Timeout fiasco leads to a 'Same Old Jets' loss for the ages

[Denver Native (Carol)]

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- It was a collapse straight out of the "Same Old Jets" era, the kind that haunts a team. The New York Jets blew an 18-point lead and turned Jordy Nelson into Don Hutson, but the ugliest part of Sunday's 31-24 loss to the Green Bay Packers -- the moment that will live in infamy -- was the touchdown that didn't happen.

Welcome to The Timeout Game.

In the crucible of a tight fourth quarter, the Jets were undermined by indecision on their sideline and by the big mouth of Sheldon Richardson. Yeah, that's right, a defensive tackle was responsible for the timeout that nullified what could've been a game-tying, 36-yard touchdown catch by Jeremy Kerley with five minutes to play.

Here's what happened, according to people on the sideline:

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[Denver Native (Carol)]

GREEN BAY — If a timeout could scream “Only the Jets,” it would be the one called with five minutes left against the Packers on Sunday.

In the frantic final minutes of Sunday’s game at Lambeau Field, the Jets turned into, well the Jets, as a remarkable game-tying 37-yard TD catch by Jeremy Kerley on a fourth-and-4 was wiped out because the team had called a timeout a split second before ball was snapped.

It was only one of many disasters that led to a 31-24 loss despite the Jets (1-1) having led 21-3 earlier in the game, but the biggest and most confounding because there was confusion over who actually called the timeout.

Defensive lineman Sheldon Richardson said he “whispered in the ref’s ear” that the Jets wanted a timeout, but only because he saw offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg running up the sideline trying to call a timeout.

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