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The NFL will be voting next week to change their overtime rules from a sudden-death format, which was adopted in 1974 and which many believe gives an unfair advantage to the coin-toss winner. Almost 60% of the time the coin-toss winner wins the game, which doesn't seem that much to us but is apparently enough to warrant a vote. The proposed rule change would give both teams a chance at possession in playoff games if the team that won the coin-toss kicks a field goal on the first series. NFL Competition Committee Rich McKay tells the Daily News, "We are trying to put in a system that emphasizes more skill and strategy as opposed to the randomness of the coin flip." more ›

The NFL announced yesterday that the Giants would get the first regular season game at the New Meadowlands Stadium, and the Jets aren't very happy! Jets owner Woody Johnson blasted NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's coin toss process, first chastising him for straying from tradition, "An NFL coin toss has a few fundamental elements that are missing here, most notably the presence of the teams involved. That's how it's always done in the League, whether it’s determining the order of the draft or deciding who’s going to kick off the game." more ›

Yesterday, the Daily News was the first to reveal that Jets coach Rex Ryan had lap band surgery on Saturday. How did the Post react? By sending a reporter to his house in NJ for an "unannounced visit." more ›

The Jets have agreed to a $5.1 million, two-year deal "in principle" that would bring future Hall of Fame running back LaDanian Tomlinson to New York. His agent told the AP, "He wanted to go a team that he thought had a chance to compete for the championship. He wanted to go somewhere where he had a chance to have a significant role, and so with the Jets he also was going to be very familiar with the offensive system." more ›

The larger-than-life Jets coach Rex Ryan is working on his mid-section with some help from modern medical technology. The Daily News found out that "Ryan underwent weight-loss surgery Saturday at NYU Medical Center... A scheduled lap-band procedure was performed on Ryan, team spokesman Bruce Speight said Saturday night." more ›

Last week, after the Jets traded a conditional 2011 draft pick for San Diego Chargers cornerback Antonio Cromartie, there's been much attention about how Cromartie has seven children with six women in five states (and, yes, there may be a partridge in a pear tree). Now, it turns out the Jets may have advanced Cromartie $500,000 to clear up some paternity payments. more ›

Darrelle Revis is outstanding, but he can't guard everybody.That much and more was evident in the AFC Championship Game, when the Jets lost to the Indianapolis Colts when Peyton Manning used his stable of receives not guarded by Revis to turn a Jets lead into a comfortable Colts win. more ›

Jets coach Rex Ryan discussed two of his big off-season moments—Flipping the bird while in Miami and showing off his belly while at a hockey game—at the NFL Scouting Combine yesterday. "I am no Boy Scout and I don't pretend to be. But I am certainly trying to mature a little bit more," he said. more ›

After Arizona decided it didn't want to host the Superbowl due to security concerns, the Meadowlands has become the front-runner for 2014's big game. According to the Post, the new Giants and Jets facility is now the leading contender because "Tampa and South Florida—which held the past two Super Bowls—are the only other bidders." more ›

With Gov Paterson accused of improper conduct regarding the Aqueduct slots, his top personal aide—who was recently a subject of the Times’ “Bombshell” expose—is struggling to explain a football vacation funded by an NYC businessman. According to the Post David Johnson’s hotel bill, tickets to a Giant-Cowboy game and plane trip to Dallas (he flew coach) were all paid for by affordable-housing developer Jonathan Coren. By law, elected officials and their staff aren’t allowed to accept gifts from parties who seek their good graces. more ›

Former Giants star Plaxico Burress swears he will return to the NFL after he is released from prison, and insists "it will be like I never left." During his first interview since being sentenced to two years in prison for shooting himself in the leg with an unlicensed handgun, the wide receiver stated: "Being in here I have time to think about how I want to be seen when I get out. I want to be better." more ›

Super Bowl XLIV is upon us and for the 44th time it will be played in warm weather. Every year the game is played in a city with good weather in winter or inside if the game is held in a northern climate. But that may change since the NFL is considering putting the game in the new Meadowlands Stadium. NFL Commissioner Roger Gooddell said "Playing in the elements is central to the way the game of football is played. I think being able to do that and celebrate the game of football in the No. 1 market could have tremendous benefits.” more ›

The latest revelation in Rex Ryan's Finger-Gate: Fox Sports reporter Jay Glazer says the Jets coach was repeatedly harassed and even spit on by "a guy who was going out of his way to incite a fight." The man allegedly told Ryan, "Hey. I eff-in hate you. I hate you. I hate you. You're an eff-in piece of eff...I hate you. I hope you die, you fat piece of crap,' and then spit at him." Ryan and his group ran into the man two more times, and third time being a charm, Ryan flipped off the man. Glazer declared that Ryan's $50,000 fine for the incident "is the most ridiculous thing. If (Jets GM) Mike Tannenbaum or (Jets owner) Woody Johnson was there, they would have hit the guy." more ›

After flipping off some folks at a mixed martial arts event in Miami—and being caught doing so on camera—Jets coach Rex Ryan was fined $50,000 by the team. According to the Daily News, "The size of the fine shows that the organization was embarrassed and upset by Ryan's behavior." more ›

Unfortunately for Jets coach Rex Ryan, what happens in Miami doesn't stay in Miami, thanks to technology. When apparently provoked at a mixed martial arts event (yes, a mixed martial arts event), Ryan flipped the bird and someone—naturally—caught the gesture on his cellphone. Now the NFL is looking into whether it will fine Ryan. more ›

It's bad enough that yesterday's loss to the Colts brought an abrupt end to NYC's dream of living vicariously through New Jersey, but for one poor Jets fan, the agony of defeat was prefaced by the sting of electricity. There is no video (yet), but police say Patrick Mallon, 26, was belligerent and threw beer at Colts fans outside Indianapolis stadium. He was charged with disorderly conduct and public intoxication at a tailgate party, which is like getting a speeding ticket at the Indy 500. But witnesses say cops used excessive force, and Mallon's father is a criminal defense lawyer, so you can guess where this is going. more ›

Despite their high hopes and even higher opinions of themselves, the Jets will not play in their first Super Bowl since the 1968 season. Rex Ryan's talkative bunch blew a 17-6 lead against Peyton Manning and squandered a chance at the Super Bowl. Things looked bright in the second quarter after Mark Sanchez found Dustin Keller for a nine-yard touchdown and the 11-point lead. But the Jets, who lost Shonn Greene to a rib injury in the third quarter never scored again. Manning led a four-play, 80-yard drive to cut the lead to four entering the half and the wheels began to fall off. more ›

To herald today's big—and unexpected—AFC Championship Game between the Jets and the Indianapolis Colts, the Post puts its sex columnist on its cover, wearing only a Jets number 6 (for quarterback Mark Sanchez, natch) jersey. Of course, the fact that the columnist is Ashley Dupre, also known as the expensive hooker embroiled in former governor Eliot Spitzer's downfall, makes it more...Post-y. more ›

Their fans wrote them off. Their coach said they were out of the playoffs after a late-season loss. Yet with a win in Indianapolis against the Colts, the Jets can advance to their second Super Bowl in franchise history and their first since the 1968 season. more ›

If it's the day before the Jets-Indianapolis Colts AFC Championship Game, it's time to examine the meaning of Mark Sanchez's t-shirts! (Because the beard is old news.) The rookie Jets quarterback sported a "Wonderboy" shirt yesterday and Sanchez explained, "I’ve had it for a while. I’m wearing everything that could bring a little something good.” more ›

Jets rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez was feted in a glossy GQ spread before the season began, but these days, he's looking a little less slick, thanks to superstitions. Showing off his beard, the 23-year-old told reporters during a press conference, “Why change now? We’ve gotten into a little routine thus far these last couple weeks and we’ve been on our game as a team. Nobody wants to change. I sure don’t." more ›

For 41 years now, Jets fans have been dreaming of another Superbowl title. But one man from Chappaqua decided to actually do something about it. Tom Schonberg decided to name his son "Jake Edward Thomas Schonberg," or J.E.T.S. And hey, look at that, the Jets are one game away from the Superbowl. more ›

With Jets-AFC Championship Game fever spreading, it was only a matter of time before the media would settle in to examine coach Rex Ryan's diet. Yesterday, the Post reported that the inspirational, sometimes emotional rookie coach eats 7,000 calories a day to keep his 350-pound figure: "The coach celebrated Sunday's triumph over the San Diego Chargers by scarfing down a cheesesteak and a beer on the charter flight back home. He was then offered a choice of barbecue chicken, flank steak or a Cobb salad." Of course—a barbecue chaser is required after unlikely victories! more ›

• Jets 17, San Diego 14: You gotta believe was the rallying cry of a different team, but it seems appropriate now that the Jets borrow it. Down 7-3 in the fourth quarter, New York drove for two-straight touchdowns to take a 17-7 lead and held on for the victory. The first touchdown came in the form of a two-yard reception by Dustin Keller, but Shonn Greene had the big play. Greene busted a 53-yard carry for a TD and put the Jets up by 10. New York survived a late Chargers’ rally, but held San Diego off after a third missed field goal by Nate Kaeding. Now they're headed to the AFC Championship in Indianapolis in a rematch of the game that ended the Colts' unbeaten streak.
• Rangers 6, Canadiens 2: The Rangers fell behind 2-0 after one period, but managed to score three goals in the 2nd and 3rd periods for the win.

This is the game to stop the doubters. If the Jets can go into San Diego and take down the Chargers in Sunday's AFC divisional playof they have to be acknowledged as a true force. Right now, they're only a cute story. Sure, they have beaten the Colts when they lay down, and they have punished Cincinnati two straight weeks. But now they draw the Chargers, who have won 11 straight games and have the best passing attack in football. more ›

San Antonio 97 Nets 85: Brook Lopez had a huge game, scoring 28 points while pulling down 11 rebounds, but he couldn’t do it by himself. Without Devin Harris, the Nets didn’t have anyone to pick up the slack and the fell to Tim Duncan and the Spurs Sunday to drop to 3-34. On the plus side, the 1993-94 Maveircks went 2-39 to start the season, so the Nets are ahead of that pace. more ›

• Jets 24, Bengals 14: An early touchdown deficit and a road atmosphere didn't stop Mark Sanchez and the Jets in their wild-card playoff win against the Bengals. Shonn Greene and Thomas Jones had rushing touchdowns and Sanchez found Dustin Keller for a long passing score to set up a date in Indianapolis or San Diego next weekend. Darrelle Revis did his job on Chad Ochocinco -- except for a few dubious penalties -- and the Jets defense took advantage of an erratic Carson Palmer. Two missed Bengals field goals also helped. But head coach Rex Ryan said his team should be the favorite for the duration of the playoffs, and the Jets looked like the better team on Sunday.
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After taking a must-win game against the Bengals at the Meadowlands last Sunday, the Jets travel to Cincinnati for a rematch in a wild-card playoff. The Bengals may have lain down last week, but they'll be trying all out as they battle the Jets. Remember this: The last time the Jets played a team against a team trying 100 percent, they lost to the Falcons, who had nothing to play for. more ›

The Department of Correctional Services has turned down former Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress' request to take part in a work release program that would have allowed him to spend some nights at home, according to 1010WINS. Burress — who was sentenced to two-years in prison after shooting himself in the leg in a Manhattan nightclub — asked for the furlough just two months into his sentence. more ›

After a slip in warmups tweaked his knee before Sunday's Jets-Bengals game, Chad Ochocino, never one to shy away from making quips to the media, said Tuesday he was OK. "I had sex yesterday,'' the Bengals receiver said. "With some of the moves I did — I should be fine." He has since tweeted that it was a joke, but he doesn't get into specifics. Either way, Ochocinco and the Bengals will be trying to bounce back from a no-catch performance in Sunday night's forfeit loss to the Jets when the two teams meet in Saturday's wild-card playoff. After making jokes leading up to last week's game — which the Jets needed and the Bengals did not — Ochocinco is taking a more businesslike attitude this week. If he's even half as funny this week as he was last, fans — especially his Twitter followers — are still in for a treat. more ›