New York Jets All-Pro cornerback Darrelle Revis made an appearance today on WFAN with radio personality Mike Francessa. During the interview, the topic of a specific play from last week’s game against the Miami Dolphins came up and the interview quickly turned awkward.

After some jawing back and forth over whether or not the play was actually a penalty, a member of the Jets public relations staff interrupted the call and then told Revis to hang up.

Here is the video (fireworks really start flying at 4:00)…

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.—

Miami Dolphins players and coaches said they spent their bye week addressing the many issues that helped cause their 0-4 start. They said they worked on the problems in the red zone, the third-down inefficiency, the defensive breakdowns against the pass.

“We’ve identified some of the things that we hadn’t done well and spent a lot of time [on them],” Dolphins coach Tony Sparano said last week. “There will be no excuses that way … We need to go out there and do it now.”

Sparano was anxious on Monday night to see how much progress his team had made. A primetime, nationally-televised game against the Jets here at MetLife Stadium provided the Dolphins the perfect stage to prove they were better than their record indicated.

But by the end of the Dolphins’ 24-6 defeat, it was clear they hadn’t progressed during their time off. And it’s becoming more and more clear that this team isn’t better than its record. In fact, 0-5, the Dolphins’ worst start since losing 13 consecutive on the way to a 1-15 finish in 2007, sounds about right.

The reasons for this defeat were the same as the reasons for the others. There was ineptitude in the red zone, where the Dolphins twice drove inside the Jets’ 5-yard line only to settle for field goals.

Another trip inside the Jets’ 20 ended with quarterback Matt Moore, making his first start in place of the injured Chad Henne, throwing an interception to Darrelle Revis, who made the play near the goal line. He returned it 100 yards for a touchdown that put the Jets ahead 7-3 with 5:52 left in the first quarter.

There was third-down inefficiency. The Dolphins, who entered ranked last in the NFL on third down, failed in the first to convert any of their six third downs. They didn’t convert a third down until the third quarter.

There were defensive lapses, too. The Jets gained just 100 yards during the first half, but 81 of those came on their final drive before halftime. That drive spanned 11 plays and ended with Mark Sanchez’s 5-yard touchdown run up the middle, where he ran in unscathed.

Earlier on the drive, Sanchez passed for a 27-yard gain to Dustin Keller and a 20-yard gain to Santonio Holmes. Both players had little difficulty finding open space in the Dolphins’ defense.

And, again, there was also a dropped touchdown pass from Brandon Marshall. He gained 46 yards on one reception late in the first quarter and then appeared to lose his balance before running out of bounds.

Then, later in the drive, Marshall let a 3-yard touchdown pass sail through his hands. That represented the fourth time in five games that Marshall has allowed a touchdown pass to bounce off his hands in the end zone.

Even the good news for the Dolphins came with some bad. Like this: The Dolphins outgained the Jets 215 yards to 100 yards in the first half, yet still trailed 14-6.

And this: Reggie Bush, who entered the game averaging 3 yards per carry, finally got going and gained 71 yards on 10 carries. But he fumbled twice – the Dolphins recovered both – and left the game in the third quarter with a neck injury.

After the Jets’ final touchdown, a 38-yard pass from Sanchez to Holmes that came on a 3rd-and-10, a good number of a crowd of about 78,000 began to leave. There were still nearly 12 minutes to play but the ending wasn’t in doubt – and maybe never was given the Dolphins’ failure to fix their wrongs.

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East Rutherford, N.J. • Surrounded by turmoil and controversy, the Jets sorely needed something to finally feel good about.

Enter the winless Dolphins at MetLife Stadium Monday night.

The Jets overcame another sluggish start and found a way to ignite their offense after four consecutive three-and-outs to start the game. They rode Mark Sanchez’s touchdown run and touchdown pass and Darrelle Revis’ 100-yard interception return for a score, ending their losing streak at three games with a nondescript 24-6 victory over Miami.

“We needed to win in the worst way,” Rex Ryan said, “and I’m just happy to get one.”

Sanchez completed 14 of 25 passes for 201 yards, and Shonn Greene gained 74 yards on 21 carries. Matt Moore completed 16 of 34 for 204 yards. He was sacked four times and threw two interceptions, both by Revis.

Speaking of Revis’ pick-6, Ryan said: “Anytime you can get a red-zone interception and turn it into points, that’s huge.”

Said LaDainian Tomlinson, “It boosted our confidence. But at the same time it made everybody relax.”

Sanchez ran for a 5-yard touchdown and threw a TD pass to Santonio Holmes. The wide receiver, who made headlines by calling out the offensive line for the second straight week, scored on a nifty 38-yard catch-and-run with 11:50 left. That gave the Jets an 18-point bulge and essentially put this one away.

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Holmes served as a ceremonial captain during the coin toss, with Ryan sending him out there with guard Brandon Moore, the guy who was critical of Holmes for comments he thought were divisive and were fracturing the locker room.

It was a typical ploy by Ryan, looking to bring the team together during tumultuous times. But initially, it didn’t seem to do much to get a rise out of the Jets (3-3). They gained only 14 yards in their first four possessions. Miami (0-5) rolled up 173 yards of first-quarter offense compared to 10 for the Jets, who didn’t get a first down until 6:17 remained in the half.

The Jets’ offense finally got into a bit of a rhythm on its fifth and final possession of the half. Sanchez, who had been off-target with his throws and reads, finally found that stride he had been looking for. He completed four straight passes for 70 yards to set up his rushing score.

Staring at a third-and-4 from Miami’s 5, Sanchez took three steps back and perfectly executed the quarterback draw. His headfirst dive into the end zone capped an 11-play, 81-yard drive to give the Jets a 14-6 halftime lead.

“That was huge,” Sanchez said. “I was just telling guys on the sideline to ‘stay with it, just keep fighting and we’re going to blow this thing open I promise. We’ll get the running game going, we’ll get this thing rolling, I promise.’ And we did it. They answered it. It was great.”

Ryan tried to help get his sputtering offense in gear early. The Jets won the toss and elected to receive rather than defer, which they did only twice before under Ryan. But the Jets went three-and-out on their first drive, a common refrain of late.

Miami started its second possession at the Jets’ 47 after T.J. Conley’s 48-yard punt and Reggie Bush’s 6-yard return. But Moore’s pass for Brandon Marshall on third-and-goal from the 5 fell incomplete — Revis was covering — and the Dolphins settled for Dan Carpenter’s 28-yard field goal.

The Dolphins had a real chance to pounce on the Jets on the ensuing kickoff. The ball bounced at the 7, way short of return man Joe McKnight, and hit linebacker Garrett McIntyre in the right knee. Austin Spitzer recovered at the Jets’ 19, giving Miami a golden opportunity. But Revis came up with a play that quickly turned a potentially ugly situation into a special one.

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Jets 24, Dolphins 6

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Darrelle Revis ran back an interception 100 yards for a touchdown and the New York Jets did just enough to beat the Miami Dolphins 24-6 on Monday night and end a three-game losing streak.

Mark Sanchez threw a touchdown pass to Santonio Holmes and ran for another score as Rex Ryan’s Jets — who called this a “must-win” game — capped a tough week by pulling out a victory and sending the winless Dolphins to their fifth straight loss.

With the losses mounting and the season already on the brink of spinning out of control for the Jets (3-3), they had to deal with some infighting as Holmes called out the offensive line for not protecting Sanchez. Right guard Brandon Moore fired back, saying those comments could have a “fragmenting effect.”

In developments

Injury update: It was a rough weekend for quarterbacks — and coaches.

Jason Campbell of the Raiders is out indefinitely with a broken collarbone, Sam Bradford of the Rams is questionable with a high left ankle sprain and Matt Schaub of the Texans has a chest bruise but isn’t likely to miss Sunday’s game against the Titans.

The coaching ranks were hit, too. New Orleans coach Sean Payton had surgery to repair a torn meniscus and fractured bone in his left leg on Monday, a day after one of his players was tackled into him on the sideline. And Tampa Bay defensive backs coach Jimmy Lake injured his left knee on the sideline while celebrating Tanard Jackson’s interception during the Buccaneers’ win over Payton’s team.

Oakland contacted former Jacksonville quarterback David Garrard, but Garrard’s agent confirmed the quarterback will need back surgery and will likely not play this year.

Campbell, who had surgery Monday, was replaced by Kyle Boller, who struggled in his first action of the season. The only other quarterback on Oakland’s roster is rookie Terrelle Pryor, who was officially activated Monday after a five-game suspension.

Bradford is in a walking boot, and A.J. Feeley is likely to take most of the snaps when the winless Rams resume practice Wednesday. Bradford’s status for Sunday’s game at Dallas is in question.

Schaub underwent an MRI exam Monday, and Texans coach Gary Kubiak said his QB is “just beat up,” will probably sit out Wednesday’s practice but “all indications are he’ll be OK.”

As for Payton, the coach was expected to remain in the hospital until today.

No fines in handshake brouhaha: Jim Harbaugh’s aggressive, second-long handshake with Lions coach Jim Schwartz and accompanying back slap have talk radio all atwitter, and Twitter, too. But the league will be taking no action.

Harbaugh spoke to NFL Executive Vice President Ray Anderson and vowed to improve his own postgame behavior. The NFL announced neither coach would be fined for their altercation at the end of the game, won by the Niners, 25-19.

Still, Harbaugh doesn’t plan to say sorry.

“Personally I can get better at the postgame handshake and we’ll attempt to do that,” Harbaugh said.

Broncos trade Lloyd to Rams: Tim Tebow has lost his top target even before making his first start of the season.

The Denver Broncos traded Pro Bowl receiver Brandon Lloyd, the league’s leading receiver last year, to the St. Louis Rams on Monday for a conditional 2012 draft pick.

The move comes a week after Tebow supplanted Kyle Orton at quarterback and six days before Tebow’s first start at Miami.

Bucs in London: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have arrived in London ahead of their NFL game against the Chicago Bears.

The Bucs landed at Heathrow airport around 10 p.m. local time after opting to spend the whole week in the British capital to prepare for Sunday’s game. The Bears are scheduled to arrive in London on Friday.

Gates returns to practice: San Diego Chargers star tight end Antonio Gates returned to practice in a limited role on Monday in hopes of playing against the New York Jets.

Gates has missed the last three games following a flare up in his lengthy bout with plantar fasciitis in his right foot.

Gates tore scar tissue near the injury Sept. 18 against New England. He hopes prolonged rest will alleviate the pain that hinders his effectiveness.

Monday was the first step in his return. Gates hopes to practice the rest of the week, but remains cautious about his playing status for Sunday’s road game.

Published: Oct. 17, 2011 at 11:57 PM

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., Oct. 17 (UPI) — Darrelle Revis logged two interceptions Monday, returning one of them 100 yards for a score in the New York Jets’ 24-6 victory over Miami.

Revis picked off Miami’s Matt Moore at the New York goal line with 5:52 left in the first quarter and returned it 100 yards — the longest interception return ever in a Jets home game.

His second pick-off in the fourth quarter gave Revis his third career two-interception game.

Mark Sanchez completed 14-of-25 pass attempts for 201 yards with a touchdown and ran for a 5-yard score just before halftime, handing the Jets (3-3) a 14-6 lead at the break.

He iced the game early in the fourth quarter after eluding the rush and hooking up with Santonio Holmes on a 38-yard scoring play.

Moore finished 16-of-34 through the air for 204 yards and two interceptions for the Dolphins (0-5), who lost their fifth straight to start the season.

Brandon Marshall made six grabs for 109 yards.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Darrelle Revis ran an interception 100 yards for a touchdown Monday night, helping the New York Jets lead the Miami Dolphins 17-6 after three quarters.

Revis made the longest interception runback in the league this season.

New York‘s anemic offense finally woke up late in the second quarter, leading to Mark Sanchez‘s 5-yard TD run on a quarterback draw with 1:14 to go in the second period to set the halftime score.

Then the Jets marched 79 yards in 13 plays in the third period to Nick Folk’s 28-yard field goal for a 17-6 lead. They took up nearly half the quarter on that drive, with Sanchez completing consecutive 24-yard passes to Dustin Keller and Joe McKnight.

That was in stark contrast to the early going. It took the Jets until 6:17 remained in the half to get their initial first down. They were outgained 203 yards to 34 at that point. But they were in front thanks to Revis, and added to the lead with an 81-yard drive.

Sanchez hit Keller for 27 yards and Santonio Holmes for 20 on that series, which he capped himself with a third-down surge into the end zone.

In the first quarter, Matt Moore, playing quarterback with Chad Henne gone for the season after shoulder surgery, threw outside to Brandon Marshall. But the receiver had cut inside, and Revis easily caught the errant pass, then took off the length of the field.

Reggie Bush, who left in the third quarter with his right arm hanging at his side — it was announced as a neck injury — gave Miami a quick start by sprinting around the right side for 36 yards on the Dolphins’ first play from scrimmage, but the drive stalled when Moore threw incomplete on third-and-1. Rather than go for it, Miami chose to punt and Brandon Fields’ kick was downed at the 2.

When the Jets sputtered on offense for most of the opening half — they had 11 three-and-outs in 15 series over two games before the long drive the Dolphins took over at the New York 47. A 20-yard completion to Marshall, who had yet to make good on his promise to get ejected from the game, got the ball to the 10, where the Jets held.

Dan Carpenter’s 23-yard field goal put Miami on top 3-0, and the Dolphins had the ball back seconds later when a bouncing kickoff ricocheted off blocker Garrett McIntyre to Miami’s Austin Spitler at the Jets 18.

That’s when the All-Pro Revis picked off Moore’s pass and weaved through the Dolphins without being touched to tie the longest interception runback in Jets history. Aaron Glenn went 100 yards against Miami in 1996.

Miami responded with a 46-yard completion to Marshall as cornerback Antonio Cromartie lost coverage, and was at the New York 4 when the quarter ended.

Again, the Dolphins stalled and Carpenter kicked a 23-yard field goal, making it 7-6.

Dolphins cornerback Sean Smith limped off dragging his right leg late in the third quarter. The Dolphins said he had cramps.

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10 yards.

That’s how much offense the hapless Jets were able to muster up in the first quarter against the Dolphins on Monday night (Oct. 17, 2011), who despite controlling the football, still find themselves down 7-3.

That’s because Darrelle Revis intercepted Matt Moore on third down to run it back 100 yards to put New York up by four after Miami got on the board with a field goal.

While the Jets retain the lead, they have yet to secure a first down and have done nothing to assure the “Gang Green” nation that all the talk from wide receiver Santonio Holmes, who made headlines last week for sacking the team’s offensive line, was just that — talk.

Jets offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer promised to “roll up his sleeves and get back to work,” but with no first downs and a total of 10 yards, it doesn’t sound like anyone at the MetLife stadium is prepared to cross the picket line.

Stay tuned.

If the New York Jets could beat the New England patriots in Foxborough, they still might have fans optimistic about another deep playoff run. But, last Sunday’s 30-21 rout at the hands of Tom Brady and BenJarvus Green-Ellis stymied the Jets’ hopes to at least appear in a third consecutive AFC Championship game.

The Jets’ defense seemed like a shell of its former self, allowing the most rushing yards in one game this season. Green-Ellis rushed for a career-high 136 yards and two touchdowns, gaining 99 yards with six or fewer defenders in the box. The Jets couldn’t play inside or off the edges when it came to the running game.

The Patriots, on the other hand, despite their bottom-of-the-league pass defense coming in, allowed a season-low 255 total yards, and Brady threw for 321 after starting the day with an NFL-best 388 yards passing per game.

“Obviously, our passing game has been unreal,” said Green-Ellis, signed in 2008 as a rookie free agent from Mississippi, “so we want to be an offense that can be able to do whatever we want to do, run or pass, and complement our defense.”

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The Patriots (4-1) won their 19th straight regular-season game at home while the Jets (2-3) lost their third straight, signaling panic for Ryan and Sanchez, the leaders of the team.

“I never thought we’d have a three-game losing streak like this,” quarterback Mark Sanchez said. “It’s just frustrating.”

The Patriots held Sanchez, who has never really been an offensive powerhouse, to 16 completions in 26 attempts for 166 yards and two touchdowns one week after he threw for just 119 yards in a 34-17 loss to the Baltimore Ravens.

“Obviously, they’re the better team right now,” said Jets coach Rex Ryan, his usual bravado missing. “Against New England, you’ve got to get off the field. They did a great job sustaining drives. You’ve got to give them all the credit. They earned it.”

The Patriots pretty much wrapped the game up by the third quarter after Sanchez only threw for 70 passing yards. The Jets only lost by nine, however, every time they needed to break Brady’s stride, they couldn’t do it.

The Jets know that with cornerback Darrelle Revis, their defense is capable of stopping any passing attack, but think about the defense without Revis. They would probably be borderline average considering they are now 27th in the league in stopping the run.

And, the remaining schedule isn’t rosy for the Jets. Although the Miami Dolphins are next come next Monday night, New York still has to play the Chargers, the Eagles, the hot Bills twice, and the Pats one more time.

Winning against the Dolphins could be the medicine that the Jets need to get on a streak and dissolve some of the questions people have about them. But, a win against a below average team won’t solidify their chances of a playoff run, or even a playoff spot, with so many teams left to play that just so happen to be on or beyond their level right now.

The New York Jets and Baltimore Ravens clash in Week Four of the National Football League (NFL) season and while the teams have much in common there is a sense of rivalry fired by Jets head coach, and former Raven, Rex Ryan.

Both teams are 2-1 this season, have been regulars in the American Football Conference (AFC) playoffs in recent years but neither has made the Super Bowl since the Ravens triumph did following the 2000 season.

Each have outstanding players on defense – Ed Reed and Ray Lewis for Baltimore, Darrelle Revis for the Jets – but have some lingering question marks over their quarterbacks.

Ravens quarterback, 26-year-old Joe Flacco, and New York’s Mark Sanchez, two years his junior, have both proven to be worthy of their high ranking in the draft but neither have sealed their status by taking their team to the biggest game.

But it is on the sidelines where the tension between the two teams can be felt.

Ryan spent 10 years with the Ravens, ending as defensive co-ordinator, and it still rankles that current Ravens coach John Harbaugh pipped him to the top job at the club.

Although Ryan’s Jets lost to the Ravens last year he believes he has proven his worth in New York and also feels the need to spell that out.

“We have not beat them since I’ve been here, that’s for sure, but the fact of the matter is, we all said we were going to meet in the AFC championship game. Now, we haven’t won the AFC championship game, but we’ve got there two years in a row. The Ravens haven’t. So you can throw that one right back at them as well,” Ryan said earlier this week.

“I’ve gone to the playoffs every year, and I’ve gone to the championship game every year since I’ve been here as well. But who cares? This is what it is. They know I did a great job there for 10 years.”

It should be a gripping encounter in Baltimore on Sunday that will conclude a day which is expected to offer some tests for the NFL’s three undefeated teams.

The Buffalo Bills are the most surprising team at 3-0 and they will fancy their chances of extending their winning start to the season when they visit the Cincinnati Bengals (1-2).

The Detroit Lions (3-0) take on a Dallas Cowboys team that were boosted by their victory over the Washington Redskins on Monday while the Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers will expect a fourth victory at Denver.

The New England Patriots, who suffered a shock defeat to Buffalo last week, face another tricky test on the road against an Oakland Raiders (2-1) team that is showing signs of being a playoff threat this season.

The Raiders have gone eight seasons without a winning record and will test the Patriots defense against the run in the first game between the two teams in three years.

Michael Vick’s rather bruising season for the Philadelphia Eagles (1-2) should continue at home to the San Francisco 49ers if he recovers from a hand injury in time.

The Eagles are smarting from their defeat to the New York Giants and desperate to avoid a third straight loss while the 49ers (2-1) are looking for another road win after last week’s 13-8 win at Cincinnati.