INDIANAPOLIS – Nothing personal, Peyton. Rex Ryan and the New York Jets finally got the made-for-TV ending they wanted – they beat you.

The bombastic Ryan got his victory over Manning when Nick Folk made a 32-yard field goal as time expired Saturday night, giving the Jets a 17-16 playoff victory against Indianapolis.

• Scoring summary and statistics

All week, Ryan turned this into a coach vs. quarterback matchup, referring to his 1-5 record against Manning as Jets coach and Ravens defensive coordinator. Instead, it came down to Folk becoming a hero.

“I’ll tell you what, it feels awesome because this is the playoffs and we’re moving on,” Ryan said.

• Joe Reedy’s Bengals blog
• Follow Joe Reedy on Twitter

With his main tormentor out of the way, Ryan and the Jets (12-5) head to New England for a third meeting with Tom Brady and Bill Belichick next Sunday; they split during the season, but the Patriots won 45-3 at Foxborough.

The Colts (10-7) beat the Jets for the AFC title a year ago. But both defending conference champs were eliminated from the playoffs Saturday. New Orleans, which beat Indy in last February’s Super Bowl, lost at Seattle.

It was a remarkable turn of emotions for the Colts, who thought they won it when Adam Vinatieri made a 50-yard field goal with 53 seconds to go.

But Antonio Cromartie returned the ensuing kickoff 47 yards and Mark Sanchez needed five plays to get the Jets into position for the winner.

“You know, he (Manning) is the best,” Ryan said, “and he almost did it to us again.”
Manning certainly had his chances.

He was 18 of 26 for 225 yards and one TD, and got Vinatieri, considered the best clutch kicker in league history, in position with an eight-play, 48-yard drive in the final 2 1/2 minutes.

But he left 53 seconds on the clock for New York.

After Braylon Edwards made a leaping 18-yard catch to take New York to the Colts 14, Folk’s kick went right down the middle.

“It’s certainly disappointing tonight and that’s really all you think about tonight,” Manning said. “It’s disappointing with the way we lost tonight. Any time you lose on a last-second field goal, it certainly stings.”

LaDainian Tomlinson, considered washed-up by some before the season, carried 16 times for 82 yards and scored on two 1-yard runs.

“It’s emotional, exciting and all those things at once,” Tomlinson said. “We knew it was going to be a dogfight against a great team.”

The Colts actually helped the Jets’ winning drive by calling timeout with 29 seconds remaining and the ball at the Indianapolis 32. Sanchez hit Edwards on the next play, a high pass to the right sideline.

Folk trotted on and won it.

“We’ve got to tip our hat to our offense. It was unbelievable,” said Ryan, whose bravado made him a summer sensation in HBO’s “Hard Knocks” series. “I mean, we totally dominated the second half offensively. On defense, we had to hold serve. Against Peyton, you’re not going to stop him completely, but our guys played well enough to get it done and keep him out of the end zone. Our offense was just spectacular.”

It needed to be after Vinatieri kicked his longest field goal since Nov. 23, 2008. Again, it looked like Manning would top Ryan again.

Cromartie, Sanchez, Edwards and Folk didn’t let it happen.

“I don’t know when I’m going to beat him, but I want it to be Saturday night,” Ryan said this week. “Is it personal? Yes, it’s personal. It’s personal against him, Reggie Wayne, all those guys, yeah. (Dwight) Freeney and (Robert) Mathis and those other dudes? Absolutely.”

Manning got things started late in the second quarter when Cromartie bit on a play-action fake. Pierre Garcon made an inside move and Cromartie didn’t get help from the safety on a 57-yard TD pass to make it 7-0.

The Jets went to “ground and pound” to start the second half. They ran on eight of their first 10 plays and tied the score 7 on Tomlinson’s 1-yard run.

The Colts proved they could run, too. Manning gave the ball to Joseph Addai on third-and-9 and Addai took it 14 yards to the Jets 37. Four plays later, Vinatieri put a 47-yard field goal for a 10-7 lead.

But the Jets were better on the ground. They ran on 12 of the next 17 plays, going 87 yards in 9:54, and ending the drive with Tomlinson’s second 1-yard TD run for a 14-10 lead.

Manning almost matched it on the next series. He took the Colts 67 yards, but twice missed on passes inside the New York 10. Vinatieri made a 32-yarder to get Indy within 14-13 with 4:37 left.

Then the kickers decided it, and Ryan’s Jets got their third win in four playoff games under Ryan.

“Man, I’ll tell you what,” Tomlinson said, “we’re so happy to move on.”

Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez looks for an escape route as Indianapolis’ Eric Foster (68) and Robert Mathis apply pressure. Sanchez completed 18-of-31 passes for 189 yards with one interception for a 62.4 passer rating. ( Andy Lyons, Getty Images )

INDIANAPOLIS — Nothing personal, Peyton. Rex Ryan and the New York Jets finally got the made-for-TV ending they wanted — they beat you.

The bombastic Ryan got his victory over Manning when Nick Folk made a 32-yard field goal as time expired Saturday night, giving the Jets a 17-16 playoff victory against Indianapolis.

All week, Ryan turned this into a coach vs. quarterback matchup, referring to his 1-5 record against Manning as Jets coach and Ravens defensive coordinator. Instead, it came down to Folk becoming a hero.

“I’ll tell you what, it feels awesome because this is the playoffs and we’re moving on,” Ryan said.

With his main tormentor out of the way, Ryan and the Jets (12-5) head to New England for a third meeting with Tom Brady and Bill Belichick next Sunday; they split during the season, but the Patriots won 45-3 at Foxborough, Mass.

The Colts (10-7) beat the Jets for the AFC title a year ago. But both defending conference champions were eliminated from the playoffs Saturday. New Orleans, which beat Indy in last February’s Super Bowl, lost 41-36 at Seattle.

It was a remarkable turn of emotions for the Colts, who thought they won it when Adam Vinatieri made a 50-yard field goal with 53 seconds to go.

But Antonio Cromartie returned the ensuing kickoff 47 yards and Mark Sanchez needed five plays to get the Jets into position for the winner.

“You know, he (Manning) is the best,” Ryan said, “and he almost did it to us again.”

Manning certainly had his chances. He was 18-of-26 for 225 yards and one TD, and got Vinatieri, considered the best clutch kicker in NFL history, in position with an eight-play, 48-yard drive in the final 2 1/2 minutes. But he left 53 seconds on the clock for New York.

After Braylon Edwards made an 18-yard catch to take New York to the Colts’ 14, Folk’s kick went right down the middle.

N.Y. Jets 0 0 7 10 — 17
Indianapolis 0 7 3 6 — 16

Second quarter

Ind — Garcon 57 pass from Manning (Vinatieri kick), 5:25.

Third quarter

NYJ — Tomlinson 1 run (Folk kick), 9:48. Ind — FG Vinatieri 47, 4:53.

Fourth quarter

NYJ — Tomlinson 1 run (Folk kick), 9:59. Ind — FG Vinatieri 32, 4:37. Ind — FG Vinatieri 50, :53. NYJ — FG Folk 32, :00. A — 65,332.

NYJ Ind
First downs 23 16
Total net yards 353 312
Rushes-yards 38-169 27-93
Passing 184 219
Punt returns 1-15 0-0
Kickoff returns 4-132 2-44
Interceptions ret. 0-0 1-23
Comp-att-int 18-31-1 18-26-0
Sacked-yards lost 1-5 1-6
Punts 5-50.4 4-38.3
Fumbles-lost 1-0 0-0
Penalties-yards 3-15 2-10
Time of possession 33:07 26:53

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING — N.Y. Jets, Tomlinson 16-82, Greene 19-70, B.Smith 2-11, Sanchez 1-6.

Indianapolis, Addai 13-60, Rhodes 14-33.

PASSING — N.Y. Jets, Sanchez 18-31-1-189. Indianapolis, Manning 18-26-0-225.

RECEIVING — N.Y. Jets, Edwards 4-62, Holmes 4-46, Tomlinson 4-17, Keller 3-42, Cotchery 2-17, Hartsock 1-5. Indianapolis, White 6-54, Garcon 5-112, Tamme 5-46, Rhodes 1-12, Wayne 1-1.

MISSED FIELD GOALS — None.