EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Earlier this week, Jets coach Herman Edwards went around the locker room trying to give his players an index card with the following message: “If you are scared to go 4-0, call the police.”

There were no takers. It was easy to see why yesterday against the Bills.

Down 14-13 with 5:58 to go, Chad Pennington calmly led his team 60 yards to set up the winning field goal. Doug Brien nailed the 38-yarder with 58 seconds remaining to lift the Jets to a 16-14 victory, moving them to 4-0 for the second time in franchise history.

The last time the Jets were 4-0 was 2000,when they failed to make the playoffs and finished 9-7.They have a chance to go 5-0 for the first time next weekend at home against San Francisco.

Pennington went 31-of-42 for 304 yards with a touchdown and an interception, but his biggest plays came at the end, after Buffalo (0-4) scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns to take the lead. He went 7-of-8 for 51 yards on the winning drive.

Brien got a little redemption, making up for a 29-yard miss earlier in the game. Curtis Martin had his string of three straight 100-yard rushing games broken, gaining 77 yards on 22 carries. But he did pass Franco Harris into ninth place on the NFL career rushing list with a 9-yard run in the second quarter. Martin has 12,171 yards.

Buffalo had one final chance from its 48 with 2 seconds left, but Drew Bledsoe was intercepted by Terrell Buckley near the goal line. The Bills have lost three times by three points or less. They were poised to win this one, and it all started after Jeff Posey intercepted Pennington early in the fourth.

Buffalo quickly converted. Willis Mc-Gahee had a 21-yard run on third-and-9 from the Jets 37, and the Bills scored on the next play when Bledsoe threw a 16-yard pass to Mark Campbell. The Bills took the lead when Bledsoe connected with Lee Evans on a 46-yard touchdown pass with 5:58 remaining.

The Jets had plenty of missed opportunities. Chris Baker fumbled at the Bills 12 to stall a drive in the second quarter. In the third quarter, the Jets started two drives in Buffalo territory, but settled for just a 36-yard field goal.

With the Bills defense shutting down Martin, Pennington found Wayne Chrebet plenty. Chrebet finished with eight catches for 90 yards – his highest yardage total since getting 118 against Indianapolis on December 23, 2001.

“For me, it’s extra special to come back and do whatever I can to contribute,” said Chrebet, bothered by post-concussion syndrome for most of last season.

John Abraham had three sacks, a week after getting two against Miami.