Darrelle Revis wasn’t satisfied the last time the Jets played the Colts. He says Reggie Wayne caught three passes too many.
And Revis said he thinks that because the Colts pulled their starters in the third quarter, the Jets got short-changed of a quality win.
In the 29-15 victory on Dec. 27 in Indianapolis, the Jets’ Pro Bowl cornerback held Wayne, the Colts’ All-Pro wideout, to three catches and 33 yards. Granted, that was over just 21⁄2 quarters, before Wayne and several Colts starters were pulled.
“I didn’t want him to catch any balls,” Revis said. “That’s plain and simple.”
Revis wanted more — or a better way to put it might be that he wanted less in the way of catches for Wayne and more in the way of playing time for the Colts’ stars.
“I just feel that I didn’t accomplish what I wanted to do. And I was also mad because I wanted them to stay in the game,” Revis said yesterday, laughing. “For you to beat the best, you’ve got to play against them and you’ve got to prove yourself against those guys. … I just didn’t feel that that was a step for us to be happy about.
“I don’t shy away from anything. I don’t think this team does either. But that was a situation on their part that the coaches [were pulling] them out and looking down the road.”
How realistic is Revis’ goal to hold Wayne without a reception? As brilliant as Revis is, not very. Wayne finished the year tied with teammate Dallas Clark for fifth in the league with 100 catches, and he certainly could have had more had he not been pulled in the last two games. Wayne never caught fewer than three passes in a game all year.
In that Jets-Colts showdown, Wayne not only had fair production for 21⁄2 quarters, but it could have been far more damaging to the Jets. He and Manning nearly connected on other occasions, but the superstar quarterback misfired. In a sense, Revis, who now gets set for Manning and Wayne again in this Sunday’s AFC title game, was a little lucky.
Revis called Wayne a “playmaker,” and Jets safety Jim Leonhard and linebacker Calvin Pace praised Wayne’s route-running ability.
“That means sharp cuts. Stems. A lot of receivers don’t stem,” Revis said, referring to a receiver’s ability to set up his break. “A lot of receivers just run straight up and break in 10 yards. He’s going to set you up within those 10 yards to get himself open.”
Rex Ryan said he wants Manning to throw to Wayne. The logic? He’s also throwing to Revis.
“We want you to throw it over [to your No. 1 receiver],” Ryan said, “because we think we have just as good a chance of catching it as you do.”
Revis will try to meet his standard on Sunday. Asked what he saw happening on Revis Island this week, he joked, “It’s going to be a lot of storms.” Maybe after this clash, it’ll also be a happier cornerback.
mark.hale@nypost.com