The fourth quarter became a battle of “anything you can do I can do better” as the Jets and Dolphins traded five touchdowns. It was the Dolphins’ 13-play, 70-yard drive in the final five minutes that delivered the hard-fought victory.
Maybe Chad Henne Isn’t Terrible?
The biggest surprise to come out of last night’s thrilling 31-27 game was not how poorly the Jets’ defense played, but how impressive Dolphins’ Chad Henne looked. The second-year QB from Michigan, making just his second ever NFL start, finished 20-for-26 with 241 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. And sure, it’s still just one good performance, but that won’t stop The Phinsider from praising the new Dolphins signal caller.
The Phinsider also really likes Henne’s arm strength, something put on display when he casually dropped a 50-yard bomb into the outstretched arms of Ted Ginn for a score in the fourth quarter, but I suppose anything would be an improvement of Chad Pennington’s noodle-arm.
Read Article >Video: Braylon Edwards’ Amazing 4th Quarter Catch
As we pointed out last night, Braylon Edwards’ Jets debut was impressive on paper, but far more so if you saw the plays he made. Of his five catches against the Dolphins, at least three of them were not routine plays, especially this one, which defies description. Will amazing work? We’ll stick with amazing:
Jon Gruden at 57-second mark: “That’s a touchdown, isn’t it Jaws?”
Read Article >Video: Henne Tattoo’s Jets D
Lots of credit will be paid to Braylon Edwards tonight but don’t sleep on Chad Henne’s performance as well (20-26, 241 yards and 2 touchdowns). This beautifully-thrown ball to Ted Ginn, Jr. has Dolphin fans forgetting all about Chad Penning-whatever in a hurry.
Read Article >Braylon Edwards Is Reborn Anew
Braylon Edwards’ Jets debut looks fine statistically (five catches, 64 yards and a TD). But Edwards brought a lot more than that to the table for Gang Green.
He made a sensational fourth-quarter play to set up one Thomas Jones touchdown and then draw a (questionable) pass interference call against Will Allen that led to another Jones’ TD.
Read Article >Cotchery to Start for Jets Tonight
Not only will the Jets see Braylon Edwards in action tonight, they’ll also see wide reciever Jerricho Cotchery, who has a hamstring injury, start the game:
Read Article >MNF Jets @ Dolphins: Braylon Edwards Will Make Jets Debut
New York Jets @ Miami Dolphins
8:30 p.m. ET, October 12, 2009
Line: Jets favored by 3.5 points
Land Shark Stadium, Miami, FL
New York Jets (3-1)
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