Jets’ clock management gaffe even caught Broncos HC Sean Payton off guard

Whenever teams lose by a single score, every minor mistake or decision throughout the game gets called into question. For the New York Jets, their most questionable decisions came at the end of the first half in a sequence that even confused Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton .

The initial shock came when the Jets faked a punt deep in their own territory and converted on fourth down. However, despite there only being roughly one minute until halftime, New York did not stray from its offensive game plan of running the ball down the middle and allowed the clock to expire.

Payton admitted the series of events confused him , according to Zac Stevens of DNVR Broncos, while calling it “unusual.” Expand Tweet

Had the Jets salvaged even a field goal on that possession, it would have