Jets Regular Season

Jets vs. Chargers final injury report and game notes

Admin - October 22, 2011

DE Mike DeVito will be a game-time decision tomorrow after he suffered a knee injury in Thursday practice session. DeVito is listed as "questionable" on the final injury report along with C Nick Mangold, who limited in Friday's session.  The Gang Green have two players listed as "out" - WR Logan Payne (wrist) and CB Isaiah Trufant (hamstring). Payne, who missed every game this season, was finally placed on the injured reserve and replaced by DT Martin Tevaseu on the 53-man roster.

Here's the final injury report:

New York Jets
Out: WR Logan Payne (wrist), CB Isaiah Trufant (hamstring)
Questionable: C Nick Mangold (ankle), DE Mike DeVito (knee)
Probable: CB Marquice Cole (hamstring), CB Antonio Cromartie (groin), DT Marcus Dixon (knee), RB Joe McKnight (knee), DE Ropati Pitoitua (knee), LS Tanner Purdum (back), CB Donald Strickland (concussion), RB LaDainian Tomlinson (not injury related), DE Muhammad Wilkerson (shoulder)

San Diego Chargers
Out: DE Luis Castillo (tibia)
Questionable: TE Antonio Gates (foot)
Probable: DE Jacques Cesaire (knee), CB Marcus Gilchrist (knee, shoulder), RB Jacob Hester (foot), WR Vincent Jackson (hamstring), RB Mike Tolbert (concussion)

 

Game Notes:

- the Chargers have won 3 of past 4 at NYJ
- SanDiego's offense leads NFL in  time of possession (35:17) this season
- QB Philip Rivers completed 19 of 25 passes (76%) for 250 yards with 3 TDs vs. 1 INT & 130 passer rating in his only regular season meeting vs. the Jets (9/22/08)
- TE Antonio Gates had 8 receptions for 132 yards (16.5 avg.) in last game at NYJ
- San Diego's defense allows 179.6 passing yards per game, 2nd-best in NFL
- the Jets seek 5th consecutive win at home
- QB Mark Sanchez has completed 57 of 93 passes (61.3 pct.) for 718 yards with 5 TDs vs. 3 INTs & 89.8 passer rating at home this season
- RB Shonn Greene had 128 rush yards on 23 carries (5.6 avg.) with TD in Divisional Playoff Game vs. SD (1/17/10)
- WR Santonio Holmes aims for 3rd consecutive game with TD
- TE Dustin Keller aims for 3rd straight game with TD catch vs. SD, including the playoffs
- KR/RB Joe McKnight leads NFL with 44.1 KR avg.