Stop The Presses: A Second AFC East Team Has a Win!

Published: September 23, 2007, 12:45 pm

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Filed under: Dolphins, Jets, Miami, New YorkThe good news for the Jets is that they avoided an 0-3 start and finally played some offense. The bad news is that their defense shows no signs of being able to stop opposing offenses. Leading 31-13 with less than 13 minutes to play in the game the Jets allowed the Dolphins to get within an onside kick of sending the game to overtime. The 31-28 win is sweet but that poor defense overshadows the triumphant return to the lineup by Chad Pennington, the first strong game in green by Thomas Jones and a nifty 98-yard kickoff return by Leon Washington. It should have been a runaway win for the Jets. Pennington led four long scoring drives on the afternoon, starting with a ten-play number that finished with a short toss to Laveranues Coles. The Dolphins answered with a touchdown drive of their own but Washington's return quickly negated their positive momentum and the Jets built their lead just before the half when Pennington found Chris Baker for

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