FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) -The New York Jets have the NFL’s top-ranked defense, yet they keep hearing about what they haven’t done this season.
They can’t close out opponents in close games. They can’t put points on the board. They can’t get to the quarterback consistently enough.
Cornerback Lito Sheppard says the Jets realize critics have doubted them all season and refuse to call them a great defense. He also knows a lot of those same people said New York wouldn’t make it to the postseason.
If the Jets can shut down Carson Palmer, Chad Ochocinco and the Bengals for the second straight week – this time in a first-round playoff game Saturday at Cincinnati – the defense might start getting the respect it says it deserves.
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