The Jets had Green Bay on the ropes Sunday, carrying a double-digit lead into the fourth quarter at home in messy conditions that made offense a grind. Then it all slipped away.
New York wound up giving up the final 13 points of the game, and the Packers walked off with the win in overtime. For a Jets team that entered the day as the underdog, it was the kind of finish that will linger, especially for coach Aaron Glenn with his team holding that late advantage.
The turning point started with a chance to cash in on a huge takeaway. With the Jets up 14-7 and the fourth quarter underway, MarShawn Lloyd had the ball punched free and Harrison Phillips recovered it in the red zone.
That should have been the moment New York put the game out of reach. Instead, the Jets needed 18 yards for a touchdown, gained only four after a penalty, and settled for a short field goal.
The lead grew to 10, but Green Bay was still very much alive.
Even after the Packers tied it at 17, the Jets still had a path to win in regulation. They took over at their own 30 with nearly three minutes left and only needed a field goal.
But the drive stalled near midfield. A third-and-2 turned into two straight runs up the middle for just one yard, and then the fourth-and-1 try went nowhere.
The lack of imagination gave Green Bay the opening it needed to keep the game alive.
The Packers couldn’t get into field-goal range before the fourth quarter ended, which pushed things into overtime. That’s where the Jets made another choice that came back to haunt them. With the defense playing well and the weather still making life difficult for both offenses, Aaron Glenn chose to take the ball first instead of forcing Green Bay to go first and revealing exactly what the Jets would need on their guaranteed possession.
It backfired almost immediately. Geno Smith was sacked on the first two plays of overtime, and a false start pushed the Jets all the way back to third-and-30. Instead of letting the defense try to slam the door first after ending regulation with a sack, New York put itself in a spot where it needed to avoid any points at all just to keep playing.
Then came the final blow. Jarvis Brownlee was flagged for a late hit out of bounds on Chris Brooks, tacking 15 yards onto a 15-yard play and handing the Packers a much better field position. That penalty pushed Green Bay into field-goal range and made Trey Smack’s game-winner a lot more manageable.
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