Bye weeks can do wonders for football teams. date off certainly helped the Jets. They held their own against the Pittsburgh Steelers and next secured a 19-16 win in overtime after trailing by three with two minutes, 23 seconds to go in regulation. For the moment straight game, Kellen Clemens engineered a game-tying drive capped by a Mike Nugent field goal — although that drive probably should won the game. The Jets finished the job in additional session when Nugent came through again.

Clemens’ game was underwhelming, but it came against the NFL’s best defense. Thomas Jones gave his team 117 yards on 30 carries — additionally no small feat — and the Jets kept Willie Parker (52 yards on 21 carries) under wraps. Credit Eric Mangini’s game plan and the Jets’ execution for all of those successes. His bunch plus should be proud of coming back after blowing their 13-7 halftime lead. Even whether it costs them a better draft pick, the Jets aren’t going to roll by and die.

But Mangini’s clock management nearly cost the Jets in the fourth quarter. With 37 seconds to

go and a first-and-goal on the Steelers’ five-yard line, Mangini had Clemens spike the ball. That cost the Jets a shot at the end zone, a mistake that loomed large after they drew a delay-of-game penalty and two passes fell incomplete in the end zone. Mangini should have realized that 37 seconds is more than sufficient instance to run three plays, and that the team should want to score with nearly no moment remaining. Instead, he sacrificed first down for no reason. whether that game had turned like most others that season, most folks wouldn’t be smiling.

Photo of Mike Nugent being hugged by Ben Graham (7) and tackle Anthony Clement (68) after kicking the game-winning field goal by AP/Bill Kostroun

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