Nov 27th 2008 10:00AM by JJ Cooper (author feed)
Filed under: Jets, Titans, AFC East, AFC SouthThere was a lot to be impressed about the Jets thrashing of the previously undefeated Titans. The Jets offensive line managed to hold its own against one of the best defensive lines in the league, and Brett Farve picked apart the Titans secondary.

But when I rewatched the Jets-Titans game, what stood out most was how the Jets defensive line and linebackers completely stuffed one of the league’s best offensive lines. The Jets offense helped by holding onto the ball for 40 minutes, but the defense set the tone by forcing the Titans to largely junk their running game (which came into the league ranked ninth in the league in yards per game). With Kerry Collins forced to pass on almost every down, Tennessee was out of its comfort zone for most of the game.

Tennessee only called back-to-back running plays twice all game. Partly that was because they quickly fell behind, but it was also because the Titans were unable to account for nose tackle Kris Jenkins.

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