A quick look at the Jets’ 27-21 victory over San Diego:
KEY PLAY/PERFORMANCE: Each successive solid game by Jeremy Kerley makes it hard to believe he barely played the first month of the season. Eclipsed by the since-departed Derrick Mason in September, Kerley has since emerged as a favorite target of Mark Sanchez, who on third down found him twice on the Jets’ first scoring drive of the second half. Both conversions came with the Jets needing at least 5 yards for the first down. Kerley finished with a career-high four receptions for 29 yards.
NOTABLE NUMBER: At one point toward the end of the game, Calvin Pace glanced at the scoreboard and, reading Philip Rivers’s passing statistics, knew the defense had clamped down. Rivers threw for only 179 yards, his fewest in 22 regular-season games, since Jan. 3, 2010. The Jets had only one sack, in the first quarter, but their pass rush pressured Rivers for much of the afternoon. Their secondary held Vincent Jackson without a catch in the second half.
TALKING POINT: Have the Jets moved past their early woes, or will they reappear during a tough November schedule?
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