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 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - Chad Pennington was sprawled on the turf, desperately searching for a breath as the fans at Giants Stadium nervously held theirs. The New York Jets quarterback had the wind knocked out of him early in the third quarter of a 26-11 victory over Houston on Sunday, but Pennington — and most everyone else — thought it was much worse.
"I thought I wasn't going to make it," Pennington said with a big laugh. "If anybody's ever had that done, you know that's the worst feeling in the world. You're just sitting there like, `Oh my goodness ... I'm not going to make it ... right here on the football field.' But things worked out well."
It sure did. Pennington rediscovered some missing chemistry with his receivers and had his finest passing day in weeks for the Jets (6-5), throwing for 286 yards and a touchdown. Laveranues Coles caught nine passes for 111 yards, including a 12-yard touchdown in the third quarter, and Jerricho Cotchery had seven catches for 110 yards against the Texans (3-8).
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