NFL-Jets Edge Chargers in Overtime, Rams Advance
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Doug Brien kicked a 28-yard field goal in overtime to lift the New York Jets to a 20-17 AFC wildcard win over the San Diego Chargers on Saturday.
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The Steelers led the New York Jets 10-0 after one quarter in their AFC divisional playoff game Saturday in Pittsburgh.
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LaDainian Tomlinson ran for two first-half touchdowns and Shawne Merriman led a defense that's starting to take this "Lights Out" thing seriously. Six days after blanking the Oakland Raiders, the Chargers came within 3:09 of consecutive shutouts for the first time in club history in a 40-7 rout of the Tennessee Titans on Sunday.
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Jets 41, Dolphins 14 At East Rutherford, NJ, Curtis Martin and LaMont Jordan each ran for 115 yards and a touchdown to lead the Jets past the hapless Dolphins last night.
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Chad Pennington, bothered for the last five games, moved the Jets into range for Doug Brien's 28-yard field goal with 5 seconds left in overtime.
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Chad Pennington caps three drives of 58 yards or more with touchdowns to guideÃÂ the New York Jets to aÃÂ 28-20 victory over the Buffalo Bills.
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Now that both the Jets and the Rams are fighting for a playoff spot, they will be playing with the kind of intensity and consequence found during the postseason.
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The New York Jets used a lethal 1-2 punch on the ground last night, as they bounced back from their first loss of the season by destroying the Miami Dolphins, 41-14, at the Meadowlands.
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In the end, Matt Stover won the game for the Baltimore Ravens when he kicked a 42-yard field goal in overtime. But one play much earlier in the contest helped the Ravens pull out a 20-17 victory over the New York Jets on Sunday.
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Rodney Harrison broke up a fourth-down pass from Chad Pennington with 2:14 remaining, and the Patriots held on against the Jets to extend their N.F.L. victory streak.
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Something about the St. Louis Rams always seems to bring out the best in the New Orleans Saints. It proved true again Sunday as John Carney kicked the last of his 5 field goals in overtime to defeat the Rams 28-25.
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The San Diego Chargers are back in the playoffs, having ended one of their characteristic long postseason droughts &#151; the latest lasted eight seasons &#151; and will host the wild-card New York Jets in prime time on what could be a very wet Saturday night.
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The San Diego Chargers  shocked the Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts 28-24 on  Sunday, advancing to the AFC title game and a meeting with the  unbeaten New England Patriots.
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Miami, FL -- Donnie Abraham returned an interception 66 yards for a touchdown to help the New York Jets to a 17-9 victory over the Miami Dolphins at Pro Player Stadium.
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The Jets enter Sunday's game at St. Louis needing a victory to guarantee a wild-card spot in the A.F.C. playoffs.
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Chad Pennington and Curtis Martin broke the New York Jets out of their recent scoring slump in a big way. Pennington threw three touchdown passes and Martin had 134 yards and two touchdown runs of his own, helping
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The St. Louis Rams won a finale that, in the end, they needed much more than the New York Jets. Marc Bulger threw for 450 yards and three touchdowns and Jeff Wilkins hit a 31-yard field goal with 3:03 left in overtime Sunday to give the Rams a 32-29 win over the New York Jets, clinching their fourth playoff berth in five seasons under coach Mike Martz.