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A New Sun Rises in New York

Posted on April 11, 2010 at 07:53 PM.

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Week 6: Bengals vs Jets

This week's game was marred by controversy, sadly. Out in the Meadowlands, fans showed their disapproval of Chad Pennington throughout the game, even after 3 TDs and a clear stated dominance over the Bengals.

Now, as professionals, players often have to deal with criticism and complaints. Chad Pennington has bore the weight of the dismay of an entire fan base. It seems the former Comeback Player of the Year can't impress anyone out in New York.

Finally, things came to a head when Chad Pennington came to the sidelines after throwing an interception in the first half. Now, normally when quarterbacks trot to the sideline, they convene with the coaches and that's the end of it. This time though, a fan actually jumped the guard railing and made it far enough to throw his beer on Pennington and yell, "Get out of New York!" followed by some expletives that won't be repeated.

Pennington kept his cool and stayed in the game, and actually finished quite well statistically. But at the post game press conference, things hit the fan (which is what a lot of non-Jets fans think Chad should have done, "hit the fan").

"To be totally honest with you, I'm sick of it. I'm sick of this city, and the fans that don't appreciate me. I've tried to stick it out here for years now, and no matter what, I can't seem to get any support. This year has been the worst," Pennington interrupted people who tried to calm him down, "if these fans can't get a grip and see that they have a good thing going, fine. That's on them. I'm taking an extended leave of absence from this team indefinitely, and I expect to be either traded or released before the draft."

He then got up, left the room to stunned silence, including Coach Lou McCullen being dumbfounded at his quarterback's outburst.

"Well, he's thrown himself to the wolves now. He's just alienated himself from the city of New York. He can never wear a Jets uniform again."

Cincinati Bengals (2-4) at New York Jets (3-2)

October 12, 2008	1	2	3	4	F
Cincinati Bengals	0	7	0	11	18
New York Jets	7	7	0	14	28

TOP PERFORMERS

Cincinati Bengals
C. Palmer - 14-18, 183 yards, TD
R. Johnson - 16 att, 60 yards, TD
C. Ochocinco - 5 rec, 63 yards, TD

New York Jets
C. Pennington - 27-35, 298 yards, 3 TDs, INT
L. Coles - 12 rec, 138 yards, 2 TDs
J. Cotchery - 10 rec, 140 yards

TEAM STAT COMPARISON
	CIN	NYJ
First Downs	15	25
3rd Down Efficiency	55%	76%
4th Down Efficiency	0%	100%
Total Yards	289	435
Passing Yards	183	298
Rushing Yards	106	137
Penalties-Penalty Yards	1-10	4-35
Turnovers	0	1
Possession Time	12:45	10:13

SCORING SUMMARY
FIRST QUARTER			CIN	NYJ
NYJ	6:31	M. Smith runs for 1 yard	0	7
SECOND QUARTER			CIN	NYJ
CIN	12:16	R. Johnson runs for 1 yard	7	7
NYJ	3:46	C. Pennington 1 yard pass to C. Baker	7	14
FOURTH QUARTER			CIN	NYJ
CIN	14.28	S. Graham 23 yard field goal	10	14
NYJ	6:50	C. Pennington 3 yard pass to L. Coles	10	21
CIN	3:21	C. Palmer 18 yard pass to C. Ochocinco (2 pt conv.)	18	21
NYJ	:56	C. Pennington 1 yard pass to L. Coles	18	28

Cincinati Bengals Boxscore
PASSING	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
C. Palmer	14-18	183	1	0
RUSHING	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD
R. Johnson	16	60	3.7	1
K. Watson	12	46	3.8	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
T. Houshmandzadeh	6	92	15.3	0
C. Ochocinco	5	63	12.6	1
A. Caldwell	3	28	9.3	0
DEFENSE	TKL	SCK	INT	TD
B. Sifer	11	0	0	0
K. Rivers	10	0	1	0
N. Ndukwe	7	0	0	0
A. Craig	5	0	0	0
D. O'Neal	4	0	0	0
M. White	3	0	0	0
A. Odom	3	0	0	0
L. Hall	3	0	0	0
P. Sims	2	0	0	0
O. Ruff	2	0	0	0
J. Johnson	2	0	0	0
KICK RETURNING	NO.	YDS	TD	LG
L. Hall	5	124	0	25
KICKING	FGM/A	XPM/A	PTS	LG
S. Graham	1-1	1-1	4	23
PUNTING	TOT	YDS	AVG	IN20
K. Larson	3	118	39	1

New York Jets Boxscore
PASSING	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
C. Pennington	27-35	298	3	1
RUSHING	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD
T. Richardson	10	59	5.9	0
L. Washington	8	37	4.6	0
D. Smith	5	7	1.4	1
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
L. Coles	12	138	11.5	2
J. Cotchery	10	140	14.0	0
C. Baker	4	10	2.5	1
B. Franks	1	10	10.0	0
DEFENSE	TKL	SCK	INT	TD
C. Pace	9	0	0	0
D. Harris	5	1	0	0
J. Miller	5	0	0	0
D. Revis	5	0	0	0
B. Thomas	5	0	0	0
E. Barton	5	0	0	0
D. Barrett	2	0	0	0
C. Baker	2	0	0	0
B. Kassell	1	0	0	0
V. Gholston	1	0	0	0
C. Mosley	1	0	0	0
KICK RETURNING	NO.	YDS	TD	LG
L. Washington	2	51	0	26
J. Miller	1	25	0	25
PUNT RETURNING	NO.	YDS	TD	LG
L. Washington	1	8	0	8
J. Miller	1	8	0	8
KICKING	FGM/A	XPM/A	PTS	LG
M. Nugent	0-0	4-4	4	0
PUNTING	TOT	YDS	AVG	IN20
B. Graham	1	32	32	0