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On third down, Sanchez rolled right and threw to Keller, who shed linebacker Tim Dobbins in the back corner of the end zone and made a sprawling 2-yard catch that put the Jets ahead 10-7.
Sanchez and the rest of the Jets ran over to congratulate Keller, then the rookie QB kept running to the bench, stopping once to celebrate with a teammate.
The Jets turned to their top-ranked running game on their next drive, and Greene, a third-round pick from Iowa, broke his long scoring run up the middle, running over safety Eric Weddle in the process.
"Once I got to the secondary, I had one tackle to break and I did, and it was off to the end zone," Greene said. "A lot of people didn't know about me, but they know about the Jets."
Greene rushed for 135 yards and a TD in last week's playoff win against Cincinnati.
San Diego's All-Pro kicker Nate Kaeding missed three field goals. He was wide left from 36 yards on San Diego's second possession and was short from 57 yards as the first-half clock expired. With the Chargers trailing by 10 with 4:38 to go, he was wide right from 40.
Ryan pumped his fist and smiled after Kaeding's third miss.
The last time these teams met in the playoffs, after the 2004 season, the rookie Kaeding was wide right from 40 yards on a wet field in overtime. The Jets moved down the field and won it 20-17 on Doug Brien's 28-yard field goal.
The first half was a defensive struggle, although the Chargers at least moved the ball against New York, which came in with the league's top-ranked defense.
New York had four straight three-and-outs, failing to pick up a first down until its fifth drive, midway through the second quarter.
By then, the Chargers were ahead 7-0 on Rivers' 13-yard TD pass to third-string tight end Kris Wilson in the back of the end zone. San Diego's Pro Bowl tight end, Antonio Gates, made a spectacular, one-handed catch for 23 yards as Rivers was going down. The drive was also aided by a pass interference call against Jets cornerback Lito Sheppard.
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