Broncos...34 Jets...17
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Jay Cutler and the Denver Broncos stopped the surging New York Jets and showed they might be a team to reckon with in the wide-open AFC.
Cutler passed for 357 yards and two touchdowns and rookie Peyton Hillis ran for 129 yards and a score in the Broncos’ 34-17 win over the Jets at a wet and windy Meadowlands.
The Broncos (7-5) washed away the sting of a 31-10 loss to Oakland at home last weekend by stopping the Jets’ five-game winning streak.
It was a disappointing loss for New York (8-4), which was coming off emotional victories at New England and Tennessee. Brett Favre struggled in the sloppy conditions, completing 23 of 43 for 247 yards, with one pass intercepted.
Quoteworthy: “The thing that really got me going was the ESPN analysis and they were all saying we shouldn’t get off the plane.” -- Peyton Hillis, Broncos running back
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