Hamstring injury puts Jets' Revis out of action

Darrelle Revis leaned his body forward in a last-ditch effort to get a piece of Randy Moss.

His legs failed him, but the Jets cornerback refused to be beaten into the end zone. Arm outstretched, he tried to grab hold of Moss' jersey. But it was too late. Revis could only watch as Moss made an acrobatic one-handed grab on a 34-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Tom Brady to give New England a 14-7 lead with a minute to go before halftime Sunday.

As Moss celebrated with his teammates, Revis walked gingerly to the sideline, grimacing. The same hamstring that had forced him out of practice earlier this week tightened up, causing him to give up a touchdown to his rival and swing the momentum in the Patriots' favor.

"I don't want nobody to score on me, or the secondary, but I pulled up," Revis said. "Usually I rely on my speed, but I tried to speed up and it wouldn't let me speed up to make a play.

"It was a nice throw-and-catch. I'll be on ESPN, on 'SportsCenter' tonight," he added with a laugh. ". . . It was great. You've got to tip your hat to both those guys."

Though Revis said his left hamstring is neither pulled nor torn, he will have an MRI Monday. It's unclear if he'll be able to play Sunday against Miami. For now, all he can do is rest and wait.

"I think I was in tears when they told me he pulled a hamstring," Jets coach Rex Ryan said.

Before the injury, Revis had - as expected - tracked Moss in the backfield. The only time the cornerback matched up against slot receiver Wes Welker was when Moss was off the field.

The cornerback, who said he "felt good" during pregame warm-ups and during the game, had effectively shut down Moss for much of the first half. But it was a lack of communication - and not Revis' gimpy hamstring - that was the real culprit on Moss' touchdown catch.

"I take responsibility for it," said linebacker David Harris, who relays the defensive plays on the field. "I got the call in really late; the coverage wasn't set."

"I didn't get the call, to tell you the truth," Revis said. "There was two different calls at the end of the play that I heard and I didn't get the call. But still, that's still no excuse. We're taught to still cover our man if we don't get a call."

Moss said he couldn't tell Revis was playing hurt. "He hid it well," said the receiver who had two receptions for 38 yards. "Revis is a good player."

Before the half ended, Revis already was in the trainer's room, having his hamstring checked out. From there, he watched the resurgence of the Jets' secondary.

"First thing that's going on in my mind is: I want to be out there, to play and help get this win," Revis said. "The second thing was: Stop Brady and this New England offense. Just watching it on TV and crossing my fingers that we'll stop those guys."