they won it for their brash coach .
 
led by rookie mark sanchez and his cast of cincinnati kids , the jets won their first playoff game in five years , advancing to the afc divisional round with a 24 - 14 wild - card victory over the bengals saturday at paul brown stadium .
( the bengals ) said they treated last week like a preseason game , but when the chips were on the table they could n't get it done , " tackle damien woody said . "
the jets played turnover - free football , took control after an early 7 - 0 deficit and dropped the hammer in the fourth quarter with two late sacks .
 
ryan said after beating the bengals for the second time in six days .
it culminated a roller - coaster week in which the jets beat the bengals in the season finale , 37 - 0 , and grew angrier by the day as they heard " excuses " coming from the bengals ' camp .