PREVIEW Tonight's game
NEW YORK JETS (6-5)at OAKLAND (7-4)
When: 9 p.m.
TV/radio: WYTV (33), WEWS (5), WTAE (4), WBBW-AM (1240).
Series history: Raiders lead 19-13-2. Raiders beat Jets 38-24 on Jan. 12 at Oakland in AFC wild card game.
Last week: Jets beat Bills 31-13; Raiders beat Cardinals 41-20.
Rankings: Jets offense (Rush 20, Pass 20, Overall 23); Jets defense (Rush 27t, Pass 20, Overall 23); Raiders offense (Rush 23, Pass 1, Overall 1); Raiders defense (Rush 8, Pass 21, Overall 14t).
Key matchup: Jets CBs Donnie Abraham and Aaron Beasley vs. Raiders WR Jerry Rice. Abraham and Beasley are both veterans, each in his seventh NFL season. Combined, however, they have less experience than Rice, who ranks third in NFL with 73 receptions playing in his 18th season. Rice, a potent part of NFL's best offense, averages over 13 yards per catch.
Streaks, stats and notes: Raiders QB Rich Gannon leads NFL in attempts (463), completions (319) and yards passing (3,535). He's on pace for 464 completions and 5,142 yards, both NFL records. Gannon has eight 300-yard games in 2002; needs one more to tie NFL record. ... Jets have won four straight, outscoring opponents 119-50. Team has not allowed point in fourth quarter during streak (30-0). ... Jets RB Curtis Martin seems to have shaken off early-season ankle injury, rushing for over 100 yards in past two games.
-- Associated Press
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