Though Santonio Holmes stole the show during yesterday's Jets game with a 37-yard touchdown pass with just 24 seconds left in OT, the main story was the "Ryan Bowl" between Jets coach Rex Ryan and his twin brother, Browns defensive coordinator Rob Ryan. (AKA Rex Ryan dressed as The Dude.) Earlier in the week, Ryan even donned a Rob Ryan costume at a press conference, and Rob responded by accusing his brother of wearing a waist-cinching belt. But all the jokes dropped when the game was on. Rex told ESPN, "Like I told our guys, 'At 1 o'clock, they're nameless, faceless objects, and that's what you have to treat it as. Whether it's your twin brother, your friend or whomever, you've got a job to do.'"
Ryan On Ryan Bowl: Opponents Are "Faceless Objects"
Twins Face Off When Jets Visit Browns
So used to snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, the Jets come into this week's game at Cleveland after doing just the opposite. A 23-20 overtime victory against the Lions helped the Jets avoid a losing streak and removes a sense of urgency from this week's game in Cleveland.
Rex Ryan Dresses As Brother, Puts Bounty Out On Himself
Larger-than-life Jets head coach Rex Ryan likes to goof around just a bit. We love his antics so much, we tried to dress up like him for Halloween (but we didn't have enough pillows). Yesterday at a Jets press conference in anticipation of this weekend's game against the Cleveland Browns, Ryan did a little dressing up of his own, donning a long blonde wig, a brown sweatshirt with a Browns sticker on it, and a big pillow under his shirt as he imitated twin brother Rob Ryan, the Browns defensive coordinator.
How To Create Your Rex Ryan Halloween Costume
Halloween is just 11 days away, and those of you who aren't going as slutty Big Bird might be scrambling for a costume. So if you're at a loss for what to do come October 30th, here are some quick tips on how to whip up a costume of everyone's favorite NFL coach, Rex Ryan:
Pregnant Pedestrian Killed By Allegedly Drunk Driver In Midtown
Yesterday afternoon, two coworkers at an architecture firm were walking on East 37th Street between Fifth and Madison Avenues when a Gristede's delivery van, driven by an apparently drunk man, jumped the curb and slammed into them on the sidewalk. A 29-year-old mother of three, who was also three months pregnant, was killed while a 37-year-old woman was seriously injured.
Pencil This In
THEATER: Theodora Skipitares is a Greek-American playwright, director and puppeteer who uses near life-size puppets and Greek tragedies to look at our current situation in Iraq. (Her rendition of the Iliad and the Odyssey was a sold-out hit at La MaMa last year.) Her new show, which features puppetry and video, is The Exiles, an adaptation of the Orestes/Electra myth. “In this particular story of betrayal and vengeance, these puppets are an eerie construction of facade and public display, while their operators are a shadow of primal, often raw emotions and personal desires.” (Read last month's Times profile of Skipitares here.) - John Del Signore
He Said, He Said, She Said
Hill-arious! Republican Senate hopeful John Spencer denied telling Daily News reporter Ben Smith that he thought opponent Hillary Clinton was ugly and probably had plastic surgery. Spencer did admit to noticing how Clinton's style had changed, but says he never questioned Bill Clinton's decision to marry.

