The New York Jets lost Sunday's contest to the Denver Broncos 23-0, and offensive coordinator John Morton apparently didn't see a comeback in the cards during the fourth quarter.
"Listen, the game was out of hand and I didn't want to let some bad stuff happen," Morton said Thursday, per Rich Cimini of ESPN.com. "At that time, I don't like to say, 'No mas,' but it was time to get out of there. They kicked our butts, they kicked our butts. Sometimes that happens in the National Football League."
Cimini noted Morton "waved a white flag" and "wanted to run out the clock" with more than 11 minutes remaining, although he acknowledged starting quarterback Josh McCown was already out with a broken hand.