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5 Year Anniversary of The Turning Point


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24-19 Giants 12/24/11.  

Both teams fighting for a playoff spot.  The Jets, coming off two back to back AFC Championship games, were a team to be reckoned with.  Unfortunately, the Giants went on to win and then went on to beat the Pats in the Super Bowl.  Of course the game was lost in soul crushing fashion:

 

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The Jets haven't seen the playoffs since.

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I was there.  It still hurts.  But that wasn't the turning point. 

The turning point was the week before where the so-called Top 3 Rex Ryan defense got blown out 45-19.  Michael Vick being ridiculously effective leading 420 yards of offense.  3 TD's by LeSean McCoy.  Eagles TE Celek catching 5 passes for 158 yards. 

That was the game that exposed Rex, the shell-shock they felt from that carried over, we went from 8-5 to 8-8 and into oblivion.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/19/sports/football/jets-knocked-down-by-eagles.html

SAR I

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There were many games that season that you could say was the turning point. 

 

-Tebow game

-Raiders game (McFadden running all over the Jets defense)

-Ravens Sunday Night game

-Cheaters game on Sunday Night where had we won we take over 1st place in the AFC East instead we deliver a SOJ performance 

-Eagles game

-Giants game (Cruz 99 yard run)

-Dolphins game week 17

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