"He did WHAT?!"

The impossible has happened. For the first time since Vincent Testaverde was going over the middle to Wayne Chrebet, the New York football Jets have made it to the AFC Championship game. I am admittedly a diehard Jets fan. Nobody gave the Jets a chance in this game. 8 point underdogs in Vegas. "Experts" across the board taking the Chargers. This was the one game of the weekend that nobody thought the underdog had a chance. Colts, Vikings and Saints all came into their games limping, while the Chargers came in with an eleven game win streak. The talking heads will say all week that the Chargers lost this game, rather than the Jets won it.

Phillip Rivers shone in all his diva glory, while Nate Kaeding had nightmares and visions of the last time he blew a game in the playoffs to the Jets. Rex Ryan showed his swagger and went for it on 4th down to close the game. Darrelle Revis continues to shine and advances while Charles Woodson is on his couch. Shonn Greene showed breakaway speed that nobody seemed to know that he had. The Jets do not seem to know that they are not supposed to be here.

Were the Chargers maybe looking ahead to Indianapolis with the lowly Jets coming into their stadium? Maybe. Or maybe the best defense in the league just won't let their rookie quarterback lose a game for them. The prospects in Indianapolis don't look particularly good for the Jets. Peyton Manning carved up the hallowed Ravens defense. The Jets will almost certainly be a +7 underdog coming into the game next Sunday.

But what else is new? Rex Ryan declared his team dead over a month ago. This team has no slogan. No "Who dat?" or "Who dey?" or "Child, please." None of that matters now. Now a rookie QB is headed to the AFC Championship game. The best (arguably) cover corner in the game will be matching up with Reggie Wayne. A 3rd round pick who started the year behind Thomas Jones and Leon "Leoooooooon!" Washington is leading the leagues best rushing attack into Indianapolis. Peyton Manning is sitting in a film room looking at holes in the Jets secondary.

With all of this stacked against them, what's the mindset of the elephantastic head coach of the Jets?

"This is the matchup that nobody wanted, but too bad. Here we come."

My sentiments exactly Rex.  See you in Indianapolis.