: 13:58 NYJ - TD, LAVERANUES COLES 3 YD PASS FROM CHAD PENNINGTON (MIKE NUGENT KICK). Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards in 5:39. Key plays: Jones 3-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to Miami 43; Pennington 19-yard pass to Cotchery to Miami 24; 11-yard roughing the passer penalty on Dolphins' Crowder to Miami 11; Jones 2-yard run on 3rd-and-2 to Miami 1. NY JETS 7-0. 2ND QUARTER: 2:00 MIA - TD, RONNIE BROWN 1 YD RUN (JAY FEELY KICK). Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards in 3:02. Key plays: Brown 11-yard run to Miami 31; Green 14-yard pass to Chambers to Miami 45; Green 43-yard pass to Brown New York 12. MIAMI 7-7. 2:13 NYJ - TD, LEON WASHINGTON 98 YD KICKOFF RETURN (MIKE NUGENT KICK). NY JETS 14-7. 7:41 MIA - FG, JAY FEELY 31 YD. Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards in 5:28. Key plays: Green 20-yard pass to Booker to New York 36; Green 16-yard pass to Brown to New York 20; Brown 4-yard run on 4th-and-1 to New York 7. NY JETS 14-10. 13:24 MIA - FG, JAY FEELY 39 YD. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards in 3:29. Key plays: Brown 13-yard run to Miami 29; Green 18-yard pass to Booker to New York 44; Green 23-yard pass to Chambers to New York 21. NY JETS 14-13. 14:58 NYJ - TD, CHRIS BAKER 4 YD PASS FROM CHAD PENNINGTON (MIKE NUGENT KICK). Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards in 1:34. Key plays: Pennington 13-yard pass to Cotchery to Miami 44; Pennington 10-yard pass to Cotchery to Miami 30; Pennington 14-yard pass to B Smith on 3rd-and-3 to Miami 9. NY JETS 21-13. 3RD QUARTER: 7:03 NYJ - FG, MIKE NUGENT 21 YD. Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards in 7:03. Key plays: 5-yard offside penalty on Dolphins' Taylor on 3rd-and-2 to New York 43; Jones 12-yard run to Miami 42; 5-yard offside penalty on Dolphins' Taylor on 3rd-and-2 to Miami 15; B Smith 11-yard run to Miami 4. NY JETS 24-13. 4TH QUARTER: 2:09 NYJ - TD, CHAD PENNINGTON 2 YD RUN (MIKE NUGENT KICK). Drive: 15 plays, 74 yards in 7:36. Key plays: Pennington 23-yard pass to Coles on 3rd-and-17 to New York 42; Pennington 2-yard pass to Jones on 3rd-and-1 to Miami 47; Pennington 7-yard pass to Cotchery on 3rd-and-5 to Miami 35; Jones 11-yard run to Miami 18; Jones 11-yard run to Miami 7. NY JETS 31-13. 6:04 MIA - TD, RONNIE BROWN 2 YD RUN (RONNIE BROWN RUN FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION). Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards in 3:55. Key plays: Green 15-yard pass to Ginn to Miami 39; Green 11-yard pass to Brown to midfield; Green 13-yard pass to Chambers to New York 37; Green 14- yard pass to Martin to New York 23; Brown 10-yard run to New York 5. NY JETS 31-21. 13:45 MIA - TD, RONNIE BROWN 22 YD PASS FROM TRENT GREEN (JAY FEELY KICK). Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards in 2:19. Key plays: Green 26-yard pass to Chambers to New York 49; Green 11-yard pass to Martin to New York 38; Green 9-yard pass to Hagan on 3rd-and-3 to New York 22. NY JETS 31-28. MIAMI - NY JETS Final Statistics TEAM STATISTICS MIAMI NY JETS FIRST DOWNS 28 22 Rushing 9 9 Passing 17 10 Penalty 2 3 THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 3-9-33% 8-13-62% FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 1-1-100% 0-0-0% TOTAL NET YARDS 424 256 Total offensive plays 60 61 Average gain per play 7.1 4.2 NET YARDS RUSHING 112 141 Rushing attempts 23 38 Average gain per rush 4.9 3.7 Tackles for loss-yards 0-0 2-3 NET YARDS PASSING 312 115 Times sacked: Number-Yards 1-6 1-9 Gross passing yards 318 124 PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 36-23-1 22-15-0 Avg gain per pass play 8.4 5.0 KICKOFFS: Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 6-0-0 6-2-2 PUNTS: Number and Average 2-29.0 3-46.7 Had blocked 0 0 Net punting average 26.0 46.7 TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) 6 3 Number-Yards: Punt Returns 2-6 0-0 Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns 4-80 6-179 Number-Yards: Interception Returns 0-0 1-3 PENALTIES: Number-Yards 9-56 5-26 FUMBLES: Number-Lost 0-0 1-0 TOUCHDOWNS 3 4 Rushing 2 1 Passing 1 2 Interceptions 0 0 Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 1 EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 3-3 4-4 Kicking: Made-Attempts 2-2 4-4 Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 Rushing: Made-Attempts 1-1 0-0 FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 2-2 1-1 FGs - PATs had blocked 0-0 0-0 RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 2-3-67% 3-4-75% GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 2-3-67% 3-4-75% SAFETIES 0 0 TIME OF POSSESSION 28:10 31:50 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS MIAMI NY JETS RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- R BROWN 23 112 4.9 13 2 T JONES 25 110 4.4 12 0 L WASHINGT 7 18 2.6 5 0 B SMITH 2 14 7.0 11 0 C PENNINGT 4 -1 -0.3 2 1 PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- T GREEN 23-36-318 1 1 43 C PENNINGT 15-22-124 0 2 23 Sacked-Yards Lost: T GREEN 1-6. Sacked-Yards Lost: C PENNINGT 1-9. RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- C CHAMBERS 6 101 16.8 26 0 J COTCHERY 5 54 10.8 19 0 R BROWN 6 99 16.5 43 1 L COLES 3 30 10.0 23 1 M BOOKER 5 60 12.0 20 0 B SMITH 3 24 8.0 14 0 D MARTIN 3 31 10.3 14 0 T JONES 2 1 0.5 2 0 T GINN JR. 1 15 15.0 15 0 J MCCAREIN 1 11 11.0 11 0 D HAGAN 1 9 9.0 9 0 C BAKER 1 4 4.0 4 1 J PEELLE 1 3 3.0 3 0 INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- K RHODES 1 3 3.0 3 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- B FIELDS 2 58 29.0 0 1 31 B GRAHAM 3 140 46.7 0 1 59 T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- T GINN JR. 2 6 3.0 6 0 KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- T GINN JR. 3 80 26.7 39 0 L WASHINGTON 2 111 55.5 98 1 D SPRAGAN 1 0 0.0 0 0 B SMITH 2 54 27.0 27 0 J COTCHERY 1 14 14.0 14 0 C BAKER 1 0 0.0 0 0 KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- J FEELY 2/2 2/2 M NUGENT 4/4 1/1 Dist.: 31 39 Dist.: 21 O-D O-D FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Fumbles: None DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ D SPRAGAN 11 5 6 0-0 E COLEMAN 12 5 7 0-0 C CROWDER 9 6 3 0-0 D BARRETT 8 7 1 0-0 M LEHAN 7 5 2 0-0 D REVIS 8 7 1 0-0 R HILL 6 4 2 0-0 K COLEMAN 6 6 0 0-0 W ALLEN 5 4 1 0-0 V HOBSON 6 2 4 0-0 T DANIELS 5 3 2 0-0 J VILMA 5 4 1 0-0 V HOLLIDAY 4 4 0 1-9 E BARTON 5 3 2 0-0 J PORTER 4 3 1 0-0 D HARRIS 5 3 2 0-0 J TAYLOR 4 2 2 0-0 K RHODES 5 2 3 0-0 T TILLMAN 4 2 2 0-0 S ELLIS 3 2 1 1-6 K TRAYLOR 3 2 1 0-0 D BOWENS 1 1 0 0-0 A GOODMAN 2 2 0 0-0 D ROBERTSON 1 1 0 0-0 M ROTH 1 1 0 0-0 C MOSLEY 1 1 0 0-0 D POPE 1 1 0 0-0 S POUHA 1 0 1 0-0 P SOLIAI 1 1 0 0-0 C PAGE 1 0 1 0-0 Officials: Referee-Bill Leavy, Umpire-Richard Hall, Head Linesman-Gary Slaughter, Line Judge-Darryll Lewis, Field Judge-Rob Vernatchi, Side Judge-Mike Weatherford, Back Judge-Kirk Dornan. Att: 77,197 Time of Game: 2:56</div>
By Joe Rizzo PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Ticker) -- In their haste to gettheir first win of the season, a resurgent Chad Pennington andthe New York Jets turned to the no-huddle offense and a big playon special teams. Pennington shook off an ankle injury in his return to thestarting lineup, throwing for two touchdowns and running foranother as the Jets posted a 31-28 win over the winless theMiami Dolphins in an AFC East clash. Thomas Jones ran for 110 yards for New York (1-2), which securedits first win of the season. Both teams entered desperate for a victory early in the season,and the Jets used the no-huddle from the start, cashing in ontheir second drive of the game when Pennington hit LaveranuesColes with a three-yard pass to make it 7-0 with 62 seconds leftin the first quarter. It capped a 10-play, 55-yard drive. Ronnie Brown, who rushed 23 times for 112 yards and twotouchdowns, responded on the ensuing drive with a 1-yard scoringplunge two minutes into the second quarter. Brown added 99yards and another score on six receptions. "We said all week that he would have an increased role," Miamicoach Cam Cameron said. "You can see that on offense it's awork in progress. We noticed better chemistry with the guys upfront this week. That makes a tremendous difference." But Leon Washington put New York ahead to stay, returning theensuing kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown. "Leon got a lot of work in the preseason on (kickoff returns),"said Jets coach Eric Mangini, who gave Washington the main rolewith Justin Miller on injured reserve. "When he touches theball, he can be explosive." "Coach (Mike) Westoff did a great job of drawing it up,"Washington said. "It doesn't matter who's back there returning.I basically ran through the hole and kept running." Behind Brown's running and Trent Green's short passing, Miamiadded a couple of field goals from Jay Feely before halftime toclose the gap to 14-13. But they left too much time after thesecond kick, which finished a drive that stalled with threestraight incompletions by Green. "I think that was the biggest possession of the game," said Jetssafety Kerry Rhodes, whose second-half interception was theonly turnover of the game and the first forced by the Jets thisseason. "We were able to make a stop there and make them kick." Fearing Washington might bring back another kickoff, theDolphins elected to try a squib kick. It backfired and gave theJets the ball at their own 43. "One thing I believe is if a guy runs one back on you, you donot give him the chance to do it again," Cameron said. Pennington used 94 seconds to drive New York 57 yards in nineplays, including a 4-yard scoring pass to tight end Chris Bakerto make it an eight-point game - two seconds before the break. Baker juggled the ball before coming down with it, and the playwithstood a video review. Still running the no-huddle, the Jets gave the Dolphins a largedose of Jones in the third quarter, leading to a drive justunder eight minutes long that culminated with a 21-yard fieldgoal by Mike Nugent. Bridging the final two quarters, Jones keyed anotherball-controlling drive that took 7:36 and ended withPennington's two-yard quarterback draw for a score, pushing thelead to 31-13 with 12:51 remaining. "It was a good thing the offense gave me about eight seconds toget in there," joked Pennington, who went untouched into the endzone. "I've always been impressed with Chad Pennington," Cameron said."He was out there playing on one leg and did an outstandingjob." It was a significant turnaround for the sometimes embattled Jetsquarterback, who injured the ankle in a season-opening loss toNew England and limped off the field in severe discomfort - onlyto hear the home fans deliver a raucous cheer when backupKellen Clemens entered the game. Pennington sat out last weekend's loss in Baltimore. When hewalked on the field for the Jets' first possession, Penningtonheard loud cheers. <div class="pre">"I love the Jets fans they're passionate and loyal," Pennington</div>said. "They appreciate players who play with heart and giveeverything they have." "Chad has a great presence," Mangini said. "He has a great wayof controlling the huddle. He knows how to manage time andsituations." Miami responded with a quick scoring drive keyed by Green'sshort passes and finished by Brown's two-yard run. Green handedto Brown on the Statue of Liberty play for a successfultwo-point conversion that made it a 10-point game. After getting the ball back, the third-year running back scoredon a 22-yard pass to cut his team's deficit to three points. "Half their yards were on screens," Rhodes said. "We knew theywould make a run and make it tight. That's what this series isall about." New York recovered an onside kick to seal the win. Green was 23-of-36 for 318 yards with one touchdown and oneinterception for Miami (1-2). Chris Chambers had 101 yards onsix catches and Marty Booker added 60 on five. The Dolphins aim for the first win of the season next weekendwhen they host the Oakland Raiders. "It was pretty tough," Brown said. "We still have a long way togo as a team, and I think if we continue to build and put ittogether, we'll put ourselves in a good situation."
Re: NFL: MIAMI (0-2) at NY JETS (0-2) Let's be honest; its a sure sign of the Apocalypse if the phins were to ever win @ the Meadowlands.</p> I'm just glad this particular road game is out of the way early.</p>
