Aaron Glenn’s fiery postgame speech will have Jets fans ready to run through a wall

The locker room belonged to Aaron Glenn on Sunday. Moments after the New York Jets pulled off a 39-38 thriller over the Cincinnati Bengals, their head coach let every ounce of emotion pour out.

In a game where the Jets trailed by 14 or more points four different times, the team roared back behind over 500 yards of total offense, a dominant 254 rushing yards, and a crucial late-game stop that sealed the first win of the Glenn era.

Inside the locker room, Glenn screamed to his players that they played “our brand” of football, and it was impossible not to feel his energy. The raw emotion of the moment summed up everything about the importance of the victory, and it’s a speech that will have Jets fans ready to run through a wall.

The Jets posted Glenn's fiery postgame locker room speech to their social media channels after the game. The video can be seen below.

Aaron Glenn's first Jets win could be monumental for the organization

This was a deeply emotional victory for Glenn and the Jets. Following a dismal 0-7 start, Glenn and quarterback Justin Fields had been under relentless criticism, much of which was deserved. Questions about leadership, direction, and belief surrounded the team all week.

But the Jets delivered their most resilient performance of the season on a day that already carried so much emotional baggage.

Just hours earlier, the Jets announced the passing of legendary center Nick Mangold at the age of 41. The game felt bigger than football. Mason Taylor — the son of Mangold’s former teammate Jason Taylor — caught the game-winning touchdown.

Nick Folk, another of Mangold’s longtime teammates, kicked the decisive extra point. The win came just 47 miles from Centerville, Ohio — Mangold’s hometown. It was as if his presence lingered over the field in the game’s final moments.

As Folk told reporters after the game, "[Nick] was there with us." It sure felt like he was.

This was a glimpse of what this Jets team can be when they buy into Aaron Glenn’s vision. The energy in the locker room, the fight on the field, and the emotion that carried them through the final seconds all pointed to a team finally starting to believe again.

It's not perfect — the Jets allowed 38 points in this game and are still 1-7 — but winning shapes narratives. Success builds culture. Games like this are how you turn around a football team.

A single game doesn’t erase everything that came before it, but it can change what comes next. If this team is ever going to turn a corner under Aaron Glenn, this is exactly how it starts.