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Jets QB carousel: It's Josh McCown's turn to face Tom Brady

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Congratulations, Josh McCown. You're lucky No. 13.

He'll be the 13th quarterback to start a game for the New York Jets during the Tom Brady era, which began in 2001 with Mo Lewis' momentous hit on Drew Bledsoe. You know the rest of the story.

The 40-year-old Brady keeps going and the Jets keep changing quarterbacks, trying to find that guy. At 38, McCown isn't the quarterback of the future, but he's playing well in the present. He's second in the NFL in completion percentage (71.