Pats' decision helps Jets win in OT, 26-20
- 8 years ago
Bill Belichick won the coin flip and lost the game.
Eric Decker’s 6-yard touchdown catch from Ryan Fitzpatrick on the first drive of overtime – after New England chose to kick off – lifted the Jets to a 26-20 victory Sunday that put New York in position to make the playoffs.
“I thought it was the best thing to do,” said Belichick, whose team failed to lock up the No. 1 overall seed in the AFC playoffs.
Before the Patriots went out to midfield for the toss, Belichick told his players that if his team won the toss, the Patriots would kick off.
New York used a career-long 48-yard reception by Quincy Enunwa and a 20-yard pass to Marshall to move into scoring position.
And then, Fitzpatrick hit Decker on a fade behind Super Bowl hero Malcolm Butler for New York’s fifth straight victory.
Marshall had two touchdown catches and also became the first NFL player with 100 receptions in six seasons.
Eric Decker’s 6-yard touchdown catch from Ryan Fitzpatrick on the first drive of overtime – after New England chose to kick off – lifted the Jets to a 26-20 victory Sunday that put New York in position to make the playoffs.
“I thought it was the best thing to do,” said Belichick, whose team failed to lock up the No. 1 overall seed in the AFC playoffs.
Before the Patriots went out to midfield for the toss, Belichick told his players that if his team won the toss, the Patriots would kick off.
New York used a career-long 48-yard reception by Quincy Enunwa and a 20-yard pass to Marshall to move into scoring position.
And then, Fitzpatrick hit Decker on a fade behind Super Bowl hero Malcolm Butler for New York’s fifth straight victory.
Marshall had two touchdown catches and also became the first NFL player with 100 receptions in six seasons.