The New York Jets Playoff Berth: Hard Work or NFL Gift For The Favre Fiasco?

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Published: January 5, 2010

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... answer is likely going to be 100% different than yours, but part of the fun of following sports is supposed to be the debate that ensues from the games. And what I write here may spark a heated one.

For me, the 2009 Jets were not a playoff team.

I freely admit they had the no. 1 defense in the AFC and the no. 1 rushing offense in the NFL. Without doubt, those numbers alone usually spell success for any franchise.

Yet despite those stats, just two weeks ago the Jets stood at 7-7 with two games remaining against certain playoff teams—the Colts and the Bengals. The Jets looked to be the odd man out in the playoff picture.

For the Jets and their fans, an amazing thing happened over those last two weeks of the season. The Jets' playoff-bound rivals laid down.

In Week 16, the Colts were winning 10-3 at halftime. After Brad Smith's record-setting kickoff return for a touchdown to start the second half, Peyton Manning marched hi...

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