I agree, the Jets didn't get to the Superbowl but I believe that the AFC Championship game was like it cause the winner in the AFC was going to run the table as Denver did. It was a painful game anyway.
The Jets would have won the SB and won it again in 99 if Vinny didn't tear his achillies, no one was beating that team. Who knows what would have happened if Ray Lucas started a week or two earlier.
That Denver game was a painful memory. The turning point of that game was a third qtr wind blown kickoff that took a Denver bounce if I remember correctly. From there it was all downhill.
Me too, especially: What if Belichick had never left? What if Peyton Manning had come out after his junior year?