Recap: Miami vs. NY Jets
Sports Network | September 07, 2008
Miami, FL (Sports Network) - Brett Favre threw a pair of touchdown passes in his regular-season debut for the Jets, and Darrelle Revis intercepted former New York quarterback Chad Pennington in the end zone with five seconds remaining to give the Jets a dramatic 20-14 victory over the Miami Dolphins. The Dolphins pulled within 20-14 with 3:27 remaining when Pennington found David Martin in the end zone with an 11-yard pass, capping an eight-play, 53- yard drive. New York was unable to pick up a first down as Miami used its timeouts to get the ball back. The Dolphins (0-1) took over on their own 39 with 1:43 to play and Pennington marched the offense to the New York 18 with less than 30 seconds left. He went to the end zone on first down and was almost intercepted, then threw incomplete on second down with 13 seconds remaining before a third-down heave under pressure toward Ted Ginn Jr. in the back of the end zone was picked off by Revis. Pennington, who led the Jets to the playoffs three times during his eight-year tenure, was the odd-man out when Favre was acquired by New York from Green Bay following his short-lived retirement. In his debut with Miami, Pennington completed 26-of-43 passes for 251 yards with a pair of scores and the interception. Favre, in his first action with a team other than Green Bay since playing two games with Atlanta in 1991, connected on 15-of-22 throws for 194 yards and was not intercepted. Thomas Jones ran for 101 yards on 22 carries with a score for the Jets (1-0), who have won five in a row against Miami. Ricky Williams led the Miami ground game with just 24 yards on 10 carries, while Ronnie Brown chipped in 23 yards on six attempts. Williams also had four catches, while Brown notched three. Tight end Anthony Fasano was Pennington's favorite receiver with eight catches for 84 yards and a touchdown. Game Notes Game Notes
