![]() ![]() He was fired after last season and replaced by Todd Bowles. Ryan coached the Jets from 2009-14, leading them to the AFC title game in each of his first two seasons. With a win next week against former coach Rex Ryan and the Buffalo Bills, New York is in. REX IS NEXT: The Jets are on the verge of their first postseason appearance since the 2010 season. Here are some other things to know from the Jets' stunner over the Patriots: ''That was the end of our decision making.'' ''We wanted to kick the other way, but we weren't able to make that decision because we won the toss and we chose to kick off,'' Slater said. Slater acknowledged that he was simply trying to get clarification from Blakeman on not being able to choose the direction of their kick. ![]() Slater responded: ''We want to kick, that way.''īut then, a puzzled-looking Slater, asked Blakeman: ''Hey, we won. It is heads.'' He then turned to Slater and asked: ''You want to kick?'' ''The only confusion was whether or not we got to choose which direction we get to kick the ball,'' said Patriots wide receiver Matthew Slater, who was out for the toss.Īccording to audio from the CBS broadcast, referee Clete Blakeman said: ''Heads is the call. The other times, New England and Minnesota, were winners. It was the third time since the 2012 rule change a team chose to kick off for OT. This one flopped, and Fitzpatrick and the Jets made the Patriots pay. ''I thought it was the best thing to do,'' Belichick said of his decision to kick off.īelichick had done it once before, in 2013, but a hefty wind was involved against Denver. Meanwhile, the Patriots (12-3) lost a chance to clinch the No. ''We're on to next week.''Įric Decker's 6-yard touchdown catch from Ryan Fitzpatrick on the first drive of overtime lifted the Jets (10-5) to their fifth straight win and into position to make the playoffs with a victory next week. ![]() ''They took the ball out of (Brady's) hands and I'm grateful they did that,'' defensive lineman Sheldon Richardson said after the Jets' 26-20 victory Sunday. ''My first reaction was, `Stop `em!''' said Marshall, thinking Tom Brady and the offense would have the ball first since the Patriots won the toss. Then Patriots coach Bill Belichick surprisingly ordered his team to kick off. (AP) Brandon Marshall was already rooting on the New York Jets' defense when New England won the overtime coin toss. ![]()
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