2003 Oklahoma Sooners football team

2003 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big 12 South Division champion
Big 12 Championship Game, L 7–35 vs. Kansas State
Sugar Bowl (BCS NCG), L 14–21 vs. LSU
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	South
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 3
2003 record	12–2 (8–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Bob Stoops (5th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Chuck Long (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Kevin Wilson (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Mike Stoops (5th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Brent Venables (5th season)
Captains	Tommie Harris Kory Klein Teddy Lehman Derrick Strait Jason White Renaldo Works
Home stadium	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 81,207)
Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

2003 Big 12 Conference football standings
v t	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Northern Division
No. 14 Kansas State x$		6	–	2					11	–	4
No. 19 Nebraska		5	–	3					10	–	3
Missouri		4	–	4					8	–	5
Kansas		3	–	5					6	–	7
Colorado		3	–	5					5	–	7
Iowa State		0	–	8					2	–	10
Southern Division
No. 3 Oklahoma x%		8	–	0					12	–	2
No. 12 Texas		7	–	1					10	–	3
Oklahoma State		5	–	3					9	–	4
Texas Tech		4	–	4					8	–	5
Texas A&M		2	–	6					4	–	8
Baylor		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Kansas State 35, Oklahoma 7
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season, the 109th season of Sooner football. The team was led by two-time Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award winner (winning his second one that season), Bob Stoops, in his fifth season as head coach. They played their home games at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. They were a charter member of the Big 12 Conference.

Conference play began with a win over the Iowa State Cyclones in Ames, Iowa on October 4, and ended with an upset loss to the Kansas State Wildcats in the 2003 Big 12 Championship Game on December 6. The Sooners finished the regular season 12–1 (8–1 in Big 12) while winning the Big 12 South. Despite their loss in the conference championship game, they were invited to the 2004 Sugar Bowl, which served as the BCS National Championship Game that year, where they lost to the LSU Tigers, 14–21.

Following the season, Tommie Harris was selected 14th overall in the 2004 NFL Draft, along with Teddy Lehman in the 2nd round, and Derrick Strait in the 3rd.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 p.m.	North Texas*	No. 1	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FSN	W 37–3	83,073[1]
September 6	6:45 p.m.	at Alabama*	No. 1	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (College GameDay)	ESPN	W 20–13	83,818[1]
September 13	2:30 p.m.	Fresno State*	No. 1	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	PPV	W 52–28	83,091[1]
September 20	2:30 p.m.	UCLA*	No. 1	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ABC	W 59–24	83,317[1]
October 4	6:00 p.m.	at Iowa State	No. 1	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	TBS	W 53–7	49,670[1]
October 11	2:30 p.m.	vs. No. 11 Texas	No. 1	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	ABC	W 65–13	75,587[1]
October 18	6:00 p.m.	No. 24 Missouri	No. 1	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry)	FSN	W 34–13	83,327[1]
October 25	6:00 p.m.	at Colorado	No. 1	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	TBS	W 34–20	54,215[1]
November 1	2:30 p.m.	No. 14 Oklahoma State	No. 1	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (Bedlam Series) (College GameDay)	ABC	W 52–9	84,027[1]
November 8	11:00 a.m.	Texas A&M	No. 1	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ABC	W 77–0	83,461[1]
November 15	1:30 p.m.	Baylor	No. 1	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	PPV	W 41–3	82,117[1]
November 22	2:30 p.m.	at Texas Tech	No. 1	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX	ABC	W 56–25	53,135[1]
December 6	7:00 p.m.	vs. No. 12 Kansas State	No. 1	Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO (Big 12 Championship Game)	ABC	L 7–35	79,451[1]
January 4, 2004	7:00 p.m.	vs. No. 2 LSU*	No. 3	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) (College GameDay)	ABC	L 14–21	79,342[1]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster[]

2003 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class T 55 Jamaal Brown C 50 Vince Carter G 70 Kelvin Chaisson WR 9 Mark Clayton TE 86 Lance Donley WR 81 Brandon Jones RB 20 Kejuan Jones G 77 Davin Joseph WR 29 Will Peoples T 60 Wes Sims QB 18 Jason White RB 47 Renaldo Works	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 13 Eric Bassey DE 80 Dan Cody S 7 Brandon Everage DT 97 Tommie Harris Jr DE 49 Jonathan Jackson LB Pasha Jackson DT 93 Kory Klein LB 11 Teddy Lehman LB 10 Lance Mitchell CB 28 Antonio Perkins CB 2 Derrick Strait	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 83 Trey DiCarlo P 87 Blake Ferguson	Head coach Bob Stoops Coordinators/assistant coaches Chuck Long Mike Stoops Brent Venables Kevin Wilson Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Game summaries[]

North Texas[]

North Texas Mean Green at #1 Oklahoma Sooners

1 2 3 4 Total North Texas 0 0 0 3 3 • #1 Oklahoma 10 13 7 7 37 Date: August 30 Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma Game start: 6:10 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:13 Game attendance: 83,073 Game weather: Temperature 84°F; Wind: S 5; Weather: Overcast Referee: Drew George TV announcers (FSN): Bill Land (Play-by-play), Gary Reasons (Color) & (Sideline)

Alabama[]

#1 Oklahoma Sooners at Alabama Crimson Tide

1 2 3 4 Total • #1 Oklahoma 6 7 7 0 20 Alabama 0 3 7 3 13 Date: September 6 Location: Bryant–Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama Game start: 6:47 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:27 Game attendance: 83,818 Game weather: Temperature 79°F; Wind: SE 7; Weather: Cloudy Referee: Tom Ahlers TV announcers (ESPN): Ron Franklin (Play–by–play), Mike Gottfried (Color) & Adrian Karsten (Sideline)

Scoring summary 1 12:22 OU Trey DiCarlo 34-yard field goal OU 3-0 1 7:10 OU Trey DiCarlo 40-yard field goal OU 6-0 2 4:55 ALA Brian Bostick 44-yard field goal OU 6-3 2 3:54 OU Mark Clayton 46-yard pass from Jason White (Trey DiCarlo kick) OU 13-3 3 6:53 ALA Triandos Luke 20-yard pass from Brodie Croyle (Brian Bostick kick) OU 13-10 3 4:31 OU Brandon Jones 47-yard pass from Jason White (Trey DiCarlo kick) OU 20-10 4 1:32 ALA Brian Bostick 36-yard field goal OU 20-13

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Fresno State[]

Fresno State Bulldogs at #1 Oklahoma Sooners

1 2 3 4 Total Fresno State 0 0 7 21 28 • #1 Oklahoma 16 22 0 14 52 Date: September 13 Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma Game start: 2:35 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:21 Game attendance: 83,091 Game weather: Temperature 70°F; Wind: W 8; Weather: Overcast Referee: Cooper Castleberry TV announcers (PPV): Bill Land (Play-by-play) & Dean Blevins (Color)

UCLA[]

UCLA Bruins at #1 Oklahoma Sooners

1 2 3 4 Total UCLA 10 0 14 0 24 • #1 Oklahoma 7 21 14 17 59 Date: September 30 Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma Game start: 2:35 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:40 Game attendance: 83,317 Game weather: Temperature 79°F; Wind: SSE 12; Weather: Clear Referee: Steve Usecheck TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play–by–play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)

Scoring summary Q1 OU Works 15 yard run (DiCarlo kick) OU 7–0 Q1 UCLA Medlock 48 yard field goal OU 7–3 Q1 UCLA White 11 yard run (Medlock kick) UCLA 10–7 Q2 OU Wilson 12 yard pass from White (DiCarlo kick) OU 14–10 Q2 OU Perkins 74 yard punt return (DiCarlo kick) OU 21–10 Q2 OU Perkins 84 yard punt return (DiCarlo kick) OU 28–10 Q3 OU Donley 22 yard pass from White (DiCarlo kick) OU 35–10 Q3 UCLA Drew 3 yard fumble return (Medlock kick) OU 35–17 Q3 OU Bassey 34 yard interception return (DiCarlo kick) OU 42–17 Q3 UCLA Drew 91 yard kickoff return (Medlock kick) OU 42–24 Q4 OU Works 1 yard run (DiCarlo kick) OU 49–24 Q4 OU DiCarlo 41 yard field goal OU 52–24 Q4 OU Perkins 65 yard punt return (DiCarlo kick) OU 59–24

Antonio Perkins became the first Division I-A player in history to have three returns for a score in one game while also breaking the NCAA single-game punt return yardage record.^[3]

Iowa State[]

#1 Oklahoma Sooners at Iowa State Cyclones

1 2 3 4 Total • #1 Oklahoma 3 19 10 21 53 Iowa State 0 0 0 7 7 Date: October 4 Location: Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, Iowa Game start: 6:10 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:10 Game attendance: 49,670 Game weather: Temperature 77°F; Wind: NW 10; Weather: Clear Referee: Hal Dowden TV announcers (TBS): Ron Thulin (Play-by-play), Charles Davis (Color), Erin Andrews (Sideline) & Craig Sager (Sideline)

Texas (Red River Shootout)[]

#1 Oklahoma Sooners vs. #11 Texas Longhorns

1 2 3 4 Total • #1 Oklahoma 14 23 14 14 65 #11 Texas 7 6 0 0 13 Date: October 11 Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas Game start: 2:37 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:33 Game attendance: 75,587 Game weather: Temperature 79°F; Wind: S 5; Weather: Cloudy Referee: Jon Bible TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)

Missouri[]

#24 Missouri Tigers at #1 Oklahoma Sooners

1 2 3 4 Total #24 Missouri 3 7 0 3 13 • #1 Oklahoma 7 24 3 0 34 Date: October 18 Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma Game start: 6:05 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:16 Game attendance: 83,327 Game weather: Temperature 84°F; Wind: S 9; Weather: Clear Referee: John Laurie TV announcers (FSN): Joel Meyers (Play-by-play), Gary Reasons (Color) & (Sideline)

Scoring summary Q1 9:08 OKLA Works 1 yard run (DiCarlo kick) OKLA 7–0 Q1 3:11 MIZZ Matheny 26 yard field goal OKLA 7–3 Q2 11:55 OKLA DiCarlo 19 yard field goal OKLA 10–3 Q2 9:40 MIZZ Smith 26 yard run (Matheny kick) Tie 10–10 Q2 6:54 OKLA Clayton 39 yard pass from White (DiCarlo kick) OKLA 17–10 Q2 2:40 OKLA Rankins 30 yard pass from White (DiCarlo kick) OKLA 24–10 Q2 1:02 OKLA Perkins 69 yard punt return (DiCarlo kick) OKLA 31–10 Q3 3:17 OKLA DiCarlo 30 yard field goal OKLA 34–10 Q4 3:19 MIZZ Mike Matheny 25 yard field goal OKLA 34–13

Colorado[]

#1 Oklahoma Sooners at Colorado Buffaloes

1 2 3 4 Total • #1 Oklahoma 14 3 10 7 34 Colorado 7 0 0 13 20 Date: October 25 Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado Game start: 6:10 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:00 Game attendance: 54,215 Game weather: Temperature 43°F; Wind: SE 7; Weather: Clear Referee: Jon Bible TV announcers (TBS): Ron Thulin (Play–by–play), Charles Davis (color) & Erin Andrews (Sideline)

Scoring summary 1 11:49 OU Brandon Jones 54 yard pass from Jason White (Trey DiCarlo kick) OU 7–0 1 6:03 OU Renaldo Works 1 yard run (Trey DiCarlo kick) OU 14–0 1 1:54 CU D.J. Hackett 3 yard pass from Joel Klatt (Mason Crosby kick) OU 14–7 2 4:15 OU Trey DiCarlo 42 yard field goal OU 17–7 3 8:17 OU Trey DiCarlo 20 yard field goal OU 20–7 3 1:37 OU Mark Clayton 15 yard pass from Jason White (Trey DiCarlo kick) OU 27–7 4 11:41 CU Brian Calhoun 21 yard pass from Joel Klatt (Mason Crosby kick) OU 27–14 4 5:03 CU Derek McCoy 9 yard pass from Joel Klatt (kick blocked) OU 27–20 4 1:59 OU Mark Clayton 59 yard pass from Jason White (Trey DiCarlo kick) OU 34–20

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This was Oklahoma's first win in Boulder since 1988.

Oklahoma State (Bedlam Series)[]

#14 Oklahoma State Cowboys at #1 Oklahoma Sooners

1 2 3 4 Total #14 Oklahoma State 0 3 6 0 9 • #1 Oklahoma 10 14 14 14 52 Date: November 1 Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma Game start: 2:35 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:25 Game attendance: 84,027 Game weather: Temperature 57°F; Wind: Calm; Weather: Partly Cloudy Referee: Cooper Castleberry TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (Play–by–play), Bob Griese (Color) & Lynn Swann (Sideline)

Scoring summary 1 11:05 OU Trey DiCarlo 28-yard field goal OU 3-0 1 4:22 OU Kejuan Jones 2-yard run (Trey DiCarlo kick) OU 10-0 2 11:47 OU Kejuan Jones 3-yard run (Trey DiCarlo kick) OU 17-0 2 6:49 OU Brandon Jones 6-yard pass from Jason White (Trey DiCarlo kick) OU 24-0 2 1:26 OSU Luke Phillips 31-yard field goal OU 24-3 3 14:34 OSU Darrent Williams 11-yard interception return (Missed kick) OU 24-9 3 5:29 OU Jason White 1-yard run (Trey DiCarlo kick) OU 31-9 3 2:13 OU Mark Clayton 17-yard pass from Mark Bradley (Trey DiCarlo kick) OU 38-9 4 8:50 OU Brandon Jones 66-yard pass from Jason White (Trey DiCarlo kick) OU 45-9 4 5:42 OU Mark Bradley 14-yard pass from Paul Thompson (Trey DiCarlo kick) OU 52-9

Texas A&M[]

Texas A&M Aggies at #1 Oklahoma Sooners

1 2 3 4 Total Texas A&M 0 0 0 0 0 • #1 Oklahoma 14 35 28 0 77 Date: November 8 Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma Game start: 11:05 a.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:12 Game attendance: 83,461 Game weather: Temperature 48°F; Wind: E 7; Weather: Overcast Referee: Randy Christal TV announcers (ABC): Tim Brant (Play–by–play), Ed Cunningham (Color) & Sam Ryan (Sideline)

Scoring summary Q1 OU Clayton 22 yard pass from White (DiCarlo kick) OU 7–0 Q1 OU Jones 6 yard run (DiCarlo kick) OU 14–0 Q2 OU Clayton 42 yard pass from White (DiCarlo kick) OU 21–0 Q2 OU Rankins 7 yard pass from White (DiCarlo kick) OU 28–0 Q2 OU Jones 7 yard run (DiCarlo kick) OU 35–0 Q2 OU Clayton 28 yard pass from White (DiCarlo kick) OU 42–0 Q2 OU Wilson 13 yard pass from White (DiCarlo kick) OU 49–0 Q3 OU Thompson 29 yard run (DiCarlo kick) OU 56–0 Q3 OU Thompson 4 yard run (DiCarlo kick) OU 63–0 Q3 OU Hickson 2 yard run (DiCarlo kick) OU 70–0 Q3 OU Strait 18 yard fumble return (DiCarlo kick) OU 77–0

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Baylor[]

Baylor Bears at #1 Oklahoma Sooners

1 2 3 4 Total Baylor 0 3 0 0 3 • #1 Oklahoma 24 10 0 7 41 Date: November 15 Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma Game start: 1:35 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:05 Game attendance: 82,117 Game weather: Temperature 66°F; Wind: NW 6; Weather: Partly Cloudy Referee: Walter Davenport

Texas Tech[]

#1 Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Tech Red Raiders

1 2 3 4 Total • #1 Oklahoma 14 21 7 14 56 Texas Tech 3 7 8 7 25 Date: November 22 Location: Jones SBC Stadium, Lubbock, Texas Game start: 2:36 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:26 Game attendance: 53,135 Game weather: Temperature 73°F; Wind: SW 23; Weather: Cloudy Referee: John Laurie TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play–by–play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)

Scoring summary 1 9:20 TTU Keith Toogood 31-yard field goal TTU 3-0 1 7:06 OU Travis Wilson 28-yard pass from Jason White (Trey DiCarlo kick) OU 7-3 1 3:31 OU Mark Clayton 14-yard pass from Jason White (Trey DiCarlo kick) OU 14-3 2 5:43 TTU Wes Welker 5-yard pass from B.J. Symons (Keith Toogood kick) OU 14-10 2 2:45 OU Brandon Jones 27-yard pass from Jason White (Trey DiCarlo kick) OU 21-10 2 1:41 OU Kejuan Jones 1-yard run (Trey DiCarlo kick) OU 28-10 2 0:18 OU Kejuan Jones 2-yard run (Trey DiCarlo kick) OU 35-10 3 8:29 OU Kejuan Jones 1-yard run (Trey DiCarlo kick) OU 42-10 3 6:48 TTU Johnnie Mack 1-yard run (Jarrett Hicks pass from B.J. Symons) OU 42-18 4 14:02 TTU Taurean Henderson 1-yard run (Keith Toogood kick) OU 42-25 4 6:33 OU Kejuan Jones 1-yard run (Trey DiCarlo kick) Oklahoma 49-25 4 3:11 OU Kejuan Jones 77-yard pass from Jason White (Trey DiCarlo kick) OU 56-25

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Kansas State (Big 12 Championship Game)[]

#12 Kansas State Wildcats vs. #1 Oklahoma Sooners

1 2 3 4 Total • #12 Kansas State 0 21 7 7 35 #1 Oklahoma 7 0 0 0 7 Date: December 6 Location: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri Game start: 7:11 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:17 Game attendance: 79,451 Game weather: Temperature 39°F; Wind: S 5; Weather: Clear Referee: Jon Bible TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)

LSU (Sugar Bowl)[]

#2 LSU Tigers vs. #3 Oklahoma Sooners

1 2 3 4 Total • #2 LSU 7 7 7 0 21 #3 Oklahoma 0 7 0 7 14 Date: January 4 Location: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans Game start: 7:25 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:43 Game attendance: 79,342 Game weather: Indoors Referee: Dennis Hennigan TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)

Statistics[]

Team[]

OU Opp Points per Game 42.9 15.3 First Downs 315 190   Rushing 115 80   Passing 173 102   Penalty 27 8 Rushing Yardage 2,043 1,585   Rushing Attempts 538 462   Avg per Rush 3.8 3.4   Avg per Game 145.9 113.2 Passing Yardage 4,109 2,050   Avg per Game 293.5 146.4   Completions-Attempts 299-480 (62.3%) 218-419 (52%) Total Offense 6,152 3,635   Total Plays 1,018 881   Avg per Play 6 4.1   Avg per Game 439.4 259.6 Fumbles-Lost 17-6 26-12

OU Opp Punts-Yards 60-2,389 (39.8 avg) 102-4,071 (39.9 avg) Punt Returns-Total Yards 56-668 (11.9 avg) 22-93 (4.2 avg) Kick Returns-Total Yards 30-656 (21.9 avg) 54-997 (18.5 avg) Avg Time of Possession per Game 32:15 27:45 Penalties-Yards 86-673 96-808   Avg per Game 48.1 57.7 3rd Down Conversions 86/202 (42.6%) 59/209 (28.2%) 4th Down Conversions 16/29 (55.2%) 8/24 (33.3%) Sacks By-Yards 45-269 28-208 Total TDs 78 27   Rushing 27 11   Passing 43 1 Fields Goals-Attempts 19-22 (86.4%) 9/10 (90%) PAT-Attempts 74-76 (97.4%) 23-26 (88.5%) Total Attendance 582,413 240,838   Games-Avg per Game 7-83,202 4-60,210

Scores by quarter[]

1 2 3 4 Total Opponents 37 57 56 64 214 Oklahoma 146 219 114 122 601

Rankings[]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	1	1*	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3
Coaches Poll	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3
BCS	Not released									1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	Not released

2004 NFL Draft[]

The 2004 NFL Draft was held on April 24–25, 2004 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The following Oklahoma players were either selected or signed as undrafted free agents following the draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall Pick	NFL Team
Tommie Harris	DT	1st	14	Chicago Bears
Teddy Lehman	LB	2nd	37	Detroit Lions
Derrick Strait	CB	3rd	76	New York Jets

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