The New York Jets are 9-2 on the season after their 26-10 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals at the New Meadowlands Stadium last night. The fans must have listened to head coach Rex Ryan's plea to be in their seats for the kickoff. Chad Ochocinco and Terrell Owens wouldn't shut up during the days leading up to the game and for all their yapping they were shut out by the Jets secondary. Jet kicker Nick Folk put the Jets on the board with a 27-yard field goal midway through the 2nd quarter and the Bengals took the 7-3 lead on a 5-yard touchdown pass by Carson Palmer to Jordan Shipley. The Jets attempted another field goal just before halftime but Folk just missed. Palmer was intercepted twice by Jim Leonhard and Antonio Cromartie on good defensive plays. Brad Smith scored the first of two touchdowns as he ran out of the Seminole formation. Smith took the ball around the left end and sprinted 53 yards for the score. The extra point gave the Jets the lead 10-7. Jet quarterback Mark Sanchez was intercepted but hooked up with Santonio Holmes for a 13-yard touchdown pass. The extra point gave the Jets a 17-7 lead. Early in the 4th quarter the Bengals kicked a field goal to cut into the Jet lead 17-10. On the ensuing kickoff Smith struck again and returned the kickoff 89 yards for the touchdown. That play brought me to my feet and after the extra point by Folk extended the Jet lead to 24-10. Midway through the 4th quarter Trevor Pryce got to Palmer in the Bengal end zone and threw him around like a ragdoll for the safety. That made the score 26-10 and that's how it ended. Sanchez went 16-of-28 for 166 yards with 1 TD and 1 interception. Palmer was kept from doing much going 17-of-38 for 135 yards with 1 TD and 2 interceptions. The Jets running game combined for 170 yards on 37 carries, with a big chunk coming from Smith's run. The Two Dopes from Cincinnati (Owens & Ochocinco) were held in check with only 7 catches between them for a combined 58 yards. I thought Ochocinco was supposed to change his name back to Johnson if he was shutdown by Revis Island last year in the playoffs. EightFive obviously hasn't lived up to his own hype against Gang Green.
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