Ken O'Brien
As we get set for Jets-Dolphins tomorrow afternoon at the Meadowlands, take a look at George Bretherton’s post in The New York Times’ Fifth Down Blog this morning. Bretherton selects the five most memorable moments of games played between New York and Miami at Giants Stadium:
If Sunday’s Jets-Dolphins game is the last one between the teams at Giants Stadium — and it will be barring a playoff matchup, with the new stadium set to open next year — then this series has been an amazing ride.
The Jets have dominated, winning 17 of 25 games. But both teams have had their share of memorable results.
Click here to read the entire piece.
What I remember most from Jets-Dolphins, whether the game was in Miami or New Jersey, is the classic battles between Ken O’Brien, one of my favorite Jets of all time, and Dan Marino. Take a look at O’Brien’s career stats. The guy had an impressive career. I’ll never forget the fake-spike game, which took place in 1994, during the first semester of my freshman year in college. At the time, it seemed things like that could only happen to the Jets. And they did, constantly. And of course, Chad Pennington’s return last December in the final week of the regular season was bittersweet. A true Jet before being released when the team traded for Brett Favre, No. 10 returned to beat his former club, ending the Jets’ season, as well as Eric Mangini’s coaching tenure with Gang Green.
Should be a fun and memorable one tomorrow afternoon as the two teams meet at Giants Stadium for what will most likely be the final time.
