New York Jets at Cincinnati Bengals

Teams meet for 2nd time in postseason. Clubs meet for 2nd consecutive week. Jets beat Bengals 44-17 in 1982 AFC First-Round Playoff.

Jets Club will make 1st playoff appearance since '06 season... Jets aim for 4th consecutive road win... Club aims for 3rd consecutive win vs. Cin... In '09, Jets led NFL in rush yards per game (172.3)... Team had 2,756 rush yards this season, surpassing previous franchise record of 2,646 in '79... REX RYAN is 3rd consecutive Jets rookie head coach to reach playoffs (HERM EDWARDS & ERIC MANGINI)... QB Mark Sanchez set franchise rookie record w/2,444 passing yards & led all NFL rookies in '09... In 4 career playoff games (incl. SB XLI w/Bears), RB Thomas Jones averages 95.2 rush yards per game (381 total) & aims for 3rd consecutive game w/100+ rush yards in postseason (123, 112)... Jones had franchise record 14 rush TDs in '09. Jones had career-high 1,402 rush yards in '09 & joined CURTIS MARTIN as only players in franchise history to reach 1,400 in single season. Aims for 3rd consecutive game w/2 rush TDs against Bengals... Rookie RB Shonn Greene (Round 3, Iowa) averages 5 rush yards per carry (108 att., 540 yards)... WR Brad Smith had career-high 92 rush yards last week. Smith aims for 3rd game in row w/TD. In only WC game as starter (1/7/07 vs. NE), Jerricho Cotchery had 4 receptions for 100 rec. yards (25.0 avg.) w/1 TD. 44 of Cotchery's 57 catches in '09 have been for 1st downs... WR Braylon Edwards has 3 TD rec. in past 2 at Cin., & aims for 3rd consecutive game w/TD at Bengals... Defense ranked 1st in NFL in '09 in points per game (14.8), yards per game (252.3) & pass yards per game (153.7). Jets are 1st team since '01 Steelers to lead NFL in rushing offense & total defense... CB Darrelle Revis had career-high 6 INTs in '09... LB Calvin Pace aims for 3rd consecutive game w/sack against Bengals... Club had 3 players selected to Pro Bowl (ALAN FANECA, NICK MANGOLD & Revis)... LB David Harris led team w/126 tackles & had career-high 5.5 sacks in '09.

Bengals Club has won 2 AFC North division titles under head coach MARVIN LEWIS ('05 & '09)... Bengals have 5-2 postseason record at home... Incl. playoffs, Bengals have 5-4 record against Jets at home... With 10-6 record in '09, Bengals won 6 more games than '08 (4-11-1)... Club is 5-1 when scoring 20 or more points in '09... Incl. postseason, QB Carson Palmer is 24-16 (.600) as starter at home & has 60 TDs vs. 43 INTs & 87.0 passer rating. Palmer recorded 4th season 3,000-yard & 20+ TD passing season... Bengals ranked 3rd in AFC & 4th in NFL w/31.6 rush att. per game in '09... RB Cedric Benson had career-high 1,251 rush yards. At home this season, Benson averages 106.4 rush yards per game (745 total) & aims for 5th consecutive home game w/100+ rush yards (189, 117, 110, 133). Benson had career-high 6 100-yard rush games in '09 & Bengals were 6-0 in those games. In 2 career games against NYJ, RB Larry Johnson averages 8.2 rush yards per game (18 att., 148 yards)... In only career playoff game (vs. Pit. on 1/8/06), Chad Ochocinco had 4 catches for 59 yards (14.8 avg.). Ochocinco posted 7th career 1,000-yard receiving season. Has 4 TD receptions in past 5. In 4 career postseason games, WR Laveranues Coles has 21 rec. for 234 yards (11.1 avg.). Coles spent 7 seasons (2000-02, 2005-08) w/NYJ & ranks 4th in Jets history in rec. (459) & 5th in rec. yards (5,941)... Defense ranked 3rd in AFC & 4th in NFL allowing 301.4 yards per game... DT Tank Johnson has 2.5 sacks in past 4 postseason games... CBs Leon Hall & Johnathan Joseph led team w/career-high 6 INTs each in '09 (career high for both), only AFC teammates w/6+ INTs apiece... In '09, rookie KR-RB Bernard Scott (Round 6, Abilene Christian) had 31.5 KR avg. (16 returns, 504 yards), incl. 96-yard KR-TD.