"Maybe Rex Ryan should have made this week's showdown with the Steelers "personal" too. The Jets have emerged as the league's preeminent trash-talking team. And according to the NFL's biggest mouth, Terrell Owens, that's far from a bad thing. "I think this is the stage (of the season) where if you're going to speak your mind, this is the best time to do it," said Owens, who sat courtside at Monday's Knicks-Suns game at the Garden. "But if you're going to speak your mind, you definitely have to back it up."

Owens called the win over the Pats "very surprising from the whole world's perspective," but he said Ryan's blustery manner may have helped keep the spotlight off most of his players. "Rex Ryan, he's done a great job of taking pressure off the team by setting up those one-on-one matchups with himself," Owens said. "I think he's done a real good job discretely taking the heat off his team and just letting them go out and play football.""