NY JETS (11-7) At INDIANAPOLIS (15-2)

3 p.m. ET, CBS

OPENING LINE – Colts by 7

RECORD VS. SPREAD – New York 11-7; Indianapolis 11-6

SERIES RECORD – Colts lead 40-28

LAST MEETING – Jets beat Colts 29-15, Dec. 27, 2009

LAST WEEK – Jets beat Chargers 17-14; Colts beat Ravens 20-3

JETS OFFENSE – OVERALL (20), RUSH (1), PASS (31)

JETS DEFENSE – OVERALL (1), RUSH (8), PASS (1)

COLTS OFFENSE – OVERALL (9), RUSH (32), PASS (2)

COLTS DEFENSE – OVERALL (18), RUSH (24), PASS (14)

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – First conference championship game to pit rookie head coaches against one another. … Jets are 2-0 in postseason meetings between teams, winning 41-0 in January 2003 – Colts worst playoff loss – and pulling 16-7 upset in Super Bowl in January 1969. … Jets ended Colts perfect season with win in Week 16 after Colts pulled starters in third quarter. … Rex Ryans father, Buddy, was on Jets coaching staff on Super Bowl team. … New York hasnt played in AFC championship game since January 1999, when it lost to Denver 23-10, and hasnt played in Super Bowl since 1969. … Jets have won five straight road games and seven of eight overall. … Mark Sanchez is fourth rookie QB to play in conference title game. The others are Shaun King, Ben Roethlisberger and Joe Flacco. None reached the Super Bowl. … Shonn Greene has 263 yards rushing and two TDs in postseason, third rookie in league history with 100-yard games in each of his first two playoff games. … CB Darrelle Revis has an interception in each of Jets playoff games and needs one more to tie Greg Buttle for most in Jets playoff history. … Jets allowed 14.8 points, lowest per-game average in NFL, and held opposing quarterbacks to league-low passer rating of 58.8. … Jets DE Shaun Ellis is expected to play with broken left hand. … Colts have reached AFC championship game for third time since 2003. … Indy is hosting its second title game in four years and is 5-2 in home playoff games since 2003. … Peyton Manning needs 57 yards to pass Hall of Famer Dan Marino for fourth on NFLs postseason yardage list. Manning has thrown for 4,454 yards; Marino had 4,510. … Manning is trying to become first reigning MVP to win Super Bowl since Kurt Warner in 1999. … Mannings next 300-yard playoff game will be his seventh, breaking NFL playoff record with Warner and Joe Montana. … Manning needs 18 completions to pass Tom Brady for No. 3 in postseason completions. Manning has 378, Marino had 385 and Brady has 395. … Manning also has 99.4 passer rating in eight home playoff games. … WR Reggie Wayne needs 142 yards receiving and one reception to move into third on all-time postseason list … TE Dallas Clark needs 109 yards receiving to pass Brent Jones (740), Shannon Sharpe (814) and Keith Jackson (834) for most by a tight end in postseason history. Clark has 726. … Colts set NFL record with seven fourth-quarter comebacks this season. … Indy allowed league-low 13 sacks in 2009 but gave up two last week vs. Baltimore.

Posted on January 22nd, 2010 by admin
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