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Mark Sanchez lost three fumbles and threw an interception, resulting in 24 Baltimore points.

Nick Folk kicked a 50-yard field goal with 27 seconds left, giving the New York Jets a 27-24 comeback victory over the Dallas Cowboys in the final game of the NFL's first full Sunday with the commemoration of the 10-year anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks as an emotional backdrop.

Plaxico Burress will continue his N.F.L. career in New York after all — with the Jets. Burress, the talented but controversial receiver who has not played since shooting himself in the leg in November 2008, agreed in principle to a one-year contract, the team announced Sunday morning. The Jets outfoxed the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Giants — both of his former teams — to sign him.

The Pittsburgh Steelers advanced to their third Super Bowl in six years thanks to a big-play defense that returned a fumble for a touchdown and staged a late goal-line stand in a 24-19 victory over the New York Jets.

New York reaches its second straight AFC championship game, as quarterback Mark Sanchez throws three touchdown passes

PFT's picks: Mike Florio and Gregg Rosenthal agree the Patriots will eliminate the Jets, but they are split on each of the other three divisional playoff games.

It was not the best quarterback (Peyton Manning) or the most clutch kicker (Adam Vinatieri) in N.F.L. history prevailing, it was Mark Sanchez and Nick Folk who delivered the Jets a victory.

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre was fined $50,000 Wednesday by the National Football League for failing to cooperate with an internal investigation into whether he sent sexually explicit texts to a New York Jets hostess.

New York Jets assistant Sal Alosi apologized after blatantly tripping Miami's Nolan Carroll on the sideline during Gang Green's 10-6 loss to the Dolphins Sunday.

The lasting image from yesterday's Jets debacle won't be anything that happened on the field of play. It's a bizarre incident from the Jets' sideline that the NFL will be investigating.