The Jets offered the media in attendance today a slight look behind the curtains. Hey, something is better than nothing.

It’s been “well documented”:http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061117/SPORTS01/611170400/1034/SPORTS that coach Eric Mangini likes using old boxing videos to motivate his team the night before a game.

Saturday, before a 26-13 win at Minnesota, he showed them champion Aaron “The Hawk’’ Pryor’s six-round knockout over Gaetan Hart in a 1980 junior welterweight title bout. But there was a twist to this one.

Pryor’s wife read about Mangini’s practice of showing fights to the Jets and that he had already shown one of Pryor’s bouts. When Pryor learned of this, he contacted the Jets and said he wanted to send a personal message. The Jets sent him a cap and sweatshirt and he sent back a tape imploring the Jets to take it to the Vikings like he “took it to Gaetan Hart.’’

Pryor’s trademark saying was, “It’s Hawk time.’’ In the video, he says that once and then, near the end, asks, “What time is it? It’s the Jets’ time.’’

Mangini, unsolicited, talked about sending Pryor and his wife game balls off the victory. After his press conference was over, he authorized the Jets P.R. staff to show the video – the fight and the motivational message – to the media.

Elsewhere, here’s what you need to know before tonight’s Colts-Bengals game.

Even if the Jets win out and finish 10-6, they need at least of the two of the following to happen to earn an AFC wild-card berth: the Broncos lose one more game; the Jaguars lose one more game; the Bengals lose two more games.

Here are the current AFC playoff scenarios:

AFC EAST DIVISION
New England can clinch division title with:
1) NE win or tie, OR
2) NYJ loss or tie.
(If Indianapolis defeats Cincinnati Monday night)
New England can clinch playoff berth with:
1) CIN/DEN tie.

AFC NORTH DIVISION
Baltimore has clinched playoff berth.
(If Indianapolis defeats Cincinnati Monday night, Baltimore will have clinched division)
(If Cincinnati defeats Indianapolis Monday night)
Baltimore can clinch division with:
1) BAL win or tie, OR
2) CIN loss or tie.
Baltimore can clinch first-round bye with:
1) BAL win + IND loss or tie, OR
2) BAL tie + IND loss + NE loss or tie.
(If Indianapolis defeats Cincinnati Monday night)
Cincinnati can clinch playoff berth with:
1) CIN win + BUF loss or tie + NYJ loss, OR
2) CIN win + BUF loss or tie + JAX loss.
(If Cincinnati defeats Indianapolis Monday night)
Cincinnati can clinch playoff berth with:
1) CIN win, OR
2) CIN tie + NYJ loss or tie + JAX loss or tie, OR
3) NYJ loss + JAX loss.

AFC SOUTH DIVISION
Indianapolis has clinched division.
(If Indianapolis defeats Cincinnati Monday night)
Indianapolis can clinch first-round bye with:
1) IND win + BAL loss.

AFC WEST DIVISION
San Diego has clinched division.
(If Indianapolis defeats Cincinnati Monday night)
San Diego can clinch homefield advantage with:
1) SD win + BAL loss or tie, OR
2) SD tie + BAL loss + IND loss or tie.
San Diego can clinch first-round bye with:
1) SD win, OR
2) SD tie + IND loss or tie, OR
3) SD tie + BAL loss, OR
4) IND loss.
(If Cincinnati defeats Indianapolis Monday night, San Diego will have clinched first-round bye)
San Diego can clinch homefield advantage with:
1) SD win + BAL loss or tie, OR
2) SD tie + BAL loss.
(If Indianapolis defeats Cincinnati Monday night)
Denver can clinch playoff berth with:
1) DEN win + KC loss or tie + NYJ loss, OR
2) DEN win + KC loss or tie + JAX loss.
(If Cincinnati defeats Indianapolis Monday night)
1) DEN win + KC loss or tie + NYJ loss + JAX loss.