Jets Lose AFC Championship to Colts

The Jets’ improbable run is over. Their season ends one game shy of the Super Bowl, in the AFC Championship. Peyton Manning had his way with the Jets secondary and the Jets offense wasn’t able to score any points in the second half. The Colts beat the Jets 30-17.

The game shifted momentum when Peyton led the Colts to a scoring drive with under two minutes to go in the first half. The Colts didn’t get into the end zone until that drive. Instead of going into halftime with a 17-6 lead, the Jets led by four, 17-13.

The Jets offense was doing well in the first half thanks to some well called and well run passing plays. They didn’t run the ball all that well, but they weren’t on the field often since Peyton was picking apart the Jets defense.

The Jets dealt with some injuries in the game. They lost cornerback Donald  Strickland and running back Shonn Greene to injuries. The loss of Strickland hurt the Jets secondary and caused some inexperienced players to get in the game.

Peyton picked apart the Jets secondary and picked on Dwight Lowery most of the time. The Jets covered Reggie Wayne and Dallas Clark well, but let Pierre Garcon and Austin Collie rip them apart. After Revis, the Jets’ cornerbacks weren’t good enough to cover the Colts receivers. Revis didn’t have an unbelievable game either, which added to their defensive woes.

The Jets had a great run and should be proud of how far they came, but disappointed that it ended two wins short fa championship.