2010 NFL Week 2 Review: Jets Paste The Patriots, Chargers Jolt The Jaguars

After a lot of preseason talk but very little action in Week One, the New York Jets made a statement in their Week Two win over the New England Patriots. The Jets looked very flat on Monday Night Football last week but played an all around solid game against the Patriots to move to 1-1 on the young NFL season.

The Chargers played similar to the Jets as they couldn’t get anything going against the Chiefs in Kansas City during Monday Night Football last week but came back to bury the Jaguars in Week Two

Jets Finally Back The Talk – Batter And Bruise The Patriots – Final: 24-14

After a long playoff run in 2009, then being featured on the NFL reality show Hard Knocks and reading a lot of Super Bowl bound headlines, the Jets couldn’t manage a touchdown in Week one against the Ravens. That all changed in Week Two as the Jets lived up to their hype and second year QB Mark Sanchez was near perfect in New York’s 24-14 win over New England.

It started out looking like more of the same in Week Two as the Jets fell behind 14-10 at halftime before scoring 17 unanswered points in the final two periods. Sanchez went 21 of 30 for 220 yards with three touchdowns with no turnovers and as three different Jet receivers caught TD passes.

Newly acquired running back LaDainian Tomlinson had a solid second start with his new team as he gained 102 total yards and helped the Jets play a ball control style offense against the explosive Patriots.

Patriots QM Tom Brady had one of his worst games as pro has he threw two interceptions and lost a fumble while managing just 248 passing yards on 20 completions. The Jets stout run defense had their motor going as the Patriots were only able to gain 42 rushing yards on 20 attempts.

Wide receivers Randy Moss and Wes Welker both caught a Tom Brady TD pass but looked very ordinary as they were both limited to just 38 receiving yards. One bright spot for the Patriots was rookie tight end Aaron Hernandez who caught six passes for 101 yards in his second NFL start.

The Patriots and Jets now both sit at 1-1 and looking up at the AFC East leading Miami Dolphins who are 2-0 to start the 2010 NFL season.

Chargers Bounce Back – Defense Dominates The Jaguars – Final: 38-13

After looking like anything but a Super Bowl XLV contender in their loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in Week One; the San Diego Chargers recharged and took their frustrations out on the visiting Jacksonville Jaguars. This game started out badly for the Jaguars and kept getting worse before the final gun mercifully sounded on a 38-13 whitewash by the Chargers.

San Diego played a complete game on both sides of the ball as the offense was clicking on all cylinders and the defense was relentless against the clawless (and at times clueless) Jaguars. Despite throwing two interceptions Chargers QB Philip Rivers was impressive in completeing 22 of his 29 passes for 334 yards and three touchdowns.

All world TE Antonio Gates caught five passes including two that went for touchdowns. Malcom Floyd, the new leader of the San Diego receiving core, led the Chargers with 95 receiving yards and added an electrifying 54 yard TD catch.

Filling in for injured rookie running back Ryan Mathews (ankle – 1st quarter) lightly used third year RB Mike Tolbert lit up the Jaguars for 95 total yards and added two rushing touchdowns.

The Jaguars stumbled out of the gate and never recovered has they committed six turnovers including four interceptions by QB David Garrard. Jacksonville was also ineffective on the ground as they were only able to muster 71 total rushing yards on 24 attempts.

The lone bright spot for the Jaguars came from WR Mike Sims-Walker who rebounded from a sub-par Week One with ten catches for 105 yards and a touchdown in an otherwise forgettable week for the Jaguars.