So obviously that wasn’t the Jets’ best game. Mark Sanchez threw a couple of interceptions and tried to throw a couple more, the Broncos’ purportedly porous run defense stymied the Jets’ lauded rushing attack, and Gang Green eked out a win thanks to a well-timed penalty on a desperate pass.

Here’s the good news though: The Jets still won. Some have said the win is a testament to their grit and fortitude, and though I don’t think those qualities are nearly as overrated in football as they are in baseball, I suspect the win speaks more to the Jets’ talent than their toughness — though in football sometimes it’s difficult to distinguish between the two.

The Jets won, sure, in-part because of the penalty, but also because they were good enough to stay in the game despite being outplayed for most of it.

Their defense was good enough to contain the Broncos’ high-flying offense. Antonio Cromartie played another spectacular game, and Darrelle Revis — even with his hamstring at 90%, by his account — looked a lot more like Darrelle Revis. They looked good even on the few plays they got beat; take 34 shots at NFL receivers, even in tight coverage, and you’re bound to connect on a few.

And their offense was good enough to move the ball despite Sanchez’s youthful hiccups. Though it appeared the Broncos came in prepared for the running game, the Jets’ o-line manhandled the Denver pass rush and appeared to give Sanchez plenty of time to work through his post-interception tentativeness. Plus Brian Schottenheimer made good use of the fancy stuff.

The Jets proved good enough to win even in a game they played poorly, and when a bunch of things didn’t fall their way. They head into their bye week with the best record in football, likely salivating at the thought of a Week 8 matchup at home against a banged-up Packers team that looked very lucky to stay with the Dolphins so long on Sunday.

So chin up, Mark Sanchez. The Jets are looking awfully handsome these days.

“We’d all feel better if he did practice,” Ryan said. “Let’s see how he’s moving around. It could be that we think he looks great and we fly to Denver and all of a sudden, he’s not great.”

Revis was amenable to taking the cautious approach that would give him an additional 15 or so days to rehab and rest before the Packers game. However, he’s fully aware of the fickle nature of hamstring injuries. “I can rest this game and rest the bye and come back and it’s still the same situation,” Revis said.

Revis hasn’t lost sight of the big picture.

“It’s a long season,” Revis said. “We don’t want to re-injure it.”

– Manish Mehta, N.Y. Daily News.

Little bit of strangeness coming out of Jets camp about Revis and his injury. Maybe I’m paranoid because I’m a Mets fan grown accustomed to the miscommunication and mishandling of injuries, but it kind of sounds from this and a couple other articles like Revis doesn’t feel up to playing on Sunday and Rex Ryan is trying to push him toward it.

But then earlier in the article, Ryan admits he put too much trust in Revis to diagnose himself before Monday night’s contest and that, as a competitor, Revis will always want to be out there.

Obviously I’m not a doctor so I’ll resist speculation. It seems like playing it safe is the best option, even if passing the ball is pretty much the only thing the Broncos do well.

But then the counter to that is to argue that Revis needs reps to get up to speed, and so should push through the injury if it’s not going to get any worse since that’s what he needs to do to return to playing like Darrelle Revis.

Because the big issue is that Revis got tossed around and beat badly by the likes of Percy Harvin on Monday night, and the Jets’ secondary — presumed to be a strength heading into the season — appears like it could be the club’s Achilles heel if Revis can’t get right.

I’d err on the side of caution. Brian Bassett agrees. Obviously every game is important in a 16-game schedule, but resting Revis now betters the chances he’ll be full strength and again dominant during the playoffs, plus provides the added benefit of more reps to Kyle Wilson, who could use some getting up to speed himself.

I guess you can probably tell I’m happy about the outcome of last night’s Jets game. There’s not much to say, I think, except that the Jets probably should have won by a lot more — it was a bit frustrating that the Vikings held them to field goals on so many drives.

Mark Sanchez, for all his handsomeness and Taco Bell appreciation, did not play his best game. It seemed like he was having some understandable trouble with the wet ball at points, and it was a little baffling why Brian Schottenheimer kept calling pass plays down near the goal line in the torrential downpour.

Still, Sanchez didn’t turn the ball over, which is way, way better than Brett Favre could say. And Favre’s epically Favrey interception couldn’t have come at a more perfect time, obviously. Thrilling. Just awesome.

Antonio Cromartie played an amazing game, mostly quieting Randy Moss and helping Jets fans ignore how shaky Darrelle Revis looked at the other corner. Revis said afterward that his hamstring is still sore, which comes as no surprise.

Favre and the Vikings made a game of it late with the big flukish bomb to Moss and a couple of nice drives, but the Jets so effectively stopped Adrian Peterson and the Minnesota running game that they forced Favre to throw the ball, and when Favre has to throw he’ll inevitably just start chucking it. So that happened, so the interception happened, then Dwight Lowery returned it for a touchdown for good measure and to cover the spread, much appreciated.

The Jets head to Denver on Sunday with the opportunity to pick up their fifth straight win entering their bye week. But the Broncos, quietly, and with Kyle Orton of all people at the helm, have established a high-flying passing attack that will test the Jets’ secondary, especially if Revis is out or otherwise playing at sub-Revisian levels. They can’t really run the ball at all, which should help.