AFC Championship Game: At Indianapolis Colts
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Coming off their divisional road win over the Chargers, the Jets flew to Lucas Oil Stadium for the AFC Championship Game against the top-seeded Indianapolis Colts. After a scoreless first quarter, New York would trail to begin the second quarter as Colts kicker Matt Stover made a 25-yard field goal. The Jets would immediately respond as rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez hooked up with wide receiver Braylon Edwards on an 80-yard touchdown pass. Indianapolis would chip away at New York's lead as Stover got a 19-yard field goal, yet the Jets struck again with Sanchez finding tight end Dustin Keller on a 9-yard touchdown pass, followed by kicker Jay Feely's 48-yard field goal. However, the Colts continued their assault as quarterback Peyton Manning completed a 9-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Austin Collie.
Indiananpolis would take the lead in the third quarter with Manning completing a 4-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Pierre Garçon, followed by Manning's 15-yard touchdown pass to tight end Dallas Clark in the fourth quarter. Afterwards, the Colts would pull away as Stover booted a 21-yard field goal.
With the loss, New York's season would come to an end with an overall record of 11–8.
| Scoring Summary | ||||||||
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| Q | Team | Time | Scoring Play |
Extra Point | Score | |||
| + | NYJ | IND | ||||||
| 1 | No Scoring | |||||||
| 2 | IND | 14:56 | FG | Matt Stover 25 yd field goal | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| NYJ | 14:45 | TD | Braylon Edwards 80 yd pass from Mark Sanchez | Jay Feely kick | 7 | 7 | 3 | |
| IND | 08:44 | FG | Matt Stover 19 yd field goal | 3 | 7 | 6 | ||
| NYJ | 04:53 | TD | Dustin Keller 9 yd pass from Mark Sanchez | Jay Feely kick | 7 | 14 | 6 | |
| NYJ | 02:11 | FG | Jay Feely 48 yd field goal | 3 | 17 | 6 | ||
| IND | 1:13 | TD | Austin Collie 16 yd pass from Peyton Manning | Matt Stover kick | 7 | 17 | 13 | |
| 3 | IND | 08:03 | TD | Pierre Garçon 4 yd pass from Peyton Manning | Matt Stover kick | 7 | 17 | 20 |
| 4 | IND | 08:52 | TD | Dallas Clark 15 yd pass from Peyton Manning | Matt Stover kick | 7 | 17 | 27 |
| IND | 02:29 | FG | Matt Stover 21 yd field goal | 3 | 17 | 30 | ||
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