Could any Jets fan reasonably expect Matt Chatham to recover the onside kick Sunday afternoon in Buffalo? Or any other Jet for that matter?
Sorry, but that notion would be impossible to fathom. The Jets doing something properly to seal a win in the final minutes? That's just not Jets football. Jets fans wouldn't know how to handle that visual.
Chatham had to fumble that onside kick and the Buffalo Bills had to recover it. You see, a touchdown and a two-point conversion for the Bills would have tied the score at 28 in the final minute.
After that touchdown run by Cedric Houston gave the Jets a 28-13 lead late in the fourth quarter, Lawyer friend Steve said, "I don't recognize this game."
Quick backtrack: In Week 1, when Chad Pennington fumbled and the Titans recovered on the Jets' 1-yard line with 6:11 left, then scored on the next play to get within 16-14, Lawyer friend Steve said, "I've been watching the same game for the last 25 years. Sometimes the Jets win, sometimes they lose. But it's the same game every week."
Correct. This is why the Titans scored the two-point conversion to tie it at 16. It's why the Jets blocked the field goal against the Patriots in Week 2, keeping it a one-possession deficit and giving the Jets one last hope. It's why Chatham didn't recover the onside kick in Week 3. It's why something ridiculous will happen against the Colts in Week 4.
It's why every impersonation of WFAN's Joe Benigno begins with "You just knew . . . "
We know.
The Jets.
Fourth quarter.
Something will happen.
The New York Jets maximize every minute of football. The game is 60 minutes and they will make every one of them count for their fans. It's truly the best entertainment money can buy. It's not a Jets game if fans are relaxed in the final minutes, which is why the team's slogan should be "Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, Noooooooooooooo!"
It's part of the joy (and pain) of watching the Jets. You may not get to watch them in the Super Bowl, or even the playoffs, but you're guaranteed to get your money's worth for 16 weeks. Heck, the Jets can make the bye week exciting if they put three man hours into it.
Even in blowout losses, you can't change the channel because you know you have a better than average chance of witnessing something you've never witnessed before on a football field.
Mathematics boggles the mind of many people. But no one can calculate numbers better than Jets fans. When the Jets made it 28-13 with 3:20 left in Buffalo, many Jets fans thought: "This is coming down to a missed two-point conversion at the end, isn't it?"
That's why we love to watch the Jets. Forget blockbuster action flicks from Hollywood. New York Jets football is the real thrill a minute.
Comments (2)
Talk about a fluff piece. Talk to me when the Jets beat a real good team.
Hey Mark didn't realize how cute you were. Nice pic!! I agree that Jets are must see tv. All four games have been exciting. I actually peed in my pants when the Jets ran the kickoff for a TD against the Colts. But, I also knew that there was too much time on the clock. The "D" needs to come up BIG this week. Has Sutton heard the word "Blitz"?