Plenty of Jets fans won’t like it, but Nick Folk and his teammates were loving it. The veteran kicker drilled a game winning 56-yard field goal as time expired to give the Jets a 27-24 victory over the Falcons.
The win moves the Jets to 3-9 on the year and to the chagrin of many fans, drops them to sixth in the NFL draft standings. So those hoping for Fernando Mendoza to land at 1 Jets Drive can put that off and start looking elsewhere.
Things started off slow for both offenses as Gang Green and the Falcons punted eight times in their first ten possessions with each team scoring just one touchdown.