News; Mark Sanchez looks to keep good times rolling

Mark Sanchez is hoping that lightning strikes twice.The New York Jets' rookie quarterback showed up at his news conference Friday wearing a black T-shirt with the word "Wonderboy" printed across the chest, complete with a silver lightning bolt. New York will play at Indianapolis in the AFC Championship Game on Sunday.The Jets rallied to beat the then-undefeated Colts after they pulled Peyton Manning and other starters in the third quarter in Week 16. The Jets have been a superstitious bunch during their playoff run, which explains the scraggly beard that Sanchez has sported the last few weeks. Even coach Rex Ryan has refused to cut his hair or wash a grease stain out of his sweat shirt. Despite being confident and saying he believed his team should be favorites to win the Super Bowl, the fact the Jets are having an Internet pre-sale for items with "AFC Champions" printed on them kind of caught Ryan by surprise. The Jets' success in the last month has coincided with the efficient play lately by Sanchez, who has thrown only one interception in three playoff games. Another performance like that could help him become the first rookie quarterback to win three postseason games since the merger in 1970. That's also what the Jets are doing with their game plan. Ryan is no longer using the color-coded system that he created for Sanchez earlier this season to help him better respond to certain game situations. Sanchez is hoping that all leads to a Hollywood-type ending -- you know, Roy Hobbs-style -- complete with confetti and a trophy.