By Steve Lichtenstein
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Be honest, fellow Jets fans. After Sunday’s heartbreak, you didn’t think Thursday’s win in Buffalo was secure until the final gun sounded.
You certainly didn’t think the game was in the bag when the Jets pounded the Bills into near submission in the first half, scoring on their first four possessions to take a 20-7 lead.
You obviously knew better, even if the particular events that sparked the Bills’ third-quarter resurgence — a 71-yard bomb from quarterback Tyrod Taylor to uncovered journeyman wide receiver Greg Salas and a gift touchdown return off rookie receiver Jalin Marshall’s fumble by Buffalo defensive back Nickell Robey-Coleman, all in just a 2:41 span — were beyond the realm of comprehension.