Jets vs. Colts

In Week 16, The New York Jets defeated the Indianapolis Colts because the Colts let go of their idea at having a perfect season and benched their starters. The following week the Jets beat the Cincinnati Bengals because the Bengals decided to rest their starters. Beating the Bengals in the last game of the regular season allowed the Jets to advance to the Wild Card game vs. the Bengals. Well, the Jets won yet again and beat the Bengals 24-14. Who would've thought? Definitely not the Bengals and Chad Ochocinco. Now the Jets have defeated the San Diego Chargers and are heading off to face the Colts for the conference title. I think it's easy to say that the Jets got lucky by getting into the playoffs in the first place but as head coach Rex Ryan said, the Jets can only play against who their opponents decide to play.

One thing is true, the New York Jets have the highest rated defense team in the NFL and one reason for that is Darrelle Revis. Revis had 54 tackles and 6 interceptions in the 2009 regular season. Most analysts think Revis should've got the title for Defensive Player of the Year, but the title went to Charles Woodson. Most likely because he had more interceptions. Even still, most of the leagues top wide recievers don't even get the ball when they play the Jets out of fear that they will get man handled by Revis.

Enough about the Jets defense, lets talk about the offense. The Jets offense ranks at 20 compared to the Colts number 9 ranking position. The Colts have Peyton Manning for QB who won MVP for the fourth time this year, breaking the tie for most MVP titles held with Brett Favre. Peyton Manning ranks at number six for quarterbacks in the NFL while Mark Sanchez sits at the lower end of the half at position 28. Peyton Manning has 571 ATT with Mark Sanchez at only 364. Manning has 16 interceptions and Mark Sanchez has 20, but Manning threw the ball almost 40% more than Sanchez did. So the question is, Can Sanchez get the ball to his recievers against the Colts and not turn the ball over? The Colts didn't show any mercy in the game against the Baltimore Ravens and held the score 20-3 not allowing the Ravens to score any TD's.

So in the game of the Jets vs. the Colts it is a game of offense vs. defense. Will the Colts offense led by Peyton Manning prevail or will it be the Jets defense led by CB Darrelle Revis?

One thing is for sure, if the Colts lose to the Jets, Rex Ryan's prediction of being in the super bowl this year will be true and it will be partly due to the fact that the Colts rested their starters in week 16 and kept the Jets playoff hopes alive. Wouldn't it be ironic? Don't you think?