• Colts 30, Jets 17: Despite their high hopes and even higher opinions of themselves, the Jets will not play in their first Super Bowl since the 1968 season. Rex Ryan's talkative bunch blew a 17-6 lead against Peyton Manning and squandered a chance at the Super Bowl. Things looked bright in the second quarter after Mark Sanchez found Dustin Keller for a nine-yard touchdown and the 11-point lead. But the Jets, who lost Shonn Greene to a rib injury in the third quarter, never scored again. Manning led a four-play, 80-yard drive to cut the lead to four entering the half and the wheels began to fall off.

    The Jets' vaunted pass defense, ranked No. 1 in the league in opponents' passing rating in the regular season, gave up 377 yards to Manning and 461 total yards. The Jets moved the ball enough, but two missed field goals from Jay Feely hurt. This game came down to the Jets' defense vs. the Colts' offense — strength vs. strength. In the second half especially, it wasn't close.

    The Jets had a great season and probably earned the shot at the Super Bowl. But Sunday's game didn't do anything to quell the doubts that if the Colts played hard in the Week 16 meeting, the Jets never would have made the playoffs.
  • Mavericks 128, Knicks 78: The Knicks must have been happy the Jets played Sunday. This was the worst loss in Madison Square Garden history and wasn't pretty. The Mavericks didn't even have Jason Kidd.