09/14 — Some games in Jets history are just treasure troves.

By that I mean that certain games generate an avalanche in charts and facts of statistical and historical significance. Jets-Houston 2009 was one of those games.

I showed head coach Rex Ryan some of the distinctions below regarding the number the Jets did on the Texans on Sunday and he beamed.

"We'll sign up for that," he said.

Here is a review of some of the Green & White achievements from the 24-7 triumph at Reliant and how they stack up in franchise history.

First is the list of the most yards from scrimmage on opening day, with the Jets-Browns game in 1970 the first Monday Night Football broadcast  (as always, home teams are in CAPS):

Here are the top four games in least yards from scrimmage by the opponents on opening day. The 1960 game was, of course, the first game in franchise history:

Because of the above two charts, it's not surprising that Sunday's game produced the largest opening-day yardage margin ever:

With David Harris (game-high 12 tackles) leading the way, the Jets' rushing yardage allowed in Ryan's first game as an NFL head coach beat out the total allowed to the Bills in Pete Carroll's pro head-coaching debut for least ever on opening day:

The Texans' ball movement produced 11 first downs, tied for third-fewest by an opponent on opening day:

There were also a few time-of-possession superlatives. For instance, the Jets' Sunday TOP was the best on opening day since time stats began to be kept regularly in 1981:

And since 1988, the second-half possession time of 22:45 was the most in any game (not including overtime possession) since the 1991 opening-day win over the Buccaneers:

There are a few more we could dive into, but here are two length-of-drive factoids. Since 1988 the Jets have had only three games in which they mounted three 7:00-plus drives:

Lastly, also since 1988, they've had only five games with three drives of 78 yards or longer. All of the drives produced touchdowns, and all but the '88 game against Houston — the Oilers, in that case — came on the road:

Phew. I'm stats-ed out from all this un-charted territory. We'll have Coach Ryan's news conference and a locker room report later this afternoon.

Media Darlings

Several player appearances will be prominent in the next two days. CB Darrelle Revis, who did an outstanding job on WR Andre Johnson, and G Brandon Moore, one of the five strong links on the O-line at Houston, will guest on the season premiere of "Inside the Jets with Bob Wischusen" on 1050 ESPN New York at 7 p.m. today. This year's show will take place at Vanderbilt's inside the Hamilton Park Hotel & Conference Center in Florham Park, across Park Avenue from the Atlantic Health Jets Training Center.

Then on SNY's airing of Jets Extra Point on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m., TE Dustin Keller will be the guest of host Brian Custer and former Jets Greg Buttle and Ray Lucas.

Clemens on Carousel Fundraiser

Jets QB Kellen Clemens, Giants RB Brandon Jacobs and other athletes, celebrities and civic, business, entertainment and philanthropic leaders will saddle up for a Central Park Carousel of Possible Dreams fundraiser, set to begin Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the carousel in New York's Central Park.

The idea is for Clemens and the others to test the value of their address books by dialing for dollars. The celebs won't be allowed off the carousel until the minimum donation of $5,000 is reached. The fundraiser is for the Easter Seals Bronx Family Outreach Program.