Justin Hardee is the special teams captain for the New York Jets. So naturally, he is taking the ending of Sunday’s game against the New England Patriots very personally.
With less than 20 seconds left in regulation, the Jets were forced to punt the football back to the Patriots. At that point, overtime seemed inevitable with the game tied, 3-3.
Then, Marcus Jones happened. The Patriots’ punt returner recorded the first punt-return touchdown this season, taking Braden Mann’s kick 84 yards to the house with just five seconds left. Just like that, the Jets went from taking their shots in overtime to watching the Patriots celebrate their 14th consecutive win in the series.