The New York Jets ended their magical season in the AFC Championship Game after losing to the Indianapolis Colts 30-17. The Jets came into the game running the ball very well and playing very good defense, led by Darrelle Revis. The Jets got off to a great start in the first half, going ahead 17-6 on the strength of two touchdown passes from rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez. The first one went to Braylon Edwards, who has struggled to make catches during the season and in the AFC Wild Card Game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
The second touchdown pass went to Dustin Keller, who has become Sanchez's favorite target. Keller has caught a touchdown in all three games this postseason. The Colts managed to score a touchdown before halftime, which occurred on a touchdown pass from Peyton Manning to Austin Collie. The second half belonged to the Colts. They outscored the Jets 17-0, where Manning threw two more touchdown passes. Pierre Garcon caught 11 passes for 151 yards and had one of the touchdowns in the second half from Manning.
The Jets offense weren't able to get going in the second half. Rookie running back Shonn Greene got injured, and he didn't return, making it more difficult for the Jets. Greene and Thomas Jones combined for only 83 yards on 26 carries. The Jets defense also failed, giving up 377 passing yards to Manning, and 98 yards to Joseph Addai and Donald Brown on 22 carries. Revis was able to limit Reggie Wayne to only 3 catches for 55 yards, but Lito Sheppard and Dwight Lowery weren't able to contain Austin Collie and Pierre Garcon. The Jets season ended at 11-8.
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