Nov 30 in Jet History: Another Winless Date
Nov 30, 2015 6:39:18 GMT -5
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Post by Lithfan on Nov 30, 2015 6:39:18 GMT -5
November 30, 2008
November 30 has not been a good day for the Jets throughout their history. Seven times, the Jets have taken the field on November 30, and 7 times they have come away on the short end of the final score.
Their first 11/30 contest came in the 3rd year of the franchise, when they were still the NY Titans, a 24-17 loss to the Boston Patriots, who were led by a QB named Tom Yewcic and a WR named Jim Colclough.
Their most recent 11/30 loss occurred near the end of the 2008 season, a 34-17 upset loss at home in the rain to the Denver Broncos. The Jets were riding high coming into that Bronco game, coming off consecutive road wins in OT in New England, and then a 34-13 win in Tennessee in which the Jets handed the Titans their first loss of the season, a stretch that established the Jets as the team to beat in the AFC. But it didn’t last very long.
The game was scoreless as the Jets took over for their second possession at their own 14. On the first play from scrimmage, Thomas Jones fumbled the wet ball, but near disaster was avoided as Damien Woody fell on the fumble and the Jets retained possession. Momentarily. 4 plays later the Jets would go to the wildcat, with Brad Smith taking the snap. He tried to hand the ball to Jerricho Cotchery, but the balll came loose. Cotch fell on the ball, but it was knocked loose a second time, Bronco DB Vernon Fox picked it up and went 23 yards for a score.
It looked as if Cotch had possession and was touched down before the ball squirted free the second time, but the refs ruled it a fumble. Coach Eric Mangini wanted to challenge the play, but was told that it was not a reviewable play since Cotchery never gained possession.
"I felt like Jerricho had possession," Mangini said. "They felt he didn't."
The Jets responded immediately, as Leon Washington returned the Broncos kickoff to the NYJ 41 yard line, and thomas Jones went 59 yards for the score on the very first play from scrimmage.
But jay Cutler and the Broncos answered, as they would all day. Cutler hit rookie Eddie Royal for 59 yards and a TD on the next drive to retake the lead. Cutler’s arm and the running of Peyton Hillis would prove to be too much for Brett Favre and the Jets on this afternoon. The Jets gave up over 480 yard of offense to the Broncos, as Cutler finished at 27-43 for 347 yards with 2 TDs and 1 Interception. Rookie RB Peyton Hillis finished with 129 yards and a TD and Denver cruised to a 34-17 win.
"I was really disappointed with the way that we played today," said Mangini. "We've established a certain way to play football around here. We've established a certain identity and this wasn't even close to that."
Brett Favre struggled in the sloppy conditions, finishing 23-of-43 for 247 yards and an interception.
"We got outplayed," Favre said. "We had plenty of opportunities. It wasn't like we played our best football and we just lost. I thought Denver played outstanding."
A very promising start to a season, came apart over the last 5 games. The Jets would lose 4 of their last 5 to finish 9-7, out of the playoffs. Mangini would be fired in the offseason, Favre would retire and unretire, and the Jets would hire Rex Ryan and draft QB Mark Sanchez in the offseason, and then come really close to doing something special in the next two seasons, Only to fall short. Again.
November 30 has not been a good day for the Jets throughout their history. Seven times, the Jets have taken the field on November 30, and 7 times they have come away on the short end of the final score.
Their first 11/30 contest came in the 3rd year of the franchise, when they were still the NY Titans, a 24-17 loss to the Boston Patriots, who were led by a QB named Tom Yewcic and a WR named Jim Colclough.
Their most recent 11/30 loss occurred near the end of the 2008 season, a 34-17 upset loss at home in the rain to the Denver Broncos. The Jets were riding high coming into that Bronco game, coming off consecutive road wins in OT in New England, and then a 34-13 win in Tennessee in which the Jets handed the Titans their first loss of the season, a stretch that established the Jets as the team to beat in the AFC. But it didn’t last very long.
The game was scoreless as the Jets took over for their second possession at their own 14. On the first play from scrimmage, Thomas Jones fumbled the wet ball, but near disaster was avoided as Damien Woody fell on the fumble and the Jets retained possession. Momentarily. 4 plays later the Jets would go to the wildcat, with Brad Smith taking the snap. He tried to hand the ball to Jerricho Cotchery, but the balll came loose. Cotch fell on the ball, but it was knocked loose a second time, Bronco DB Vernon Fox picked it up and went 23 yards for a score.
It looked as if Cotch had possession and was touched down before the ball squirted free the second time, but the refs ruled it a fumble. Coach Eric Mangini wanted to challenge the play, but was told that it was not a reviewable play since Cotchery never gained possession.
"I felt like Jerricho had possession," Mangini said. "They felt he didn't."
The Jets responded immediately, as Leon Washington returned the Broncos kickoff to the NYJ 41 yard line, and thomas Jones went 59 yards for the score on the very first play from scrimmage.
But jay Cutler and the Broncos answered, as they would all day. Cutler hit rookie Eddie Royal for 59 yards and a TD on the next drive to retake the lead. Cutler’s arm and the running of Peyton Hillis would prove to be too much for Brett Favre and the Jets on this afternoon. The Jets gave up over 480 yard of offense to the Broncos, as Cutler finished at 27-43 for 347 yards with 2 TDs and 1 Interception. Rookie RB Peyton Hillis finished with 129 yards and a TD and Denver cruised to a 34-17 win.
"I was really disappointed with the way that we played today," said Mangini. "We've established a certain way to play football around here. We've established a certain identity and this wasn't even close to that."
Brett Favre struggled in the sloppy conditions, finishing 23-of-43 for 247 yards and an interception.
"We got outplayed," Favre said. "We had plenty of opportunities. It wasn't like we played our best football and we just lost. I thought Denver played outstanding."
A very promising start to a season, came apart over the last 5 games. The Jets would lose 4 of their last 5 to finish 9-7, out of the playoffs. Mangini would be fired in the offseason, Favre would retire and unretire, and the Jets would hire Rex Ryan and draft QB Mark Sanchez in the offseason, and then come really close to doing something special in the next two seasons, Only to fall short. Again.
