The New York Jets upset the New England Patriots on Sunday at the Meadowlands, 16-9. The first half was all Patriots, holding the Jets to just 3 points while being confined to only 9 points themselves. However, it was all Jets in the second half, scoring 13 unanswered points to march on to a 16-9 victory.
Mark Sanchez finished the day 14/22, for 163 yards and a TD. Tom Brady 23/47, for 216 yards and a rare interception. Jets tight-end Dustin Keller caught the game's only touchdown, and finished with 3 receptions for 22 yards. Stephen Gotskowski was 3/3 in field goal attempts, and provided New England's only points.
New York (2-0); New England (1-1)
It was a 1.2 billion dollar upset on opening night for the Dallas Cowboys as the rival Giants marched into the big D and claimed a deflating 33-31 victory. Lawrence Tynes delivered the game winning field goal with seconds remaining to put the Big Blue up for good. Tony Romo did not have a particularly good outing, finishing 13/29, for 127 yards. He did throw a TD pass, but also threw 3 interceptions. His counterpart, Eli Manning, finished the day 25/38, for 330 yards and 2 TD.
For Dallas, Marion Barber (18 att, 124 yards rushing), and Felix Jones (7 att, 96 yards rushing) each tallied a rushing touchdown. And Tony Romo, on his only rush of the day (3 yards), put one in on the ground as well. Tight-end Jason Witten (5 rec, 33 yards), Romo's favored target, had the Cowboys' only receiving touchdown.
For New York, Mario Manningham (10 rec, 150 yards), and Steve Smith (10 rec, 134 yards) each had big days on the receiving end, and were the recipients of Eli Manning's two touchdown throws. Lawrence Tynes went 4/5 from field goal range, including the game-winner.
New York (2-0); Dallas (1-1)
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