Silence of the Rams; Jets Blow Away St.Louis

JETS 47
RAMS 3

The Jets were in dire need of a blowout victory Sunday, the kind of blowout that could give them some peace of mind before a huge Thursday night contest up in Foxboro, Massachusetts. The Jets got that blowout; in fact, it was better than expected.

The Jets put up 40 BIG points in the first half against the Rams. It broke a franchise record for points in a half set earlier this year when the Jets held a 35-0 lead against the Cardinals at half time.

From start to finish, it was a dominating afternoon for New York. On the opening drive, Thomas Jones broke it open for a 20 yard scamper to start the game. Later, Brett Favre hit Jerricho Cothery for 18 yards to move the ball to the Rams 42 yard line. Next, Favre hit Lavernous Coles from 14 yards out to spot the ball at the Rams 20. Jones finished the drive off with a 13 yard carry and went untouched into the endzone.

The Rams had no answer for the Jets offense and defense. On the next Jets possession, Favre hit a wide open Dustin Keller on a play-action fake for a 54 yard gain to the St. Louis 11 yard line. The Jets settled for the field goal, but the story of the day was set in stone.

Once St. Louis got the ball back, they gave it up. Marc Bulger was blindsided by last week's hero Abram Elam. The ball popped into the air and was scooped away by Calvin Pace who rumbled 50 yards for the score. 17-0 New York.

The Jets put the game away in the second quarter when Thomas Jones rushed for 26 yards on the drive, including a two yard score to make it 24-0.

With New York up 30-0, Bulger put up a pass of desperation, but it was picked off by Jets safety Kerry Rhodes, who rolled down the sideline for 50 yards to set the Jets up at the St. Louis 18. Favre did the rest as he rolled left and hit Keller in the back of the endzone for the touchdown to make it 37-0.

Later, Rams backup running back Ken Darby fumbeled and it was recorverd by the Jets at the Rams 44 yard line with 11 second to go before half time. The Jets sent out Jay Feeley for a 55 yard field, which he nailed, to make it 40-0 at half time.

Feeley had three field goals, all of which were from distances greater than 45 yards. As for Jones, he had a breakout game. Jones rushed for 131 yards and three scores, cleary his best day as a Jet. As for Keller, he had six catches for 107 yards and a touchdown, his biggest effort to date in his rookie campaign.

The 47-3 victory is the most lopsided in Jets history. The Jets are now 6-3 on the season and are tied with the New England Patriots going into the big game on Thursday night.