You just hate to see it. The New York Jets had the Green Bay Packers spiraling, holding a double-digit lead in the fourth quarter at home, with the kind of sloppy weather that makes every offensive snap a grind. But instead of slamming the door shut and pushing Green Bay to a painful 0-2 start, the Jets completely unraveled, letting the Packers rip off the game’s final 13 points, capped by the game-winning field goal in overtime. Coach Aaron Glenn is going to be answering questions for a while after that collapse.
Turnover Trouble: No Points, No Mercy
The Jets had a tenuous 14-7 lead going into the fourth quarter, but then came the break they needed. The ball got punched out of MarShawn Lloyd’s hands, and Harrison Phillips scooped it up in the red zone. WE FINALLY GOT THAT TURNOVER, folks thought. This was it! Needing just 18 yards for a touchdown that would have punched their lead out to 14 points, the Jets just couldn’t seal the deal. After a penalty, they only gained four yards. Four measly yards! They had to settle for a short-range field goal, bumping the lead to 10 points. At the time, it felt okay, but looking back? That left the door wide open for the Packers to win without needing two full touchdowns. Talk about a missed opportunity that still stings.
Head-Scratching Calls When It Mattered Most
The Packers tied the game at 17-17, and the Jets still had a shot to win it in regulation. They started at their own 30-yard line with almost three minutes on the clock, needing just a field goal. They clawed their way to midfield, setting up a third-and-2. What happened next? Two runs up the middle for a combined single yard. Seriously? One yard? Then on fourth-and-1, the attempt went nowhere. The complete lack of creativity in those crucial moments just handed the Packers a chance to win right there in regulation.
And then overtime. Green Bay couldn’t get a game-winner in the fourth, so it went to the extra period. The Jets’ decision on the coin flip was just… bizarre. The defense was playing lights out all day, and the weather made offense a nightmare. So what did Aaron Glenn do? He opted to start with the ball! If the Jets had scored a touchdown, they still would have had to defend against the Packers potentially doing the same. Guess what? It didn’t even get that far. Geno Smith was sacked on the first two plays, then a false start dropped them to third-and-30. Instead of letting that hot defense start things off, the Jets offense put them in an impossible spot. And to top it off, Jarvis Brownlee then delivered a late hit out of bounds, gifting the Packers a clean shot at the game-winning field goal in those wet conditions. Unbelievable.
This loss has to sting for the Jets. Going from a double-digit lead at home to an overtime loss, thanks to some really questionable calls and execution, is a tough pill to swallow. The Packers avoided an 0-2 start, but for the Jets, it’s back to the drawing board to figure out how to close out games.
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Originally reported by The Sporting News.
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