Spokesman-Review
National Football League
N.Y. Jets 32, Jacksonville 3
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, September 18, 2011
Where: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Temperature: 66°
Head Official: Scott Green
Attendance: 78834

The New York Jets intercepted Luke McCown four times and sacked him in the end zone for a safety en route to a 32-3 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.

Antonio Cromartie returned one of his two interceptions to the 1-yard line and Shonn Greene punched it in two plays later for New York’s first rushing touchdown of the season.

The Jets (2-0) scored 15 points off turnovers and Mark Sanchez threw a pair of touchdown passes in the game. Sanchez hit Santonio Holmes on a 17-yarder to open the scoring early in the first quarter.

Sanchez later connected with tight end Dustin Keller for an 11-yard score in the third quarter as New York extended the lead to 22-3 in the third quarter.

Making just his ninth NFL career start, McCown was pulled early in the fourth quarter after hitting just 6 of 19 passes for 59 yards. He finished with a passing rating of 1.8.

Rookie Blaine Gabbert replaced McCown and was 5 for 6 passing for 52 yards.

Maurice Jones-Drew led Jacksonville (1-1) with 88 yards on the ground on 18 carries. Jacksonville managed just a 55-yard field goal by Josh Scobee in the first quarter.

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Jacksonville   N.Y. Jets
Maurice Jones-Drew Player Shonn Greene
18 Attempts 16
88 Yards 49
4.9 Avg Yards 3.1
0 Touchdowns 1
16 Long 12
Receiving
Jacksonville   N.Y. Jets
Mike Thomas Player Dustin Keller
3 Receptions 6
29 Yards 101
9.7 Avg Yards 16.8
0 Touchdowns 1
19 Long 37
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Jacksonville 203 112 91 0 1 2 1.0 0
N.Y. Jets 283 101 182 3 3 4 2.0 0
Upcoming Games
  • N.Y. Jets will play their next game on the road against Las Vegas. The Jets have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Jacksonville will play their next game on the road against Carolina. The Jaguars have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.