EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) â" This was the New York Jets team Rex Ryan had betrothed all season.
The offense jumped out to a discerning start and kept going. The invulnerability smothered a Kansas City Chiefs and was officious stubborn.
"All a approach around," using behind LaDainian Tomlinson said, "this was substantially a best group effort."
No doubt about it.
Mark Sanchez threw dual touchdown passes and ran for dual some-more scores as New York cruised to a 37-10 feat Sunday and softened a positioning in a AFC playoff competition in a large way. The Jets (8-5) leapfrogged Cincinnati, Tennessee and Oakland, all 7-6 after losses, and took over a final wild-card spot.
"It's only what we've been articulate about for a final 12, 13 weeks," linebacker Calvin Pace said. "It all came to form today, that is what we needed. We kind of reason a possess destiny in a hands and it was about removing a good win."
Holding on to that playoff mark won't be easy, and a Jets know it. They play during Philadelphia subsequent Sunday, a Giants on Christmas Eve and afterwards during Miami in a regular-season finale. Win them all, though, and they'll be in a postseason for a third true year underneath Ryan.
"Our idea has always been to go to a Super Bowl," left tackle D'Brickashaw Ferguson said. "This year is no different. The deteriorate has kind of had ups and a deteriorate has kind of had downs, yet we're still fighting to get there. That's a strange idea and we're adhering to it."
The Jets, tormented by delayed starts all season, non-stop with a timeout â" and boos from a MetLife Stadium throng â" given they had a wrong crew on a field, yet rebounded to measure 28 points in a initial half and were helped by an unhandy Chiefs offense that managed only 4 sum yards in a initial dual quarters.
"I was happy we had another opening-drive touchdown," Sanchez said. "It set a tinge early, and we converted on some large third downs and didn't get too many third downs, that was good. We had some bomb plays and a run persion unequivocally took off."
Sanchez was 13 of 21 for 181 yards and became a initial Jets quarterback with mixed touchdown passes and runs in a same persion before being pulled for Mark Brunell. Shonn Greene had a season-high 129 yards rushing and a measure along with 3 catches for 58 yards, and Santonio Holmes and Tomlinson any held touchdown passes for a Jets, who have won 3 true and softened to 6-1 during home.
It competence have been a dear win, though, as starting reserve Jim Leonhard was mislaid early with an harmed right knee after an interception. He was scheduled to have an MRI examination Monday. Many teammates suspicion it could be season-ending, yet a group was available a formula before creation an central determination.
"I'm carefree it's not that bad," Ryan said, "but it's never good when we need assistance entrance off."
Tyler Palko was sacked 5 times by a Jets in a miserable tour by a penalty-plagued Chiefs (5-8) a week after a quarterback warranted his initial feat as a starter during Chicago. He was 3 for 8 for 11 yards in a half and a Chiefs had 4 sum yards and one initial down, compared to a Jets' 16. Palko had a many improved second half, finishing 16 of 32 for 195 yards with a touchdown and an interception.
"The Jets put a lot of vigour (on you)," Palko said. "That's only what they do. They're a lot like a Steelers. They have guys all over a place."
Dwayne Bowe forsaken a would-be touchdown pass mid by a fourth quarter, yet things got nauseous for a Chiefs approach before that.
In a many heartless widen for Kansas City, a Chiefs were penalized 5 times for 81 yards during a Jets' final touchdown drive. One of those was an unsportsmanlike control call on manager Todd Haley, who let his frustrations out on a officials. Kansas City finished with 11 penalties.
"That generally gets we beat," pronounced Haley, who wouldn't elaborate on what he pronounced to a officials. "The one thing we can't do is remove a restraint on calls."
Sanchez's 1-yard run on a exposed illicit gave a Jets a measure on their initial drive, a second true persion they've started with a touchdown, yet it began ominously as he had to call a timeout. An 11-play, 77-yard expostulate followed â" and a Jets were off and running.
Sanchez connected with Holmes for a 4-yard touchdown, Greene ran for a 7-yard measure and Tomlinson had a nifty 19-yard catch-and-run on a shade pass to make it 28-3 during halftime. It noted a initial time a Jets scored that many points in an opening half given scoring 40 opposite St. Louis in 2008.
"I adore a approach we started a game," Ryan said.
Haley, of course, didn't share that sentiment.
"It was substantially a misfortune half of football," he said. "I don't know if it's even tighten this season."
Things unequivocally started removing out of palm in a third entertain when a Chiefs were called for 3 true penalties, including a unsportsmanlike control on Haley. A few plays later, Brandon Flowers and Kendrick Lewis were called for uninterrupted pass pision penalties, bringing a round to a 4. On third-and-goal, Sanchez took a snap and rolled into a finish section for a 3-yard touchdown â" his career-high fifth TD run of a deteriorate â" and a 35-3 lead.
"It felt good to put a lot of points on a house and dominate," Greene said.
One of a few highlights for a Chiefs came when Jerheme Urban held a 24-yard touchdown pass â" in between 4 Jets defenders â" to make it 35-10.
"It was only too little, too late," Palko said. "It was really frustrating starting a persion like we did today."
Notes: Jets NT Sione Pouha tackled RB Jackie Battle for a reserve late in a game. ... Chiefs K Ryan Succop badly botched an onside flog try that trafficked 3 yards early in a fourth quarter. ... Chiefs S Jon McGraw left in a second entertain with an harmed left ankle and didn't return. ... Chiefs RB Thomas Jones had only 12 yards on 5 carries, yet upheld Eddie George and Tiki Barber for 22nd on a NFL's career list.
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