A day later, Aaron Glenn admitted his mistake at the end of the first half.
In hindsight, he would’ve attempted a Hail Mary rather than letting the clock run out in the Jets’ 13-11 loss to the Broncos in London.
“I wish I could’ve [taken] the clock down to five seconds and just threw a Hail Mary, to be honest with you,” he said over Zoom. “But at that point I wanted no confusion, so let’s just get out of the half, we get the ball back in the second half, and let’s get ready to go.”
He added: “That’s a mistake that I made, and I hold myself accountable for that.”
Glenn was criticized for his decision not to be more aggressive at the end of the half, especially after a successful fake punt on fourth-and-1 with a minute left and the Jets at their own 37-yard-line.
Oddly, the Jets then handed the ball off to Breece Hall.
Glenn said there was uncertainty after Justin Fields completed a 6-yard pass to Josh Reynolds on third down if they had gained a first down, with one official signaling a first down and another saying it was short.
That’s why he opted not to let the clock wind down.
[Notigroup Newsroom in collaboration with other media outlets, with information from the following sources]
