JETS LOSE MOSS TO ANKLE SPRAIN

OAKLAND The Jets lost valuable receiver and punt returner Santana Moss to a sprained left ankle in the second quarter of last night 26 20 loss to the Raiders.

Moss, who entered the game leading the NFL in punt return average, hurt himself while returning a punt 29 yards to set up a John Hall field goal, which gave the Jets a 10 6 lead.

Despite practicing with the first team all week, Jets LG Dave Szott was left on the inactive list as a last minute decision by the coaches, who didn think he was ready. So Szott is still awaiting his first game action as a Jet.

FB Richie Anderson (sprained left ankle) cheap oakley sunglasses played, though Jerald Sowell got more action. Sowell, playing in his 85th NFL game, scored his first NFL TD on a Chad Pennington pass in the first half.

When Jerry Rice caught a third quarter TD pass from Rich Gannon, it was the 203rd TD of his career, best in NFL history. It also put Rice over the 1,000 yard mark for the season, the 14th time in his career he accomplished that.

Raiders WR Tim Brown caught his 1,000th career pass in the third quarter. He entered the gamed needing four to reach that milestone, which has been accomplished by only two others in NFL history Rice and Cris Carter.

After Brown caught the historic six yard pass from Gannon, the game was stopped for a ceremony, which included his family. Brown later caught a pass in the fourth quarter that placed him second on the NFL all time receiving yardage list, behind Rice.

When the Jets led 10 6 at halftime, it marked the seventh consecutive game the Jets went to their locker room with the lead. The Jets michael kors outlet entered the game having won five of the previous six of those.

The Jets tried to use the same Curtis Martin halfback option pass to Wayne Chrebet that they used to beat the Buccaneers in 2000, but the third quarter play michael kors outlet online was covered well and Martin ran out of bounds without throwing the pass, losing four yards.

The Jets NFL best streak of not allowing an opposing QB to throw for 300 yards ended at 30 last night with Gannon eclipsing the mark for the ninth time this season. That tied an NFL record as he joined Dan Marino (1984), Warren Moon (1990) and Kurt Warner (1999 and 2001).

A number of Jets had standout games on defense, but none more than DE Shaun Ellis, who was all over the field, playing his best game of the cheap red bottom shoes season and perhaps the best of his career. Ellis finished with a sack, a batted pass on a fourth quarter third down and numerous pressures.