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Article: Pennington's four TDs produce Jet victory: Former Marshall QB leads New York to fourth straight win
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- Charleston Daily Mail
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- November 18, 2002
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DETROIT - Waiting and watching has helped Chad Pennington throw
and win.
Pennington threw a career-high four touchdowns as the New York
Jets beat the Detroit Lion 31-14 on Sunday to reach .500 with their
third straight win, and fourth in five games.
Pennington, the first quarterback taken in the 2000 draft, played
in just three games and threw 25 passes during his first two seasons
as Vinny Testaverde's backup.
"Being able to sit for two years allows you to learn what the NFL
is all about without being thrown in the fire," said Pennington, who
was 21-of-26 for 229 yards with one interception.
The former Marshall standout is 4-2 in the six games he's started
since replacing Testaverde and has ...