Nov

4

Portis’ Big Day Does in Jets 23-20 in Overtime

Posted by Matt Loede under New York Jets, Washington Redskins 

Washington Redskins kicker Shayn Suisham (6) kicks a 46-yard field goal in overtime to beat the New York Jets, 23-20, during NFL football game action on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007, at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. The holder is Derrick Frost.

The Redskins had been waiting for running back Clinton Portis to play well for the past few weeks.  Sunday against the New York Jets he finally arrived.  Portis ran all over the Jets for a whopping 196 yards on 36 carries as he lifted the Redskins to a gutsy 23-20 overtime win over a Jets team that played hard, but just didn’t have enough in the end to stop Portis.  The back was the story in OT for Washington, as he rushed  for 37 yards on the game-winning drive to set up Shaun Suisham’s 46-yard winning field goal.

It was a bittersweet loss for the now 1-8 Jets, who did seem to get a spark from new starting QB Kellen Clemens, who despite throwing for just 226 yards, he helped the Jets build a 17-3 lead in the third quarter until Portis really started taking over.  From the 9:21 mark of the third quarter, the Jets were outscored 20-3 to lose again.

Overall the Redskins ran for 296 yards on 48 carries, putting up 6.2 yards per carry. They ended the day with 431 yards of offense, as Jason Campbell threw for 142 yards on 12-of-23 passing with one interception.  The Redskins run defense also did an okay job, holding the Jets to 124 yards on 26 carries.  Washington overall scored on six of their 10 drives in the game, and they held the Jets to just one score in their last six possessions.

It was yet another day of letdowns for the Jets, who had the big lead and could not hold the Skins down.  They looked poised in the first two quarters to put Washington away and to go on for their second win of the season.  But, like many weeks in the past, the team goes back to the drawing board trying to put away what has become a nightmare 2007.

The Jets next week will get the bye before they return to action on 11/18 at home against the Steelers.  The Redskins will be at home next Sunday to take on the Eagles in a NFC East showdown.


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