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Jets: Week 6 quick hits – Metro US

Jets: Week 6 quick hits

With the 24-20 win in Denver, the Jets have won five straight games for the first time under second-year head coach Rex Ryan…Mark Sanchez threw his first interception of the year on the Jets eighth offensive play from scrimmage…The Jets quarterback had two interceptions on the day, his highest total since Week 15 last year against Atlanta when he threw three picks…Denver held LaDainian Tomlinson and Shonn Greene under 100 rushing yards for the second time all-season. The duo was also under the century mark in Week 1 against Baltimore…In fact, the Jets have had only one game where a rusher topped 100 yards and that came two weeks ago in Buffalo when both Tomlinson and Greene went over three digits in rushing yards…

With his third quarter 56-yard field goal, Nick Folk set a career mark for longest three-pointer in his career…Dwight Lowery’s late game fumble recovery was the second straight game in which Lowery had a turnover; he had a fourth quarter interception last game to seal the Jets win…The Jets have now forced nine fumbles this season through five games…On the flip side, the Jets have fumbled the ball twice this year, both times caused by running into their own players…

The Jets have not allowed a point in the first quarter, outscoring their opponent 20-0 through that stretch.