{"id":602747,"date":"2025-12-15T14:02:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T14:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/602747\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T14:02:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T14:02:18","slug":"the-costly-jets-turning-point-before-jaguars-game-spiraled-out-of-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/602747\/","title":{"rendered":"The costly Jets\u2019 turning point before Jaguars game spiraled out of control"},"content":{"rendered":"

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 At the end of a 48-20 dismantling<\/a>, this probably equates to a deck chair tossed off the Titanic or a pimple on the butt of a whale.<\/p>\n

But, if there were any such thing as a turning point in the Jets\u2019 blowout loss to the Jaguars on Sunday, it was when Isaiah Williams\u2019 50-yard punt return for an apparent touchdown was nullified by an illegal blocking penalty out of bounds by Tre Brown.<\/p>\n

Had the TD stood, the Jets would have cut the Jaguars\u2019 lead to 21-14 with nine minutes remaining in the first half.<\/p>\n

But the return, which would have been his third TD return of the season and second in as many games, was erased.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll I saw was green grass,\u201d Williams said. \u201cThat\u2019s part of football, though, penalties, stuff like that. It sucks when you score a touchdown, for sure. When I went to the sideline, I saw the refs talking, and I\u2019m just like, \u2018Man, please be on the other team.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t because Brown, a defensive back who\u2019d just been signed to the active roster with the secondary so thin because of injuries, blocked the Jags gunner when they were out of bounds.<\/p>\n

\"IsaiahIsaiah Williams punt return for a touchdown was called back over a penalty. @JNRadio_Glenn\/X<\/p>\n

Afterward, Brown was totally accountable.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve got to be better,\u201d Brown told The Post. \u201cI\u2019ve got to recognize that I was out of bounds. I was trying to be physical, give my guys a chance. But I\u2019ve got to be aware of where my feet are at. It was a pretty big moment in the game, a big momentum change.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jets head coach Aaron Glenn agreed.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s always difficult when you have a play of that magnitude happen because those returns give a jolt to the whole team,\u201d Glenn said. \u201cIt\u2019s a huge momentum shift at that time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jets rookie free agent QB Brady Cook handled himself well in his first NFL start, completing 22-of-32 for 176 yards, a TD and three INTs.<\/p>\n

He started the game completing his first six passes and threw his first NFL TD when he connected with Adonai Mitchell to cut the Jaguars\u2019 lead to 14-7 at the time.<\/p>\n

Cook\u2019s family in the stands was caught on camera celebrating wildly, and Mitchell retrieved the ball from an official\u2019s arms and brought it to Cook. It was a cool moment in an otherwise dreadful day for the Jets.<\/p>\n

\"NewBrady Cook made his first Jets start against the Jaguars. Morgan Tencza-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought Brady did some good things, but again, he was in a bad situation,\u2019\u2019 Glenn said, referring to the poor performance of the defense.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a blast,\u201d Cook said of his first start. \u201cIt was fun. It\u2019s a game I love, and it was an honor to take the field as a Jet. I definitely thought we strung together some good drives in that first half. We just need to sustain it.\u201d<\/p>\n

He called the TD \u201can incredible moment\u201d for him.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\u201cAD ran a great route, got his head around it, made a great catch,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s a moment I won\u2019t forget.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Asked about the ball, Cook said, \u201cI did forget about the ball. Shoutout to AD. That\u2019s the type of guy he is. He\u2019s selfless. He was looking out for me, and the ball is safe.\u201d<\/p>\n

He was just the second rookie undrafted free agent to start a game at quarterback for the Jets, joining Bill Demory in 1973.<\/p>\n

The Jets\u2019 futility streak of consecutive games without an INT now has reached 14 games, equalling an NFL record held by the 2024 49ers.<\/p>\n

The Jets already owned the record for most consecutive games to start a season without an INT at 13 before Sunday. Entering the game, there had been a total of 298 INTs in the league. Five of those came from Jaguars LB Devin Lloyd.<\/p>\n

What would have been Isaiah Williams’ third PR for a TD is wiped out by a block out of bounds call on Isaiah Davis.<\/p>\n

TV analyst Ross Tucker “Aw man, that’s what they called. Looked like he got back in bounds”.<\/p>\n

Williams appears to have been robbed so @nyjets<\/a> still down 21-7. pic.twitter.com\/kckNeYP94u<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Glenn Naughton (@JNRadio_Glenn) December 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Jets CB Brandon Stephens did force a fumble late in the game, just the second turnover the Jets defense has forced all season. It was Stephens\u2019 first career forced fumble.<\/p>\n

Jets RB Isaiah Davis rushed for his first TD of the season and the second of his career, scoring from 24 yards out. He led the Jets with 58 yards on nine carries.<\/p>\n

Jets K Nick Folk continues to be almost perfect, kicking field goals of 41 and 51 yards. The 51-yarder was his 200th career field goal as a Jet.<\/p>\n

Folk now is just the second Jet all-time to record 200-plus field goals with the team, joining Pat Leahy (304). He has 428 career field goals and is just eight field goals away from entering the top 10 all time in NFL history, tying Jason Elam and Sebastian Janikowski.<\/p>\n

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