The Jets had a real shot to finish off the Packers, and Aaron Glenn didn’t blink when the moment called for a decision.
New York was sitting on a 10-point lead entering the fourth quarter of its Week 2 game against Green Bay, with a scrappy, ugly matchup there for the taking. But Jordan Love and the Packers found a way to claw back, helped by key defensive stops and a big special teams return on a punt.
Even with the game slipping away, the Jets still had a late chance to slam the door. With about two minutes left and the ball near midfield, they faced 4th-and-1 and were in position to move the chains and set up Jason Sanders for a potential game-winning field goal.
Instead, the Jets chose aggression. They handed the ball to Braelon Allen, and the Packers stuffed it. Turnover on downs.
That call is already going to be a sore spot for Jets fans, especially with the way the final sequence played out. Green Bay got the ball back and didn’t do much with it.
Love opened with two incompletions, then hit Christian Watson for five yards on a short pass. The Packers then burned a delay of game on purpose before Love was sacked on the final play of regulation.
Afterward, Glenn stood by the decision.
"In that situation, man, I want to go try to win the game. I understand exactly... who that offense is.
And, again, you go to the last couple of years, one of the most explosive offenses in this league as far as quarterback efficiency. So, let's put it in our hands and let's go try to end it.
And let's be aggressive and let's do that. Everybody has their own philosophy on doing that, but I feel like that was the right decision."
The Packers didn’t make the Jets pay on that last possession, but that won’t erase the frustration around the call. Glenn can point to Green Bay’s empty final drive, yet the broader issue for New York is trust.
After a 3-14 season to begin his tenure, Glenn needs almost everything to break right in 2026 if he’s going to rebuild confidence with this fan base. Week 1 helped. Sunday pushed things back in the wrong direction.
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