SAN DIEGO — Rex Ryan is on a roll.

The rookie coach who declared his team Super Bowl favorites after he figured out they were still in the playoffs, is just a game away from being hailed for his psychic powers.
His Jets are still playing.
Rookies Mark Sanchez and Shonn Greene led New York to a stunning 17-14 upset of San Diego in the divisional playoffs yesterday, each providing a touchdown in the fourth quarter that marked another Chargers postseason pratfall.
The jovial, rotund Ryan isn't afraid to say what's on his mind, and his players are taking his lead as they head into the AFC championship game against Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday.

"A matchup that probably nobody wanted, but too bad," Ryan said. "Here we come!"
It was the Colts who pulled Manning and other starters in the second half of their Week 16 game against the Jets, who rallied for a victory that put them in control of their playoff destiny.
Before that game, Ryan said his holiday wish was for the Colts to rest Manning & Co.
"I don't know if Santa Claus will be that good to me again," Ryan said. "But I will say that I'd like to see Peyton Manning not play this week."
After the Jets finally did clinch a playoff spot by routing Cincinnati the following week, Ryan created a postseason itinerary for his players that included the Super Bowl in Miami followed by a parade two days later.
He might be on to something.
"We believed the whole time, the whole year, when it probably wasn't the popular choice," Ryan said. "We don't have to apologize to anyone."
The upstart Jets (11-7), who have won seven of their last eight, advanced to the AFC championship game for the first time since 1999.
"Don't pay attention to the words he says," linebacker Bart Scott said about his coach. "Pay attention to the content. We're not the same old Jets, and we're trying to change what people think of us."
Sanchez threw a go-ahead, 2-yard touchdown pass to tight end Dustin Keller three plays into the fourth quarter, then Greene gave the Jets some breathing room with a 53-yard scoring run on their next possession.
"Once I got to the secondary, I had one tackle to break and I did, and it was off to the end zone," said Greene, who had 128 yards on 23 carries. "A lot of people didn't know about me, but they know about the Jets."
The mistake-prone Chargers (13-4) let New York hang around long enough, and the Jets finally got out of their own way, becoming the only road team to win in the divisional round.
After Philip Rivers scored on a 1-yard sneak with 2:14 left to pull the Chargers within three, the Jets recovered the onside kick.
Facing a fourth-and-1 from the 29 with 1:09 left, the Jets called timeout. Ryan decided to go for it and Thomas Jones bulled through the Chargers' line for 2 yards.
Sanchez pumped his fist and pointed his hand forward in the first-down signal.
"That symbolizes what this team is all about," guard Alan Faneca said. "We're coming at you. We're that kind of team."