GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NFL: WASHINGTON (4-3) at NY JETS (1-7)

NFL: WASHINGTON at NY JETS

<div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH
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WASHINGTON 3 6 3 8
NY JETS 10 7 0 3

OT TOTAL
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WASHINGTON 3 23
NY JETS 0 20 FINAL IN OVERTIME

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: NYJ - TD, LEON WASHINGTON 86 YD KICKOFF
RETURN (MIKE NUGENT KICK), 0:13. NY
JETS 7-0
WAS - FG, SHAUN SUISHAM 46 YD, 5:06. Drive:
10 plays, 42 yards in 4:53. Key
plays: Portis 8-yard run to
Washington 38; Campbell 7-yard pass
to Sellers to New York 43; Campbell
8-yard pass to Cooley to New York
33. NY JETS 7-3
NYJ - FG, MIKE NUGENT 29 YD, 13:02. Drive: 15
plays, 69 yards in 7:56. Key plays:
Clemens 5-yard pass to B Smith on
3rd-and-2 to New York 47; 15-yard
roughing the passer penalty on
Redskins' Landry to Washington 37;
T Jones 11-yard run to Washington
26; Clemens 14-yard pass to Baker
on 3rd-and-7 to Washington 9. NY
JETS 10-3
2ND QUARTER: NYJ - TD, JOSEPH KOWALEWSKI 1 YD PASS FROM
KELLEN CLEMENS (MIKE NUGENT KICK),
5:39. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards in
4:38. Key plays: Clemens 18-yard
run plus 15-yard unnecessary
roughness penalty on Redskins'
Fletcher on 3rd-and-7 to Washington
44; Clemens 30-yard pass to
Cotchery on 3rd-and-12 to
Washington 16. NY JETS 17-3
WAS - FG, SHAUN SUISHAM 40 YD, 9:32. Drive: 9
plays, 48 yards in 3:53. Key plays:
Campbell 21-yard pass to Cooley on
3rd-and-5 to New York 43; Portis
15-yard run to New York 23. NY JETS
17-6
WAS - FG, SHAUN SUISHAM 22 YD, 14:05. Drive:
11 plays, 63 yards in 4:33. Key
plays: Campbell 10-yard pass to
Sellers to Washington 47; Portis
18-yard run to New York 35;
Campbell 12-yard pass to Moss to
New York 8. NY JETS 17-9
3RD QUARTER: WAS - FG, SHAUN SUISHAM 40 YD, 4:11. Drive:
10 plays, 47 yards in 4:11. Key
plays: Campbell 14-yard pass to
Randle El to Washington 46;
Campbell 12-yard pass to Moss to
New York 42; Campbell 16-yard pass
to Moss on 3rd-and-7 to New York
23. NY JETS 17-12
4TH QUARTER: WAS - TD, CLINTON PORTIS 1 YD RUN (JASON
CAMPBELL PASS TO ANTWAAN RANDLE EL
FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION), 3:54.
Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards in 2:49.
Key plays: Landry 15-yard return of
Cotchery fumble to Washington 36;
Portis 32-yard run to New York 23.
WASHINGTON 20-17
NYJ - FG, MIKE NUGENT 30 YD, 14:50. Drive: 16
plays, 64 yards in 5:03. Key plays:
Clemens 5-yard pass to Cotchery on
3rd-and-2 to New York 38; Clemens
20-yard pass to McCareins on
3rd-and-10 to Washington 42;
Clemens 5-yard pass to Washington
on 3rd-and-4 to Washington 31;
Clemens 6-yard run on 3rd-and-5 to
Washington 20. WASHINGTON 20-20
OVERTIME : WAS - FG, SHAUN SUISHAM 46 YD, 7:17. Drive:
11 plays, 61 yards in 5:28. Key
plays: Campbell 17-yard pass to
Cooley on 3rd-and-4 to Washington
33; Portis 10-yard run to
Washington 43; Portis 17-yard run
to New York 38. WASHINGTON 23-20

ATT: 76,663</div>

 

<div class="pre">EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Ticker) -- Clinton Portis and the</div>Washington Redskins spoiled the first game of the Kellen Clemensera for the New York Jets.


Portis rushed for 196 yards on 36 carries and Shaun Suishamkicked a 46-yard field goal in overtime to lead the Redskins toa 20-17 victory on Sunday.


Washington (5-3) now holds an 8-1 edge over the Jets (1-8) incareer meetings. The Redskins were coming off a 52-7 loss atNew England last week.


"This was really big for us," Redskins coach Joe Gibbs said."We could've been 4-4. Now you're 5-3 going home. I'm excitedabout that. It's euphoria and probably a lot of relief."

In his first game since getting the starting nod at quarterbackover veteran Chad Pennington, Clemens directed a game-tyingdrive, capped off by a 30-yard field goal by Mike Nugent with 10seconds remaining to send the game into overtime.


Clemens completed 23-of-42 for 226 yards and also rushed for 48yards in his second career start.


"I don't think Washington expected me to do any scrambling,"Clemens said. "When things broke down or when things werecovered, I tried to make plays with my feet. I don't think thatwill be a week-to-week thing. The coverages forced me to run."

It was the Redskins who got the last laugh in overtime. Afterforcing the Jets to punt on the first possession, the Redskinsdrove from their own 10-yard line to set the stage for Suisham'sgame-winning kick. Portis rushed for 61 yards on the finaldrive.


"The offensive line was jelling," Portis said. "All I could dowas run behind them. When we stuck with the running game early,the whole team felt good to stick with the game plan."

Suisham finished with five field goals to tie a franchiserecord.


New York's Leon Washington opened the game by running back theopening kickoff 86 yards for a touchdown.


After the team traded field goals, Clemens directed an 80-yarddrive, capped off with a 1-yard touchdown pass to tight end JoeKowalewski, to put the Jets ahead, 17-3, midway through thesecond quarter.


"As the game progressed, I got more and more comfortable,"Clemens said. "Even up to the last third down we didn'tconvert, I felt pretty comfortable and was excited to be backthere playing."


The Redskins responded with 17 points to take a 20-17 lead inthe fourth quarter. After a pair of field goals by Suisham,Washington took advantage of the game's lone turnover.

Safety LaRon Landry scooped up a Jerricho Cotchery fumble earlyin the fourth quarter and the Redskins methodically drove downthe field on the ground.


Portis eventually punched the ball in from the 1-yard line, andquarterback Jason Campbell hit Antwaan Randle El on a two-pointconversion pass to put the Redskins ahead, 20-17.


"As a team we kept fighting," Portis said. "Nobody got down.Nobody got worried. We kept to our game plan. We didn't doanything different. It was just consistent.


"You know what? It panned out."


Campbell completed 12-of-23 passes for 142 yards.


The Jets were without top receiver Laveranues Coles, who missedthe game with a concussion. Cotchery caught five passes for 90yards.

 

Re: NFL: WASHINGTON (4-3) at NY JETS (1-7)

I didn't get to watch the game today but pulling away with a W is always fine. I'll take an OT win against the Jets because of us getting slaughtered last week against New England.</p>