EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Nick Folk had already atoned for his first field goal miss of the season. With the game on the line, he kicked the New York Jets to a comeback victory.

Folk lined a 56-yarder through a heavy mist as time expired to lead the Jets past the Atlanta Falcons 27-24 on Sunday.

“Any time Nick kicks the ball,” coach Aaron Glenn said, “I feel like it’s good.”

But in a game between two struggling teams that was anything but pretty, Folk’s kick was also far from it.

The 41-year-old kicker in his second stint with the Jets said the 38-yard line — a 56-yard field goal try — was his limit in pregame warmups on a cold and damp day. Tyrod Taylor got the offense to that very spot on the field and then Folk got just enough on the football to bounce back from an earlier miss on a 5

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