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Sunday in downtown Detroit was a memorable one. Christmas came early for Jet fans like the King and I. Unfortunately for our friend Frank his Lions literally gave this game away.
The Jets who didn't show up until late in the fourth quarter left the Motor City with a W thanks to the Lions blowing a 10 point lead with 4:26 left in regulation.
Mark Sanchez led the way running the no huddle offense to perfection getting the Jets in position to go into overtime.
In the extra session, the Jets won the coin toss and they proceeded to march right down the field as Sanchez hit Santonio Holmes over the middle and he ran into the red zone which set up the game winning 30 yard field goal by Nick Folk with 12:42 left in overtime to snatch the victory from the claws of defeat.
The key play was just after the two minute warning when the Lions had the ball with 6 yards to go on third down. Instead of running the ball which would have killed another 30 seconds of precious time, they decided to pass and they wound up throwing an incomplete pass which gave the Jets more time to stage their comeback.
Wisely the Jets were fortunate and they took advantage.
We walked out of the building in stunned disbelief. The Jets found a way to win again. That's what championship teams do.
In this case, I'll gladly take the W.
Stay tuned as the last leg of this adventurous weekend is still to come.
Thank you for reading.
Yours truly,
Gary Herman
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