This is the 13th in a series of Radar entries on the 16 games of the Jets' 1968 Super Bowl III season:   

Sunday, Dec. 8, 1968    

Shea Stadium, New York (61,111)

The Jets tallied three times on passes, two from Joe Namath and one from Babe Parilli, in winning their 10th game. Cincinnati's Paul Robinson managed 33 yards in 26 carries to finish the season with 1,023 yards, the first true … More

Jets 26, Bengals 14    

The second quarter of the Jets' season started with a bang, or should I say with defense. Yes, defense wins games in the NFL.

And the Jets defense was outstanding, allowing just seven points, getting five sacks and holding Cincinnati's offense five times out of 10 possessions to 3 plays and out. Calvin Pace was everywhere, making big plays one after another.

Offensiv… More

If you see Leon Washington talking to no in particular during today's Jets-Bengals game, don't worry that he took a shot to the helmet or is delirious from the flu. Neon Leon has been miked for today's game by NFL Films.

"Yeah, it's the first time I've been miked," Washington told me Friday. "And it's pretty cool, man. When you think about NFL players being miked, the name that comes to mind to m… More

This just in, a story written by Geoff Hobson that went up on Bengals.com at 1:25 p.m.:

Head coach Marvin Lewis said after practice Friday that backup quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick will start Sunday in New Jersey against the Jets in place of Carson Palmer as he continues to battle a throwing elbow injury.

Lewis indicated Palmer's injury is not a season-ending condition, but the club wants to tr… More

Eric Mangini wasn't declaring Abram Elam his starter at safety, alongside Kerry Rhodes and replacing Eric Smith for a game, but the Jets head coach made a point of saying whatever role Elam plays Sunday vs. the Bengals, he's comfortable with "Abe" in the game.

"I like his personality on and off the field. He's a high-energy guy," Mangini said at today's news conference, recalling when Elam first … More