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November 24, 2010

Owens Calls Revis Overrated, One-Year Wonder

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

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NFL Football Thanksgiving: Bengals – Jets

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

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January 21, 2010

Ten Reasons Why The Jets Will Beat The Colts

Are you amazed that the New York Jets have made it all the way to the AFC Championship game? Do you think the Jets have no chance at all at beating Peyton Manning and the Colts? Consider this…

Jets disbelievers said that the Colts and Bengals “rested” against the Jets in the final two weeks of the NFL regular season – MAYBE.

They said the Jets would get booted in the AFC wild card game against the Bengals – WRONG!

They said there was absolutely no chance that the Jets could beat the 13-3 Chargers – WRONG!

And now they’re saying the Jets have no chance whatsoever to beat the Colts – WRONG AGAIN!

I have just one thing to say to the disbelievers – remember the 2007 New York Giants? The Giants limped into the playoffs with a 10-6 regular season record. They defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC wild card game, the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC Divisional Championship game and the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship Game – all on the road.

And the icing on the cake? The Giants were 12.5 point underdog to the undefeated Belichick-Brady Patriots (16-0) in Super Bowl XLII. No body game the Giants any chance of winning. We all know the outcome of that game – the Giants became Super Bowl XLII Champions – remember?

You can draw a lot of parallels between the 2009 Jets and the 2007 Giants.

Here are 10 reasons why the Jets will beat the Colts in the AFC Championship game:

  1. Jets have the best overall defense in the NFL
  2. Jets have the best against the pass in the NFL
  3. Jets have the best rushing offense in the NFL
  4. Jets beat a team (the Chargers) that had won 11 games in a row in a game. A game the “experts” said the Jets had no chance to winning
  5. The Jets believe in their coach Rex Ryan and themselves
  6. The Colts are last in the NFL when rushing the ball
  7. The Colts only beat the Ravens last week because of the Ravens mistakes: Two lost fumbles, two interceptions and seven penalties for 65 yards.
  8. The Colts offense only scored 20 points against the Ravens in the AFC Divisional Championship even though the Ravens turned the ball over 4 times.
  9. Jets have nothing to lose and there is no pressure on them
  10. Jets are on a roll and cannot be stopped. The Jets have the momentum.

The AFC Championship Game prediction by the odds makers hve the Colts favored by 7.5 points with the under/over set at 40.5 points.

Thenlfthisweek.com AFC Championship Game prediction:

Jets 24 Colts 21

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