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Monday 16 october 2017

Jets search for answers after questionable overturned TD

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. bounds in the end zone,
AP Sports Writer which now created a
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jer- touchback. So, he didn’t
sey (AP) — Austin Seferian- survive the recovery and
Jenkins was sure he had a didn’t survive the ground
touchdown. So were his during the recovery, which
teammates. All the Jets is what happened here.”
fans in the crowd thought Corrente said the end zone
so, too. shot of the play made the
A slight bobble and a video decision “pretty obvious”
review resulted in an ago- and added that the final
nizing call reversal, taking call had nothing to do with
Seferian-Jenkins’ 4-yard the catch itself. “It was all
TD off the scoreboard and dealing with the goal line
leaving many of the Jets and going to the ground,”
angry and searching for Corrente said. It was a cru-
answers following a 24-17 cial call that changed the
loss to the New England Pa- game. Instead of the Jets
triots on Sunday. (3-3) being down by just
After Stephen Gostkowski’s three points, they still trailed
28-yard field goal gave by 10 — and the Patriots
New England a 24-14 lead got the ball back with 8:24
50 seconds into the fourth left. “Yeah, it was just frus-
quarter, New York ap- tration,” McCown said. “I
peared to make it a one- think we all thought it was
score game on its next pos- good. It was hard, at least
session. Seferian-Jenkins from what we could see
took a short pass from Josh New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) throws a pass during the first half of an NFL in the stadium, to tell how
McCown and reached football game against the New York Jets, Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017, in East Rutherford, N.J. The Patriots they would overturn it.”
over the goal line for what won 24-17. New England went three-
was initially called a touch- Associated Press and-out, and the Jets were
down by down judge Pat- — despite the ball never and I saw him gain control was juggled a little bit, but able to cut it to a one-
rick Turner. hitting the ground. That of it.” I didn’t know which way it score game on Chandler
But officials reviewed the gave the Patriots back the The Patriots were adamant was going to go. Catanzaro’s 28-yard field
score with the league offic- ball, with the Jets’ sideline that it wasn’t a touchdown, “As a defense, we’ll take it goal with 3:40 remaining.
es in New York and said the irate. with Butler yelling at the of- any day.” But their last-minute come-
video replay showed that “I feel like I scored,” Seferi- ficials and waving his arms Referee Tony Corrente ex- back attempt fell short.
Seferian-Jenkins slightly lost an-Jenkins said. “But at the to say it shouldn’t count. plained the decision after On fourth-and-16 from
control of the ball when end of the day, that’s what “We knew it was close,” the game, saying Seferian- the Patriots 49, McCown’s
Malcolm Butler nudged it the refs called. I’m going to safety Devin McCourty said. Jenkins lost control of the desperation heave fell in-
loose as the tight end was go with what the refs said. “Once they threw it up on football before he got to complete to end the Jets’
crossing the plane of the But I’ve got to have better the big screen, you could the goal line and didn’t three-game winning streak.
goal line. Seferian-Jenkins ball security.” see the ball get juggled a re-establish control until he It also gave Tom Brady his
didn’t regain control until Added coach Todd Bowles: little bit. It always comes was out of bounds. NFL-record 187th regular-
after he had stepped out “From my angle on the re- down to how they see it. Is it “It came out of his control season victory and the Pa-
of bounds, resulting in a play, I didn’t see the ball enough evidence? Is it not as he was almost to the triots (4-2) sole possession of
fumble and a touchback fumbled. I saw it bobbled enough? We felt the ball ground,” Corrente said. first place in the AFC East.
“Now, he re-grasps the ball “It’s difficult to take the
and, by rule, now he has to loss,” Bowles said. “It’s not
complete the process of a just the one play. We lost
recovery, which means he the ballgame. They made
has to survive the ground more plays than us.”
again. So, in recovering it, That wasn’t the case early,
he recovered, hit the knee, though. New York stormed
started to roll and the ball to a 14-0 lead and the Pa-
came out a second time. triots looked a bit rusty while
“So, the ball started to playing in their first game in
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