Ryan: We always had belief

“SAME old Jets,” Rex Ryan smiled, goading the naysayers who had dismissed his ‘Gang Green’ prior to New York shocking the New England Patriots in Foxborough, Mass on Sunday night.

“Same old Jets” is a damning mantra which even the team’s own fans were often forced to concede to during a rollercoaster season which has dramatically seen New York peak at the right time, their impressive defence orchestrating a 28-21 victory which sets up a trip to the Pittsburgh Steelers for the AFC Championship game Sunday night (11.30pm, Irish time).

“Maybe everybody else never believed, but we believed,” Jets coach Ryan said. “We’re moving on. Same old Jets, back to the AFC championship. The only difference is this time we plan on winning.”