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3 Up And 3 Down: Who's Hot And Who's Not In New York Sports -- Week 2

By Daniel Friedman
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It's time once again to look at who's hot and who's not on the New York/New Jersey sports landscape. With that, here we go:

THREE UP:

1. Islanders

Kyle and Brock
The Islanders' Brock Nelson, right, celebrates his first-period power-play goal with teammate Kyle Okposo on Nov. 6, 2014, at Staples Center in Los Angeles. New York won the game 2-1 in a shootout. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

Their road trip through the Western Conference started out horribly wrong, but the Isles rattled off wins against Anaheim, L.A. and Arizona to finish up strong and improve their record to 9-5.

2. Nets

New York Knicks v Brooklyn Nets
Deron Williams of the Brooklyn Nets takes a shot against the New York Knicks on Nov. 7, 2014 at Barclays Center. (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)

They've looked real solid in the early going, winning four of their first six games.

3. Jets On the Field

Pittsburgh Steelers v New York Jets
Members of the Jets celebrate during their 20-13 win over Pittsburgh at MetLife Stadium on Nov. 9, 2014. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

Where did that 20-13 win against Pittsburgh come from? We'll likely never know and we likely won't be seeing that kind of performance again for quite some time.

THREE DOWN:

Jets Off the Field

Fire John Idzik banner
A banner flies over the Jets' practice facility with the message "Fire John Idzik (credit: Kristian Dyer/CBSNewYork)

Planes with banners, billboards, poor attendance. It's a public relations disaster over there.

MSG Pucks & Hoops

Rangers, Oilers
Iiro Pakarinen of the Edmonton Oilers lands in the crease as Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers makes a save during the first period at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 9, 2014. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Another couple of losses have the Blueshirts sitting at 6-6-2. The fact that captain and top defenseman Ryan McDonagh's out with an injury doesn't help. Meanwhile, the Knicks and their triangle offense are 2-5.

Eli and the Giants

Marshawn Lynch
Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch gives Giants cornerback Jayron Hosley a stiff arm during the first quarter at CenturyLink Field on November 9, 2014 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images)

The 38-17 loss at Seattle was Big Blue's fourth in a row, dropping them to 3-6 on the season.

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