1:00 PM ET, November 9,2014
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
Top Performers
Passing: B. Roethlisberger (PIT) - 343 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INTRushing: C. Ivory (NYJ) - 14 CAR, 51 YDS
Receiving: M. Bryant (PIT) - 4 REC, 143 YDS, 1 TD
Associated Press
Vick Reaches Milestone As Jets Cool Off Steelers
It's been that long since the Jets had won, so the relieved Ryan was feeling pretty good after a stunning 20-13 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday.
"All right!" Ryan exclaimed. "Finally!"
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Jets' coach navigated a difficult week and a tough opponent with the
right blend of humor, fire and masterful X's and O's. It was vintage Rex
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After
record-setting back-to-back victories, Steelers quarterback Ben
Roethlisberger was humbled Sunday in a sloppy performance, Scott Brown
writes. Story"This team deserved to win, man," Ryan said.
Roethlisberger threw six touchdown passes in each of his last two games, and was playing in front of a MetLife Stadium crowd that appeared nearly half-filled with Terrible Towel-waving Steelers fans. But the Jets wouldn't allow Roethlisberger to get into much of a rhythm.
"There's nothing mystical about the outcome of that football game," Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said. "We talked all week about why that team struggled: because they were minus in the turnover ratio. ... Well, they weren't today. They were plus-4.
"You're going to lose football games when you're minus-4 in the turnover ratio, and we did today."
Roethlisberger finished 30 of 43 for 343 yards and connected with Martavis Bryant for an 80-yard TD with 1:16 left. The Steelers attempted an onside kick, but Eric Decker recovered to seal it for the Jets -- who avoided setting a franchise mark for consecutive losses.
"You can't turn the ball over, and we did it too much," Roethlisberger said. "This stings."
The Jets weren't happy, though, that Mike Mitchell tried to break up their victory formation, leaping over the top of center Nick Mangold, who slammed the Steelers safety to the ground, causing a brief shoving match.
"It's a dirty play," Mangold said.
But the Jets won by playing mostly a clean game Sunday, successful for the first time since beating Oakland on opening day.
"Today," Vick said, "was going to be our day."
Vick, who became the first quarterback in NFL history to run for 6,000 career yards, threw touchdown passes to T.J. Graham and Jace Amaro. Vick was 10 of 18 for 132 yards and ran eight times for 39 yards, and Ryan announced that the veteran will start again against Buffalo after the bye week.
The victory might help temper frustrations of Jets fans, one of whom had a banner-toting plane urging the team to fire general manager John Idzik circle the practice field early in the week. There was another one circling the stadium Sunday, which read: "JETS REBUILDING SINCE 1969."
But, heading into the bye, Ryan's job, as well as Idzik's, appears safe -- for now.
The Jets looked good on their first possession, but the 14-play drive stalled at the Steelers 5 and New York Nick Folk made a 23-yard field goal.
After Jarrett sacked Roethlisberger on third-and-15 to force a punt, the Jets got right back on the scoreboard. Vick had plenty of time and zipped a perfectly placed pass into the hands of a sprinting Graham, who ran it into the end zone for a 67-yard touchdown.
The Jets got the ball right back when Muhammad Wilkerson forced a fumble by Antonio Brown and Jarrett recovered. Jarrett finished with two interceptions, a sack and a fumble recovery after drawing the late start after first-round pick Calvin Pryor was benched.
After a sack on first down, Vick scrambled for 18 yards, including a shake-and-bake move that buckled Steelers cornerback Brice McCain's knees. Three plays later, Vick found Amaro and made it 17-0 with 19 seconds left in the opening quarter.
"That's what happens when you turn the ball over," Roethlisberger said. "You dig yourself a hole."
Pittsburgh appeared on its way to its first score with a long drive in the second quarter helped by a personal foul penalty on New York's Jason Babin. But at the Jets 10, Roethlisberger had his short pass attempt tipped by Marcus Williams right into Jarrett's hands.
The Jets, who came in with three takeaways all season, got their third of the first half when Brown muffed Ryan Quigley's punt and Graham recovered. But Folk was wide left on a 45-yard attempt.
In the final quarter, Pittsburgh had first-and-goal from the 1, but was stuffed on four straight plays -- including a penalty on the Jets and LeGarrette Blount losing 8 yards on a run. Shaun Suisham's 27-yarder made it 20-6 with 7:21 left.
"It's a team we should beat," Steelers linebacker Lawrence Timmons said. "But this is the NFL. You have to go in their house and you can't go in here and win if you have four turnovers and none on defense."
Game notes
Suisham hooked a 23-yard attempt wide left on the first play of the fourth quarter. ... Steelers RB Le'Veon Bell had eight catches for 33 yards, giving him 55 receptions for the season, surpassing John L. Williams (51 in 1994) for the most in team history by a running back. ... Brown was held to 74 yards receiving, the first time this season he failed to get 80 or more.
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Team Stat Comparison
PIT
|
NYJ
| |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 22 | 15 |
Passing 1st downs
| 15 | 7 |
Rushing 1st downs
| 4 | 8 |
1st downs from penalties
| 3 | 0 |
3rd down efficiency
| 6-11 | 6-15 |
4th down efficiency
| 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Total Plays | 62 | 58 |
| Total Yards | 362 | 275 |
| Yards per play | 5.8 | 4.7 |
| Total Drives | 10 | 11 |
| Passing | 326 | 125 |
Comp-Att
| 30-43 | 10-18 |
Yards per pass
| 7.2 | 5.7 |
Interceptions thrown
| 2 | 0 |
Sacks-Yards Lost
| 2-17 | 4-7 |
| Rushing | 36 | 150 |
Rushing Attempts
| 17 | 36 |
Yards per rush
| 2.1 | 4.2 |
| Red Zone (Made-Att) | 0-3 | 1-3 |
| Penalties | 3-20 | 9-75 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 0 |
Fumbles lost
| 2 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown
| 2 | 0 |
| Defensive / Special Teams TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 29:27 | 30:33 |
Passing Leaders
| PIT | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roethlisberger | 30/43 | 343 | 8.0 | 1 | 2 | 2-17 | |
| NYJ | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | |
| Vick | 10/18 | 132 | 7.3 | 2 | 0 | 4-7 | |
Rushing Leaders
| PIT | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell | 11 | 36 | 3.3 | 0 | 8 |
| Roethlisberger | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| NYJ | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG |
| Ivory | 14 | 51 | 3.6 | 0 | 12 |
| Vick | 8 | 39 | 4.9 | 0 | 18 |
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | PIT | NYJ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | FG | 7:08 | Nick Folk 23 Yd Field Goal
Drive info: 14 plays, 72 yds, 7:52
| 0 | 3 |
| TD | 3:20 | T.J. Graham 67 Yd pass from Michael Vick (Nick Folk Kick)
Drive info: 1 plays, 67 yds, 0:10
| 0 | 10 |
| TD | 0:19 | Jace Amaro 5 Yd pass from Michael Vick (Nick Folk Kick)
Drive info: 5 plays, 20 yds, 2:49
| 0 | 17 |
| SECOND QUARTER | PIT | NYJ | |||
 | FG | 0:00 | Shaun Suisham 53 Yd Field Goal
Drive info: 6 plays, 30 yds, 0:51
| 3 | 17 |
| THIRD QUARTER | PIT | NYJ | |||
| FG | 4:34 | Nick Folk 30 Yd Field Goal
Drive info: 10 plays, 48 yds, 4:12
| 3 | 20 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | PIT | NYJ | |||
| FG | 7:21 | Shaun Suisham 27 Yd Field Goal
Drive info: 13 plays, 46 yds, 5:59
| 6 | 20 |
| TD | 1:16 | Martavis Bryant 80 Yd pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Shaun Suisham Kick)
Drive info: 1 plays, 80 yds, 0:12
| 13 | 20 |
Research Notes
Michael Vick
was 9-of-13 for 124 yards and two touchdowns against four or fewer pass
rushers Sunday, his best game of the season against standard pressure.
Vick entered Sunday with a 25.0 Total QBR against four or fewer rushers,
worst among 36 quarterbacks with at least 60 action plays.
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Ben Roethlisberger was 17-of-26 (65.4%) for 206 yards and 2 interceptions targeting wide receivers before his 80-yard touchdown pass to Martavis Bryant
(his last attempt of the game). Roethlisberger threw twice as many
interceptions (2) targeting wide receivers as he had all season (1).
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The
Steelers scored three total points on three red-zone drives Sunday,
tying Week 6 against the Browns for their lowest points per red-zone
drive average this season (1.0). Pittsburgh gained 27 yards on 12 plays,
including six rushes for -1 yard.
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The Jets have picked off Ben Roethlisberger twice in the game. New York entered the game with just one interception all season coming in.
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Jaiquawn Jarrett
has both interceptions against Roethlisberger Sunday. He had 0
interceptions in 38 career games played entering Sunday. He had also
played only 22% of the Jets defensive snaps this season.
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Shaun Suisham's 53-yard FG at the end of the 1st half is a career long. Suisham was 0-1 on kicks of at least 50 yards this season.
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Michael Vick hooked up with T.J. Graham on a 67-yard Pass TD. That's the longest Pass TD by the Jets since Sept. 22, 2013 when Geno Smith hit Santonio Holmes on a 69-yard TD against the Bills.
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Before Shaun Suisham,
the last player(s) to miss a 23-yard field goal (or shorter) were the
Bears' Olindo Mare (20-yd FG blocked vs ARI) and 49ers' David Akers
(21-yd FG blocked vs SEA), both in Week 16 of 2012.
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The
Jets are up 17-0 after the 1st quarter. This is the 2nd time in the
last 14 seasons the Jets have finished a 1st quarter with a +17 point
differential or better (+17, Week 10 of 2008).
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This
is the 2nd time this season the Jets have led by at least 17 points. In
Week 2, they led Packers 21-3 in the 2nd quarter, but ended up losing
31-24.
The Jets scored 17 or fewer points in 4 of their 9 games this season.
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Ben Roethlisberger's
interception was his 2nd red-zone pick of the season. Roethlisberger is
one of 4 quarterbacks with multiple red-zone interceptions this season (Blake Bortles, Drew Brees and Nick Foles all with 2).
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The Jets have given up the most TD passes (24) and have the fewest interceptions (1) this season. They face the Steelers and Ben Roethlisberger, who has only 4 TD passes in 4 road games this season
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The
Vick-to-Graham touchdown pass was thrown 50 yards downfield, the first
completion thrown at least 50 yards downfield by a Jets QB since Mark Sanchez in Week 9 of 2010 (54 yard throw, 74-yd TD pass to Braylon Edwards).
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