Revis turns tables on Dolphins' Marshall

Ordinarily, Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis is like the Maytag repairman. You know, the loneliest man in town. Few dare set foot on Revis Island because they know how dangerous it is for a quarterback and receiver.

But Miami wide receiver Brandon Marshall was so determined to attack Revis that he said he might even get thrown out of Monday night's game at MetLife Stadium. "I'm best when I play with passion, and you guys are going to see that on Monday Night Football,'' Marshall said. "I'm going to be that Monster. Not the Beast. The Monster.''

True to his word, Marshall and quarterback Matt Moore went right at Revis in the first quarter, and they even had some success, as a 20-yard completion to Marshall set up a field goal that gave Miami a 3-0 lead. But in the end, Revis turned out to be the only "monster'' at the Meadowlands, picking off two passes and returning one 100 yards for the Jets' first touchdown in their 24-6 victory.

Marshall caught six passes for 109 yards, and while his 46-yarder came against Antonio Cromartie, Marshall probably had more catches against Revis than anyone else has managed the past three seasons. But on third-and-7 at the Jets' 15 in the first quarter, Marshall had trouble getting off a jam by Revis and never turned to look for the ball, which sailed right into the Jets cornerback's gut at the goal line.

"I cut him off and the ball was right there,'' Revis said. "The play was so fast. I just know he tried to get inside, and he kind of tripped up on the play and the ball was right in my face. I made one cut and saw daylight and I just kept on running.''

Revis cut diagonally across the field, carving a path through the middle of Miami's offense. No one laid a glove on him until he backpedaled the final 5 yards into the end zone and Brian Hartline caught up and gave Revis a shove. "We're taught after you make an interception to run to the nearest sideline, but I saw a couple Dolphins running toward the nearest sideline and I just made one cut and it was wide open,'' Revis said. "An 18-wheeler could drive straight through it. Nobody was near me.''

Revis said his backpedaling had nothing to do with Marshall's yapping. "I just backpedaled in the end zone,'' Revis said. "I felt like Deion Sanders.''

Late in the fourth quarter, Revis and Marshall both came down clinging to a pass, and the officials called it a catch. Marshall jumped to his feet, yelling at Revis. But after a replay review, it was ruled incomplete.

Revis said all the trash-talking between himself and Marshall really is just a product of their competitiveness. "There was nothing personal,'' Revis said. "It was competition. That's how we go about our relationship. We talked. It goes back and forth, but it's not to the point where I dislike him or he dislikes me.

"Brandon's a good dude. Off the field we're friends, and even on the field. We had about 30 conversations in TV timeouts. The one play where we got tangled up with the ball, he said, 'That's a catch.' I said, 'No, it's not a catch. It hit the ground, and I had my hand on it.' It was good competition.''

Moore never stopped throwing at Revis, who picked off another pass near the Jets' goal line late in the game. "I want balls thrown at me so I can get opportunities to make plays,'' he said. "I felt they were going to come at me anyway. Brandon is their No. 1 receiver, their key player on offense. I knew they weren't going to stop just because Matt Moore was at quarterback.''