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The slippery little receiver didn't play when the Jets shut down the Patriots in the first meeting of the year and now we know why the Jets won.

New York Jets players comment on their 31-14 loss to the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on Sunday, November 22, 2009.

The Jets have gone 1-5 in their last six games and fallen way behind in the wild-card standings.

Jets head coach Rex Ryan looked sick to his stomach. Loquacious linebacker Bart Scott was left with virtually nothing to say.

Allow us to set the scene that'll await the struggling Jets when they arrive to Gillette Stadium on Sunday to play the Patriots in what can only be termed as a last-stand game for them.

Calling a reverse and putting the Extra Point first: Is everyone comfortable with the idea that Rex Ryan cried in front of his team? Gary Myers of The Daily News isn't. He wrote: Rex Ryan needs to be the emotional rock of the Jets, a franchise in desperate need of stability and leadership.

But first, Rex said, "I got a new sponsor ... for obvious reasons." And with that the Jets head coach plunked a box of Kleenexes on his podium in the media room at the Atlantic Health Jets Training Center.

As irony goes, this one takes the cake. The Jets tackled poorly up and down the field on Sunday afternoon at Giants Stadium.

Jets linebacker Calvin Pace and others on the team are calling Sunday's game against the Jaguars a "must win." Coming off a bye week, Rex Ryan & Co.

Fan Poll The Jets' plans for a rousing return to action from their midseason bye with a vital Game 9 victory teetered on the abyss after two quarters.

In 2000, Rex Ryan wanted Shaun Ellis on his defensive line. Ryan, the Ravens ' line coach at the time, lobbied to draft Ellis with the 10th overall pick.

Linebacker Bart Scott's steely silence in the postgame locker room said it all for the New York Jets after Sunday's 24-22 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars.

The Jaguars' Marcedes Lewis makes a key fourth-quarter catch against Kerry Rhodes and the Jets.

JACKSONVILLE at NEW YORK JETS OPENING LINE - Jets by 6 RECORD VS. SPREAD - Jacksonville 3-5; New York 4-4 SERIES RECORD - Jaguars lead 5-3 LAST MEETING - Jaguars beat Jets 41-0, Oct.

This isn't quite where the Jacksonville Jaguars [ team stats ] or New York Jets [ team stats ] expected to be at this point in the season.

Shaun Ellis, left, and Kareem Hamad had a bond that began nine years ago when the two met at a Muscular Dystrophy Association event.

FLORHAM PARK a ' Rex Ryan would like to clear up one misconception about Jacksonvillea TMs prolific 5-foot-7 running back, Maurice Jones-Drew. "Hea TMs short.

Rex Ryan wants results, not excuses. The New York Jets coach wasn't happy with his team's effort near the end of practice Thursday and let them know it.

New York Jets linebacker Vernon Gholston was listed as doubtful Friday for the team's game against the Jacksonville Jaguars because of a strained hamstring.

Rex Ryan is demanding more from his players, but also the fans of the New York Jets.