Posts Tagged ‘ New York Jets ’

The Golden Toe

Feb 21st, 2010 | By John Kelly | Category: Football, Top Story

Love hate relationships correlate with NFL Placekickers. Make or miss, they never know if they are going to be kissed or killed.
In the Oakland Raiders case, they decided to form a marriage with kicker Sebastian Janikowski. Instead of an extravagant ring Janikowski received a hefty four-year, $16 million contract with $9 million guaranteed making him [...]



Colts To Take On Saints In XLIV

Jan 26th, 2010 | By Joe Pietaro | Category: Football, Top Story

The field is down to two from 32. In two weeks, we will know who is going to be king of the football world – at least for this year. In two games that were hyped for a week, similar circumstances prevailed in the end., and both involved the superstar quarterbacks Peyton Manning and Brett [...]



A Rematch With The Superbowl At Stake

Jan 22nd, 2010 | By T. J. Rosenthal | Category: New York Jets, Top Story

Well, they helped create this monster. Now the Peyton Manning led Indianapolis Colts finally get a second chance to end the New York Jets season. The 2010 AFC title game between the Jets and Colts  for the rights to go to  Super Bowl XLIV, pits two teams who are trying to set the record straight. [...]



Soaring Jets Hope To Make Polian Pay For Week 16 Gift

Jan 22nd, 2010 | By Jon Wagner | Category: New York Jets, Top Story

Less than four weeks ago, Indianapolis Colts’ president Bill Polian left the door open, and now, whether he wants to see them or not, the New York Jets have crashed the NFL’s postseason party.
Championship Sunday, on January 24th, was supposed to be a private affair, with only the top four playoff seeds invited.
Instead, three of [...]



Now They Are Down To Four

Jan 18th, 2010 | By Joe Pietaro | Category: Football, Joe Pietaro, Top Story

The NFL Divisional round is behind us and although this weekend was not as exciting as the last, just try and tell that to the fans of the teams still alive in the hunt for the Lombardi Trophy. Three of the four favorites and home teams prevailed, sans the San Diego Chargers.
On Saturday, the New [...]



An Open Letter from Giants Stadium

Jan 16th, 2010 | By Jon Wagner | Category: New York Jets, Top Story

Dear New York Jets and Baltimore Ravens:
Well, I guess this is it. After more than 33 years, they’re gonna start taking me down next month.
I can’t believe it, but I’ll soon be a parking lot for this shiny new Meadowlands stadium right next to me, over here.
Me, Giants Stadium. Ground broken on November 19, 1972, [...]



Pats Could Again Hold Jets’ Key to the Playoffs

Jan 1st, 2010 | By Jon Wagner | Category: New York Jets, Top Story

The eyes of all New York Jet fans will be on the Meadowlands on Sunday night, as Gang Green tries to make the NFL postseason for the first time in three years.
Rightfully so, since the Jets (8-7) would either clinch the AFC’s fifth seed with a win over the Cincinnati Bengals (10-5) in the final [...]



AFC South Week 16

Dec 31st, 2009 | By Raphael Garcia | Category: Football

San Diego 42 Tennessee 17
The game was never a contest from the start and the Titans season is now over. Eliminated from the playoffs, Tennessee looks towards other goals. First off was Christmas night, a game versus a Chargers team that had won nine straight games. The Titans needed a win to keep their playoff [...]



Hapless Teams Get Upsets For Christmas

Dec 28th, 2009 | By Joe Pietaro | Category: Football, Joe Pietaro, Top Story

Just a few short weeks ago, all the talk was that there were two teams who could go undefeated in the regular season and possibly all the way to Super Bowl XLIV. First the New Orleans Saints fell victim and now the 14-1 Indianapolis Colts, too, will not threaten the ‘72 Miami Dolphins. Mercury Morris [...]



Lazzari’s Sports Roundup – 12-15-09

Dec 15th, 2009 | By Bob Lazzari | Category: Bob Lazzari, Top Story

ITEM: Pittsburgh leads New Hampshire 15-7 at the HALF during a college basketball game last week–the fewest first-half points in a Division I game since the shot clock was employed. I haven’t seen anything THAT ugly since a former roommate of mine at Fordham was combing the hair on his BACK……….TRIVIA QUESTION: Who was the [...]