Jets Make Statement With Huge Win Over Dolphins

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – No miracles needed this time. Curtis Martin and LaMont Jordan each ran for 115 yards and a score to help the Jets rout the hapless Miami Dolphins 41-14 last night.The last time the teams met on Monday night, the Jets erased a 23-point, fourth-quarter deficit for a 40-37 overtime win in 2000 in what is known as the “Monday Night Miracle.”There was no chance of a comeback this time around. The Jets (6-1) scored 34 unanswered points, stifling the Dolphins offense and embarrassing the proud Miami defense, which entered the game ranked fourth in the NFL.Chad Pennington threw three touchdown passes and went 11-of-19 for 189 yards before being lifted for Quincy Carter in the fourth quarter. The Jets finished with 472 yards of total offense.The defense harassed Jay Fiedler the entire game, sacking the Dolphins quarterback four times and picking him off twice.But the complete humiliation of the Miami defense was perhaps the most confounding part of the game.Pennington connected on one big passing play after another on the vaunted Miami secondary, repeatedly taking advantage of cornerbacks Sam Madison and Patrick Surtain. Coming into the game, no Jets wide receiver had a touchdown reception this season.But that quickly changed. After Donald Lee fumbled a reception when Eric Barton hit him, Reggie Tongue recovered at the Jets 48. Pennington needed three plays to convert the turnover into points, throwing a 35-yard touchdown pass to Wayne Chrebet to make it 7-0 in the first quarter. It was Chrebet’s first score since the third week of last season.After Randy McMichael caught a 21-yard scoring pass from Fiedler to cap a 91-yard drive and tie the game at 7 in the second, the Jets took over.Pennington answered with a 27-yard scoring pass to Justin McCareins, who took advantage when Madison fell. Mc-Careins toed the line to stay in bounds at the 2 and stretched the ball into the end zone for his first touchdown as a Jet.They added to the lead just before the break, going 39 yards in four plays in only 20 seconds. Doug Brien kicked a 49-yard field goal as time expired in the half to make it 17-7.The Jets got possession first to start the second half and kept rolling. Martin scored on a 25-yard run to make it 24-7. They scored again on their next drive, when Pennington threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to Chris Baker. Pennington had a 47-yard throw to Santana Moss on the drive.Jordan got the reigns after Martin exited the game with 19 carries. It was more of the same with the backup running back in the game. He scored on a 25-yard run early in the fourth quarter, putting him over 100 yards for the game.

Jets Make Statement With Huge Win Over Dolphins

Jets Make Statement With Huge Win Over Dolphins

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