From Season, and Game, to Forget, Steelers and Jets Are Teams to Beat
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After they both finished 6-10 a year ago, the Jets and Pittsburgh Steelers have found themselves linked again, but now in their rise to the N.F.L.'s upper echelon.
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Although there are many threads in the tapestry of the Jets' season, four games may best tell how they have responded to adversity.
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Say this about the Atlanta Falcons: When they lose, they do it with style.
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What&#39;s at stake: First place in the AFC East and a place in the history book. Victory for the Jets means they will go down as the team that stopped New England&#39;s winning streaks.
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When Chad Pennington got hurt last year, the New York Jets had a hard time winning games.
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If the Jets are to make a serious run at the Super Bowl next season, they must assemble a better team than the reigning Super Bowl champion New England Patriots.
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Another dominating triumph against another unbeaten team raises the stakes: These Steelers just might be the class of the NFL. By Ed Bouchette, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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The Patriots and Jets still are spotless, although neither looked invincible in improving to 5-0. The Eagles, however, have an unbeatable look about them.
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Two unbeaten teams faced in two weeks, two unbeaten teams defeated. The Pittsburgh Steelers are accomplishing feats never before seen in the NFL, largely because of rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.
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Bill Belichick's teams are known for playing hard until the end. That philosophy has rubbed off on Eric Mangini. The student gave the teacher a scare, but Belichick's New England Patriots held off a late rally by Mangini's New York Jets for a 24-17 victory Sunday.
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The spy games between the New York Jets and New England Patriots began last season.
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The NFL season has primarily been an exercise in watching the Patriots and Steelers dismantle their opposition on a weekly basis, and then trying to predict which one will blink first and lose home field for a possible playoff game.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers are still the best team in the league despite the recent strong play of the New England Patriots. They proved that on October 31, when they handily defeated the Patriots, 34-20.
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Their loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers was nothing to be ashamed of. Unfortunately, the Jets have been proving themselves and learning lessons for 35 years.
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A Jets&#39; victory over the Patriots would have made them the talk of the NFL. Now, until they defeat one of the NFL&#39;s elite, they might be viewed as paper tigers for a while - especially
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BALTIMORE - At the end of the year, when the Baltimore Ravens evaluate their season, they will not focus on â-r even remember â - first-half scoring drives in the second game of the season against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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It&#39;s hard to imagine: A 12-2 team has reached a crossroads with two regular-season games left. But today&#39;s AFC East showdown against the New York Jets can be