Jets over Chargers

After 3 blowouts, we finally got a close, competitive playoff game yesterday evening. The Jets were visiting San Diego to take on the Chargers, who were arguably the hottest team in the league and had a 13-3 regular season record. But they also had a history of losing early in the playoffs, and that's exactly what happened yesterday. It was a defensive battle, and at the end of 3 quarters San Diego led 7-3. But they had some costly turnovers, and the Jets were able to score a couple of touchdowns in the final quarter to seal the deal. The Chargers got a late touchdown, but it was too little. Final score: NYJ 17, SD 14. One of the big stories to come out of this game was that pro-bowl kicker (and former Hawkeye) Nate Kaeding missed three field goal attempts. Needless to say, that was the game right there. How baffling is it that one of the NFL's best kickers can't even make a routine field goal in the playoffs? It must be a mental problem. It was painful to watch, and I hope Kaeding can get over this so we don't see a repeat performance if the Chargers make the playoffs again in the future.