Archives for November 2011

‘Receiver Patrick Turner said that he didn’t see Johnson’s performance but that he, too, had Burress’s back. “And then he dropped that last ball,” Turner said of Johnson. He nodded for effect and added a one-word summation. “Karma,” he said.’

‘”It was just a bad decision I made. It cost our team seven points, basically,” Johnson said.’

‘”It was unreal,” Smith said of the support he received from Jets fans, who loved him for his play in the Wildcat offense. “I was surprised that the fans were so supportive. They were saying some nice things. I always got love for the people here, New York and the Jets fans so hats off to them and hats off to their team for getting a win.”‘

‘Didn’t anyone see the Bills were kicking off from their 20? Didn’t anyone want to know why? Even before Johnson’s late-game dropped pass, his stupidity cost Buffalo the game! The Bills flubbed the kick, which likely would have given the Jets great field position anyway. Moments later, the Jets scored to tie the game.’

‘His teammate Shawne Merriman, who is on injured reserve, took to Twitter at the half to defend the wide receiver. “Never tweet during the game but what @StevieJohnson13 did was disrespectful & not needed & should never happen in the #NFL so ill pay half the fine HA!,” the linebacker posted.’

‘Johnson, who made eight receptions for 75 yards, was called for unsportsmanlike conduct after his 5-yard touchdown reception. That forced the Bills to kick off from their 20, and four plays after the Jets recovered the squib kick at the Buffalo 36, Sanchez threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Burress to tie the score at 14.’

‘”I’ve seen worse and I’ve heard worse,” said Burress, who said he didn’t see it. “It doesn’t bother me at all. The result I’m looking at is that we won the football game and he turned around and dropped three wide-open balls to lose the game for his team.”‘

‘”It was very stupid of me going through that and I feel like I cost our team the win by doing that,” he said. “It was a bad decision. It’s irrelevant whether or not I rehearsed (the celebration) or not. At the end of the day, it cost our team seven points. I have to apologize to everyone and talk to coach. I can’t be doing that. I need to be mature about the situation.”‘

‘It was cheap and rehearsed, and for the Bills, it came with severe consequences: The 15-yard excessive celebration penalty and a flubbed kickoff set the Jets up at the Bills 36, allowing quarterback Mark Sanchez to find — hello, karma! — Burress for the game-tying touchdown. And that was only Burress’ second most important catch of the day.’

‘Johnson went down with guns; Burress came up roses.’

‘”I’ve seen worse and I’ve heard worse,” Burress said. “It doesn’t bother me at all. The result I’m looking at is that we won the football game and he turned around and dropped three wide open balls to lose the game for his team. If I was a player that’s how I would evaluate myself.”‘

A Crucial Win With a Postseason Feel (New York Times)

The Perils of Celebrating Before Anything’s Won (New York Times)

Plax, Holmes help save Jets’ season (New York Post)

Bills receiver Johnson drops ball after TD (New York Post)

Ex-Jet Smith bags big TD, but misses another score (New York Post)

Backed into the corners (New York Post)

WR did job perfectly on winning catch (New York Post)

Burress’ grab saved the day – and maybe the Jets’ season (New York Post)

Pace: Jets made beating Bills too hard on selves (New York Post)

Despite struggles, Sanchez comes through in clutch (New York Post)

TD dances cost Bills (New York Post)

Rex lays it on the line – and gets results (New York Post)

Jets blitz (New York Post)

Jets report card (New York Post)

Santonio Holmes catches game-winning TD as NY Jets, Mark Sanchez and Plaxico Burress come back on Bills, 28-24 (New York Daily News)

Bills’ Stevie Johnson celebrates touchdown against NY Jets by acting like he was shot in leg (New York Daily News)

NY Jets’ tight end Dustin Keller leaps to defense of Mark Sanchez after win over Bills (New York Daily News)

NY Jets’ Darrelle Revis and ‘Revis Island’ can’t scare Buffalo Bills QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, WR Stevie Johnson (New York Daily News)

NY Jets’ Mark Sanchez has been up and down, but comes up big in must-win vs. Buffalo Bills (New York Daily News)

On Jets’ game-winning march, Plaxico Burress and Santonio Holmes have perfect answer for antics of Bills wide receiver Stevie Johnson (New York Daily News)

Photo gallery (New York Daily News)

Sanchez’s four TD passes top Bills, 28-24 (New York Newsday)

Jets get last laugh after celebration (New York Newsday)

Johnson shows that Revis is human (New York Newsday)

Sanchez delivers at the right time (New York Newsday)

With Leonhard out, Cro muffs punt (New York Newsday)

Grading the Jets vs. Bills (New York Newsday)

Photo gallery (New York Newsday)

Jets win after living on the edge (White Plains Journal News)

Penalty costly for Bills’ Johnson (White Plains Journal News)

Jets escape with 28-24 victory over Buffalo Bills (Newark Star Ledger)

Mark Sanchez’ four TD passes lead Jets to victory over Buffalo (Newark Star Ledger)

Jets’ cornerbacks shrug off tough day at the office (Newark Star Ledger)

Bills WR Stevie Johnson takes apparent jab at Plaxico Burress’ shooting incident with TD celebration (Newark Star Ledger)

Plaxico Burress gets the last laugh over Bills’ Stevie Johnson (Newark Star Ledger)

Offensive line pumped up by Rex Ryan challenge (Newark Star Ledger)

Photo gallery (Newark Star Ledger)

Jets top Bills, 28-24, behind Mark Sanchez’s 4 TDs (Bergen Record)

Calvin Pace not satisfied with defense’s effort (Bergen Record)

Classless Stevie Johnson gets his comeuppance (Bergen Record)

Stevie Johnson vs. Darrelle Revis (Bergen Record)

Jets replay vs. Bills (Bergen Record)

Photo gallery (Bergen Record)

Sanchez redeems himself in Jets’ victory (Middletown Times Herald Record)

Jets coach, players claim they never saw Johnson’s antics (Middletown Times Herald Record)

No points for style, but Sanchez survives (Asbury Park Press)

For Jets, a season of deep swings (Staten Island Advance)

Sanchez Pushes Jets to Last-Minute Win (Wall Street Journal)

Another Key Drop for Stevie (Wall Street Journal)

Plaxico gets the last laugh vs. Bills (ESPN New York)

Stevie Johnson mocks Plaxico Burress (ESPN New York)

Mike DeVito (knee) leaves game (ESPN New York)

Mark Sanchez, Jets are still broken (ESPN New York)

Back on Track (NewYorkJets.com)

Jets-Bills Postgame Interviews (NewYorkJets.com)

Photo gallery (NewYorkJets.com)

Photo gallery (BuffaloBills.com)

Photo gallery (AP)

Photo gallery (Buffalo News)

Photo gallery (Rochester D&C)

Photo gallery (WIVB-TV)

‘Oh yeah – the Bills are 5-6 and have lost four straight. Bet the flight home was a real chucklefest.’

‘Fans will discuss – and many will decry – the touchdown celebration in which Buffalo wide receiver Stevie Johnson mocked the Jets’ Plaxico Burress by pretending to shoot himself in the leg and falling after he scored on a 5-yard slant shortly before halftime.’