Aaron Glenn explains decision to go for it late in eventual loss to Packers

The New York Jets had this one in the palm of their hands. Heading into the fourth quarter of their Week 2 matchup against the Green Bay Packers, they held a 10-point lead and felt like they were in control of a fairly messy football game.

Instead, Jordan Love and the Packers were able to scrape a win together, thanks to a couple of important stops from their defense and a big-time return from their special teams on a punt return.

Still, the Jets had a great chance to put this one away. With just two minutes to go, they had the ball near midfield on 4th & 1, with an opportunity to get a first down and set up kicker Jason Sanders for a game-winning field goal attempt.

Some fans may have wanted to see their team punt the ball away and give the defense a better chance to get a stop rather than gambling on fourth down. The Jets opted to hand it off to Braelon Allen, and he got stuffed. Turnover on downs.

Aaron Glenn defends New York Jets' decision to go for it late in loss to Packers

The Packers didn't end up doing anything with that final possession, as Love threw two straight incompletions, gained five yards on a short pass to Christian Watson, and let the clock run out for a purposeful delay of game before getting sacked on the final play of regulation.

Still, Jets fans can't help but question their head coach's game-management decisions, especially with the way this one ended. Glenn did his best to explain it following the loss.

"In that situation, man, I want to go try to win the game. I understand exactly... who that offense is. And, again, you go to the last couple of years, one of the most explosive offenses in this league as far as quarterback efficiency. So, let's put it in our hands and let's go try to end it. And let's be aggressive and let's do that. Everybody has their own philosophy on doing that, but I feel like that was the right decision."

Glenn can fall on the fact that Green Bay wasn't able to make much of that opportunity to close out the game, but still, Jets fans are warranted in their distrust of their head coach.

After a 3-14 season to start his tenure, Glenn needs to be near-perfect in 2026 to win back the faith of his fanbase. Week 1 was a good step in the right direction, but Sunday's loss was two steps backwards.

That was a game the Jets should have won; there's no doubt about that. All Jets fans can do is look for someone to blame after a gut-wrenching collapse like that.

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