Jets Q&A: Cromartie on Moss was intended to spare Revis' hamstring

Why did the game plan Monday night have Antonio Cromartie shadow Randy Moss and not Darrelle Revis?

"We knew that they were going to run vertical after vertical after vertical," coach Rex Ryan said. "When we put Cromartie out there, he did a great job against him when we played against New England in Week 2. With Darrelle's hamstring being what it is, we weren't going to take that shot. We didn't want him to have to chase a guy 50 times who's running 50 go routes. That was our main decision."

When did the Jets decide to go with that plan?

"Midway through the week, we found out about it," Cromartie said. "But we just went about our business during the week. Revis was feeling good and we really didn't know what we were going to do until probably about two days before. The coaching staff - coach [Dennis] Thurman and coach Ryan - felt good about the matchup, and we just wanted to go out and just play football. Revis is the No. 1 cornerback here and I'm just trying to come in here and do the job. The coaching staff, Revis and Jim Leonhard and the defense have confidence in me. So I can go out and do the job."

What were Dwight Lowery's thoughts on his game-clinching interception of Brett Favre?

"On film, they had a tendency when they're driving [to pass] in that type of alignment that they were in on that play," the reserve cornerback said. "I just played what I felt, played what I saw and made a break on the ball. The pressure got there and he had to hold the ball a split second more than what he probably wanted to. And the rest was history."

Did Mark Sanchez say anything about the Jets' time management when trying to run out the clock just before the two-minute warning?

"I snapped it too early," he said. "That was definitely a mistake - a clock-management type of thing. When we're in a tight ballgame like that, those things can hurt. We got away with one there, but that's something that will show up on film - as will many other mistakes - but none of those things can take away from the feeling we feel right now."

How did Calvin Pace do in his 2010 debut?

The Jets' top pass rusher was in on all but four defensive snaps, making three tackles and 1.5 sacks. His only glaring gaffe was getting flagged for a personal foul when he pulled Favre down by his face mask on his second-quarter sack.

"It was great, man," the linebacker said. "Probably not one of my better performances, but it was good to get out there and be a part of that win."

How did Santonio Holmes fare in his first game as a Jet?

Holmes was targeted nine times, pulling in three receptions for 41 yards with a long of 19. He had a couple of uncharacteristic drops, but that can be attributed to the rust from his four-game suspension for violating the league's substance-abuse policy.

"I didn't feel like myself," the wide receiver said. "I may have looked like it on the field, but [I'm] just getting in the groove of it, trying to feel where I'm at. I'm definitely satisfied with how it came out. I can't complain about anything. I just have to be ready to roll."

How were the Jets able to run for 155 yards and 4.8 yards per carry on the Vikings' stingy rush defense?

"Obviously, it starts up front but I wouldn't give all the credit to us," right tackle Damien Woody said. "This team, not only their front four and their front seven, but their secondary might be the best tackling secondary in the league. So you've really got to credit all 11 guys as a whole on the rushing plays, blocking their tails off and trying to sustain blocks and stuff like that because they are very active in the secondary and they are good tacklers. It feels good to be able to rush the ball for that many yards against that defense because it hasn't been done in a while."

What was it like for the players during that 45-minute lightning delay?

"It was a drag because before that, it's a Monday night game, so we are sitting in the hotel all day," running back Shonn Greene said. "Then we finally get here and then the game is delayed. Everybody is just sitting here like, 'Aw, c'mon, man. We were ready to go.' So it was tough, but we kept our focus and we got the win."

The late start had to be a downer for the fans, right?

Not entirely, if you ask linebacker Bart Scott. "Everybody on the East Coast TiVo'd it," Scott said, "and everybody on the West Coast was like, 'Man, I can watch this before I go to the club.' "