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| Brett Favre's regular-season debut with the Jets was a success. |
It was over when ...
RB Thomas Jones scored on a 6-yard touchdown run with 1:08 left in the third quarter to give the Jets a 20-7 lead.
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In his first regular-season start for the Jets, Brett Favre had 194 yards passing and two touchdowns, the second of which came on a fourth-and-13 desperation attempt. The Jets chose to go for it, rather than kick a field goal, because place-kicker Mike Nugent was out with an injury.
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Dolphins rookie LT Jake Long, the No. 1 overall pick, was called for a pair of crucial penalties -- one for tripping and one for holding. Both negated first-down runs by QB Chad Pennington.
Noteworthy
Favre's first pass attempt as a Jet was a 5-yard completion to Laveranues Coles -- the wideout's only catch of the game. ... Jones matched his 2007 rushing touchdown total. His lone TD last year also came against Miami. ... Dolphins TE Anthony Fasano, acquired in an offseason trade from Dallas, had eight catches for 84 yards, both career highs.
