Speaking to Cincinnati reporters, Bengals wide receiver Terrrell Owens ripped Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis as overrated and a one-year wonder.

“No disrespect, [Revis] has only done one thing for one year.” Owens said. “You talk about shutdown corners, you need to repeatedly do it, year in and year out, I think he did it one year, and everybody made a lot of hoopla about it. I think, you know, he started feeling himself, then he wanted to come out and say that I’m a slouch”.

Owens was referring to Revis’s use of the word “slouch” to describe both Owens and Randy Moss during an off-season TV interview. TO never forgot that diss, and when Moss beat Revis earlier this season for a touchdown, he couldn’t resist Tweeting “I see Revis Island getting’ exposed. Now that hammy is really hurting”.

Owens added another Tweet yesterday, calling Revis “just an average corner”.

“Everybody has assessed his abilities as far as what he did last year, shutdown corner, this and that”, Owens said. “He did very well last year. But I think I’m looking forward to the challenge, just like he’s looking forward to the challenge”.

Revis will get his chance to respond tomorrow night in the Bengals Jets matchup in the Meadownlands tomorrow night. The Jets plan is for Revis to cover Owens and Cromartie (Jets other corner) on Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco.

Revis said that Owens tweet after that New England game “just put a big chip on my shoulder”. In fact, he [Revis] didn’t even seem to regret that Owens was still pissed about that “slouch” comment.

“At the time, that’s what I felt”, Revis said. “You guys see the same thing. I’m just saying what I see. That’s how I felt, that’s what it is”.

All this trash talk will come to a head tomorrow night in Jersey.

“After the season, around the Super Bowl, so many media people pumping him up, with him up, with him shutting so many people down, he came out and said that I was a slouch, myself and Randy.: Owens said. “You know, I heard it. It’s in the back of my mind”.

Owens seems to have something to prove. Last year in two games against the Jets, Revis held him to 44 yards on 6 catches. This year, TO is among the league leaders in catches (62) and receiving yards (897). It’s just too bad his performance hasn’t impacted the Bengals record (2-8).

Source: New York Post

The Cincinnati Bengals and their primadona wide receivers travel to the new Meadowlands Stadium to take on the New York Jets in the sole Thanksgiving evening NFL match-up in Week 12.

Fans attending the game may opt to BYOF (bring your own flashlight) after last week’s temporary power outage at the new Meadowlands Stadium in the 3rd quarter of the Giants – Cowboys game.

The Bengals Jets contest is the third of three games being played on Thanksgiving. The first kicks off at 12:30 pm with the New England Patriots visiting the Detroit Lions. Then, in the mid-afternoon 4:15 start; the New Orleans Saints take on Jerry Jones’s Dallas Cowboys in Texas.

BENGALS JETS: GAME DAY PARTICULARS
Visitors	Cincinnati Bengals (2-8)
Home	New York Jets (8-2)
When	Thursday Nov 25 08:20 pm EST
Where	Meadowlands Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
Weather	Rain, Drizzle 40º F
TV	NFL Network
Favorite	Jets -9
Under/Over	43.5

BENGALS JETS PREVIEW
Although the New York Jets share the lead with the Patriots in the AFC East they’ve had to pull out last minute wins in their previous 3 games against teams with a combined record of 9-21.

The Jets needed a field goal as time expired in regulation to beat the Detroit Lions (2-8) on Nov 7. They needed an overtime TD pass from Sanchez to Holmes to beat the Cleveland Browns (3-7) 26-20. And last week, the Jets needed 20 4th quarter points, including a touchdown pass with 6 seconds remaining to beat the 4-6 Houston Texans 30-27.

There’s really nothing to talk about on the other side. Going into NFL Week 12, the Bengals are 2-8, having lost their last seven games. Their last win goes all the back to September 26 against the 1-9 Carolina Panthers. The Bengals lack of success against the run has been the contributing factor to their dismal record in 2010.

But the Bengals do have a pair of primadonna wide receivers in Chad Ochocinco and Terrell Owens, but the Jets counter these passing threats with a less obnoxious but super-talented defensive duo in Darrelle Revis and Antonio Cromartie.

BENGALS JETS INJURIES

Cincinnati Bengals Injury Notables
Player	Pos	Injury	Status
Tank Johnson	DT	Right Knee	Injured Reserve
Antwan Odom	DE	Wrist	Out
Cedric Benson	RB	Foot	Questionable
Rey Maualuga	LB	Thigh	Questionable

New York Jets Injury Notables
Player	Pos	Injury	Status
Dwight Lowery	CB	Concussion	Out
Marquice Cole	CB	Hamstring	Out
Jerricho Cotchery	WR	Groin	Out

* Players listed as Probable not listed

BENGALS JETS ANALYSIS
The most glaring statistic is the Lions lack of rushing yards per game. If the Bengals can’t run against the Jets, forget about it. The dynamic defensive duo of Revis and Cromartie are more than enough to stop Ochocinco and Owens in the air.

Injuries shouldn’t be a big factor. The Jets will be without WR Jerricho Cotchery but it shouldn’t make a big difference since the Jets will win this game on the ground.

As for Cincinnati, QB Carson Palmer and the rest of the Bengals offense will be stymied by the Jets defense. However, the Jets defense has given up more points than most analysts and experts expected.

Bengals OFFENSE Ranking		Jets DEFENSE Ranking
Rush Yds/Gms	96.6 23rd	Rush Yds/Gms	90.3 5th
Pass Yds/Gms	249.6 8th	Pass Yds/Gms	220.0 16th
Tot Yds/Gms	346.2 14th	Tot Yds/Gms	310.3 7th

Jets OFFENSE Ranking		Bengals DEFENSE Ranking
Rush Yds/Gms	145.9 4th	Rush Yds/Gms	118.3 23rd
Pass Yds/Gms	220.0 17th	Pass Yds/Gms	223.0 18th
Tot Yds/Gms	365.9 9th	Tot Yds/Gms	341.3 18th

BENGALS JETS GAME PREDICTION
The Bengals will be in for a long night. The Jets rushing attack, lead by Ladainian Tomlinson (153 Att, 692 Yds. 5 TDs) and Shonn Greene (122 Att, 505 Yds, 1 TD), will allow the Jets to dominate the time of possession and give the Jets the points they need to beat the spread.

The nflthisweek.com predicts the Jets will win outright and the spread.
Take the Jets (-9) and the Over (43.5)

JETS 28  17

Source: foxsports.com

The AFC playoff picture will become much clearer this weekend.  The New York Jets take on the AFC North champion Cincinnati Bengals to AFC wildcard Saturday, Jan 9, 2010. On Sunday, the Baltimore Ravens head to Foxboro to take on the AFC East champion New England Patriots. Here are some pre-game insights and predictions for the AFC matchup between the Jets and the Bengals.

Jets coach Rex Ryan says the Jets should be the favorite to win the Superbowl, but not even all-time Jet Joe Namath agrees. For a first-year NFL coach those are pretty big words, especially with a rookie QB leading the team. But there could be some credence in what he says – just take a look at the NFL regular season statistics.

The Jets are ranked 1st in the total defense (1ST against the pass/8th against the rush). Offensively they are ranked 20th in total offense but 1st in Rushing and 31st in passing. Pretty impressive statistics! And remember, the Jets beat the undefeated Colts in week 16 and routed the Bengals in week 17 to get an AFC wildcard spot.

However we know the Bengals are no slouches defensively. They are ranked 4th in total defense (8th against the pass/7th against the rush). Offensively they are ranked 24th overall (9th in rushing/26th in passing).

Many of the NFL analysts say you can throw away the stats from last week’s matchup, but some are too startling too avoid:

• The Bengals had only 5 first downs in the entire game to the Jets 21
• The Bengals averaged 1.8 yards per play to the Jets 4.4
• The Bengals rushed and netted only 72 yards – the Jets 257 on the ground with a net of 320
• Starting QB Carson Palmer had 0 yards passing (1/11 with 1 interception)
• The Bengals time of possession was 18:46 minutes to the Jets 41:14

While we don’t expect another shutout by the Jets, we do expect a repeat performance by the Jets running attack. We also see Mr. Revis shutting down Ochocinco (or is it Johnson?) and the Bengals passing game.

Yes, the Bengals are playing at home but we feel the pressure is on them to win since they’ve been in the playoffs only twice since 1990 (1990, 2005 – both division championships).

The Bengals are favorite by 2 points In this AFC playoff match-up. The under/over is 34 points.

Thenflthisweek.com prediction for AFC Wildcard Saturday

Jets 28 Bengals 7