CINCINNATI — Aaron Glenn clutched the game ball given to him by Christopher Johnson under his left arm as 307-pound defensive tackle Harrison Phillips lifted him into the air in the visiting locker room at Paycor Stadium.
The Jets players erupted in a cheer that could be heard through the cinder block walls and seemed to reverberate around the lower level of the stadium. After losing his first seven games as the Jets head coach, Glenn finally got into the win column with a stunning 39-38 victory over the Bengals, and now his players were celebrating with him.
“It felt good just seeing happiness on his face,” Jets linebacker Quincy Williams said.
One of Glenn’s favorite words is “grit” and it was what his team showed on Sunday, overcoming a 15-point deficit with a fourth quarter for the ages. It was capped off with a halfback option pass from Breece Hall to rookie Mason Taylor — a play call that showed Glenn’s guts have not been compromised by this long losing streak to start his coaching career.
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