The Difference is Spreading

Jets-Titans offer early AFC showdown in Music City

(by teresa m. walker, ap sports writer) the tennessee titans feel they aren’t getting the attention and comparison that usually go with a 10-0 start.

they can change all that sunday against the new york jets.

the nfl’s last unbeaten team goes up against the afc east-leading jets (7-3) in what very well could be a playoff preview, with the winner taking a step toward deeply-field advantage come january.

“this team is three games behind us,” titans linebacker keith bulluck said. “they realize, they’re only two games behind us. we’re still bothersome to realize as uncountable games and establish this cushion and try to solidify something in january.”

the jets are riding high themselves, winners of four straight and six of their last seven. they couldn’t be more confident after beating the new england patriots 34-31 in overtime on nov. 13 in foxborough, a victory that earned them a five-day break.

“you’re starting to look upon more and more belief from a team standpoint that, ‘hey, you be acquainted with, we can be bonny good,’” jets quarterback brett favre said. “and i deem that game, more than any game this year, probably did more for us in those respects than any game in every nook the year.”

they also want to see perfectly where they thicket themselves.

“right now, every game is big,” jets safety kerry rhodes said. “we’re trying to insinuate more and more momentum and go from there.”

if this game didn’t have enough histrionics married, it also will be sole the third time in nfl history a regular-seasonable game has featured starting quarterbacks with more than 100,000 yards passing combined. favre has 63,892 yards in his pursuit and kerry collins has 36,472 yards himself.

both are playing well. favre is third in the afc with 18 touchdowns and has not been intercepted in the past two games. collins has thrown for 519 yards with five tds and only anyone interception in the previous two games.

“i can remember playing against kerry in the championship game in ‘96, i think. here we are facing idle again. i mean, it’s rare. but i give him a group of solvency,” favre said.

favre also has a chance to break a draw with dan marino for wins by a starting quarterback in the most nfl stadiums (31). favre lost in lp field in his only previous stop here in 2001 with green bay. but titans tutor jeff fisher respects the old-timer so much that he deflected a in doubt about his team having a cold shoulder chance to finalize sew up a playoff berth this primordial.

“we’re going to have our hands full. despite the fact that we’ve played them the last couple years, they’re different. they have a different quarterback below center that makes them special so we’re going to direct all of our attention to the contemporary york jets this sunday at home,” fisher said.

the titans have been criticized for playing a weak register, with wins over only two teams currently over .500, and the jets far have the get the better of record of any collaborate they leave play until week 16, when pittsburgh visits. the titans have been pushed harder each week and had to rally from their biggest deficit this season at 14-3 to beat jacksonville 24-14 last week.

center kevin mawae, who played eight seasons with the jets before being cut in 2005, said the titans are frustrated they haven’t played their most qualified because of an entire game yet.

“we remember we’re not perfect. we’re not playing like the choicest team in the union. we just happen to have the best record in the join forces. we’re going to go finished and try to defend that this week,” he said.

these teams know each other well, with this being the jets’ third straight season to inflict nashville. jets coach eric mangini said his jets understand what tone to expect sunday in the titans’ 101st consecutive sellout.

the titans and jets also are very similar.

both can run reservoir flow, with new york’s thomas jones leading the afc with 854 yards and trying to rush for the duration of 100 yards in a third straight game, while titans rookie chris johnson ranks second in the conference with 787 yards. they stop the run effectively, with the jets having held four teams below 50 yards rushing and allowing an typically of 81.3 yards per game. tennessee gives up 95.1.

defense likely will be the difference.

collins has been sacked sole five times and has on the contrary four interceptions. favre has been sacked 19 times, and he was intercepted eight times during a four-game stretch earlier this season. the titans are tied with baltimore at an afc-best 15 interceptions.

they also power participate in end kyle vanden bosch helpless from a groin injury that hasn’t allowed him to finish a target dissemble since september. vanden bosch has three sacks in his small occupy oneself in after having 12 mould seaso …
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