Once thing is clear about Jets coach Rex Ryan:

The man takes losses personally this time of year.

A week after proclaiming the AFC Wild Card Weekend match-up with the Colts and former tormentor Peyton Manning was "personal," Gang Green's 48-year-old general had a similar message for Bill Belichick, whose Patriots humiliated the Jets 45-3 in December.

"This is about Bill Belichick versus Rex Ryan," Ryan told the media, according to ESPNNewYork.com. "There's no question, it's personal. It's about him against myself. That's what it's going to come down to."

Ryan took the blame for the Dec. 6 fiasco.



He told reporters both squads were even and Sunday's rubber match in Foxborough would be won by the team that had the better man patrolling its sidelines.

"This is going to be about me raising my level against Bill Belichick," Ryan, who has a 3-1 post-season record, told reporters. "I recognize he's the best. I'm just trying to be the best on Sunday, and I plan on being the best coach on Sunday. ... I recognize my level has to come up. He's going to get my best shot. He's going to get everything I have on Sunday. If he slips at all, we're gonna beat him."

Ryan backed up his bluster against Manning Saturday night in Indianapolis, holding the Hall of Fame quarterback to 16 points and eliminating the AFC's No. 3 seed from the Super Bowl tournament.

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