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Jets coach Todd Bowles defends not using timeouts vs. Pats

The Jets’ 30-23 defeat at the hands of the Patriots revealed what could be a lingering concern for Gang Green: some questionable clock management from Todd Bowles. On Monday, the head coach stood by his decision to not use any of his three timeouts late in the game when the Patriots had the ball.

“They were all positive plays,” Bowles said. “Had we stopped them, at any (point in) time, when we could have used the timeouts, we would have used it. But they were all positive plays on their side, not on our side, so it was really hard to do.