JETS 56
CARDINALS 35
If you like arena football then this was the game for you. Brett Favre and Kurt Warner did not disappoint; the pair of veteran QB's put on a clinic in Sunday afternoon's ballgame, as the Jets beat the Cardinals 56-35. The game marked a new record for Favre since he threw six touchdown passes; the most he has thrown in a game. It was also the first time since 1986 that the Jets scored 50+ points in a game.
The Jets were excellent in the first half, playing crisp, sound football on both sides of the ball. The defense confused Warner, rushing him with different blitz packages and forcing five turnovers in the game' first 30 minutes.
In the second quarter, Favre and the Jets got the party started. First,Favre hit Laveranues Coles from the 12 yards out to give New York a 7-0 lead.
On Arizona's next possesion, Warner was picked off by Darrell Revis, who took it 32 yards into the endzone for a 14-0 lead.
After another Warner interception, Favre found Coles again;, this time from 34 yards out to make it 21 to 0.
Favre hit Coles once more before halftime, this one a lob from the two yard line to make it 31-0. The Jets had a 34-0 into the half. Should be a walk in the park, right?
Not exactly. Arizona got red hot in the second half and moved the ball efficently on the Jets' overrated defense, scoring 35 unanswered points.
First, Edgerin James completed a six play, 58 yard drive to open the half with a touchdown to make it 34-7. After the Jets went three and out on their opeing drive, Arizona took the ball right down the Jets' throats.
On a drive that took 13 plays and 76 yards, James finished it again with a touchdown to make it 34-13. Arizona converted the two point conversion to cut the deficit to 19.
Arizona went for the onside kick and recovered it and proceeded to drive down the field, as Warner hit wide open receivers, like Larry Fitzgerald and Jerheme Urban, to move the ball. Tim Hightower took it in from one yard out to make it 34-21.
Finally, the Jets got the ball back, and Favre wasted no time. The Jets went on a 12 play 80 yard drive that ended in a 17 yard touchdown to Jerricho Cothery to make it 41-21.
Arizona responded, as Warner hit Anquain Boldin from eight yards out to make it 41-28.
Favre would not relent, leading his troops all the way down the field as fast as possible,hitting a wide open Jerricho Cothery from 40 yards out to make it 48-28.
But that was not enough, for the defense allowed the Cardinals to move down the field again, ending with a 14 yard touchdown from Warner to Urban to make it 48-35 with 4:49 to go.
The Jets had to run the clock, but Jay Feeley missed his second field goal of the game, giving Arizona the ball back with 3:09 to go.
It was here that the Jet defense finally put on a defense. Warner was pressured and sacked by David Bowens; as a result, Warner fumbled the ball and it was recovered by Calvin Pace, giving the Jets great field positon at the Cardinals 25 yard line.
Favre ended it with his sixth touchdown pass of the day, a career high, hitting Dustin Keller from 24 yards out; 56-35 J-E-T-S, Jets, Jets.
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