Fans of football, beer commercials and aging pop stars who prefer to watch their entertainment on the web rather than on the boob tube—good news! NBC has announced that, for the first time, the biggest game in sports—something called the Super Bowl?— will be simulcast on this here World Wide Web (and also on Verizon phones). About time! more ›

After yesterday's humiliating loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, Jets coach Rex Ryan remained positive. Really positive: He told reporters today that Gang Green can beat the Giants on Christmas Eve, "I came here to win, to be looked at that way, to take over not just this city -- even though it's the city to take over -- but also this league... I haven't accomplished that yet. Saturday, I think, would go a long way to doing that. We have to win this game. We have to get in the playoffs, and the Giants have to do the same. It's going to be huge." more ›

If the playoffs started Sunday, the Jets would be in as the No. 6 seed and set for a date with the Patriots. That worked out well last season. But the Jets have three games remaining and their schedule, while not impossibly difficult, includes no freebies. They are three-point underdogs at the Eagles on Sunday, and they finish with a home game against the Giants and a trip to Miami to face the surprisingly decent Dolphins. more ›

Yesterday it was reported that a gang of football fans beat up a Jets fan after last Sunday's game at MetLife Stadium—the fight started after one of the assailants allegedly taunted, “You all deserved what happened on 9/11!” Police have arrested Merle Lee, 35, of Newton, NJ, and charged him with third-degree aggravated assault for attacking 23-year-old Queens resident James Mohr; they also insist that only Lee was involved in the attack. The Post reveals that Lee has a long rap sheet, including three years in a NJ prison on a drug-dealing charge, and convictions for drug-possession, theft, DWI and other offenses. more ›

The Giants are atop the NFC East thanks to their best offensive and defensive players, beating the Cowboys 37-34. Eli led them back from a 12-point deficit with under six minutes left in the fourth quarter and Jason Pierre-Paul blocked the Cowboys last-second field goal attempt. New York is now in control of their playoff destiny. more ›

The Jets need their wins, and they keep getting winnable games. Though they have needed fourth-quarter comebacks of late, the wins have counted just the same. If they continue to take advantage of their schedule—they have only one remaining opponent (the Giants) with a winning record—they'll make the playoffs. As everyone has seen the last two years, they can be dangerous once they're in the dance. more ›

The Giants did a lot of things well in their 38-35 loss to Green Bay, but ultimately the defense let them down again. New York trailed 35-27 with just over three minutes remaining in the game before launching a nine-play drive to tie the game. Hakeem Nicks caught his second touchdown of the game to make it 35-33 and D.J. Ware punched the two-point conversion into the end zone to tie things up. But, New York left 58 seconds on the clock and that proved to be way too much time. more ›

A stretch of soft opponents could be the best thing to happen to the Jets, who face the Redskins in Landover, Md., on Sunday. They squeaked by the Bills on Sunday with the help of a late comeback and some timely drops by Bills receiver Stevie Johnson. Mark Sanchez threw for four touchdowns but otherwise had an unremarkable day—he completed only 48.6 percent of his passes. more ›

They didn't look great in the process, but the Jets kept their season alive with a comeback win over the Bills on Sunday. Mark Sanchez threw for a career-high four touchdown passes, including one to Santonio Holmes with just over a minute remaining. Still, this version of Sanchez is not close to being mistaken for the one that has led the Jets to four playoff wins over the last two seasons. more ›

The Jets have had a week and a half to think about suffering two losses in the span of 96 hours. On Sunday, they'll take the field against the depleted Bills, who started the season as a surprise but now have regressed into the hapless team that has resided in Buffalo for the past 10 years. more ›

Because football is a dignified sport where only the most erudite language is used on and off the field, Jet's coach Rex Ryan must forfeit $75,000 for telling a fan to "Shut the f*ck up" during last week's loss to the Patriots. The fan had called out "Rex, Belichick is better than you!" as Ryan was entering the locker room at halftime. It's not clear in the video, but we're pretty sure that right after the fan yelled that, they added, "At foot massages!" Or maybe it was, "At getting fined!" more ›

Is watching TV—nay, FOOTBALL—during Thanksgiving dinner a bad idea? Of course not! Doctors say you need at least sixteen hours of watching millionaires beat the hell out of each other every week otherwise you'll start throwing underhand and have your "man card" confiscated. Leave it to a Times reporter to endanger our national security. more ›

If you're a Jets fan, then you already know that there's no substance in the world that can make last night's miserable loss to the Denver Broncos fade into the recesses of the mind fast enough. When Mark Sanchez is the worst quarterback on the field—not Tim Tebow, the worst statistical quarterback in the league—something is seriously messed up. And now this six-year-old understands the pain of fandom. His mother describes the video: "My 6 year old son, after being told this morning that the Jets lost to the Broncos 17-13. He was devastated (and none too happy when he realized I was filming him). Poor kid. Jets upset my son." Maybe the Bills will lose every game. Our only question: do you think he tailgates out of his Tonka? more ›

The schedule put the Jets at a disadvantage heading into Denver this week, but the players and coaches deserve the blame for a putrid 17-13 loss to the Broncos. The offense was almost non-existent, managing to only produce a field goal. The defense, which scored New York's only touchdown on a fumble recovery in the end zone, made a huge mistake late in the game. more ›

After a humbling at home at the hands of the Patriots on Sunday night, the Jets travel to Denver on Thursday to take on the Broncos after a quick turnaround. The Jets made no secret of their distaste with playing in these circumstances, but Thursday games are always difficult, especially for the road team. At 5-4, the Jets find themselves in prime position for a wild-card berth but face a tough task to winning the division. (The Patriots won both games between the teams this season and own the tiebreaker.) more ›

The Jets seemed poised to take over the AFC East, but they fell flat Sunday night in a 37-16 loss to the Patriots. Tom Brady shredded the defense for 329 yards and three touchdowns, and Mark Sanchez was underwhelming, completing only 20 of 39 passes and getting picked twice. A safety and a Sanchez rushing touchdown had the Jets up with less than two minutes to go in the first half, but Brady drove the Patriots down the field to give them a 13-9 lead at halftime. They made it 23-9 before a Plaxico Burress touchdown made it a one-possession game at the start of the fourth quarter. But the Patriots answered with another Rob Gronkowski TD, and Sanchez threw a pick-six to Rob Ninkovich. The Patriots have a one-game lead and own the head-to-head tiebreaker. The Jets play the Broncos in Denver on Thursday night. more ›

With a three-way tie atop the AFC East entering Sunday, the night game between the Jets and the Patriots is sure to have critical playoff implications. The Jets have won three straight to draw themselves even with New the Patriots, who have lost two straight and limp into the Meadowlands. New England won the first meeting between these two teams with a 30-21 decision in Foxborough on Oct. 9. If the Jets win, they'll be a game up and in good shape as far as tiebreakers go. If they lose, they'll be a game back and will not have the head-to-head tiebreaker. Buffalo, the other team tied for first place, plays at Dallas on Sunday afternoon. more ›