NFL games can take surprising turns. At halftime of the Week 13 clash between the New York Jets and the Atlanta Falcons, the contests had the feel of a preseason game. The Jets were giving reps to a lot of inexperienced guys, many of whom actually did see extensive playing time during the exhibition season. The stadium appeared to be as empty as it is in August with Jets fans opting to watch from home rather than trek to the Meadowlands in bad weather on a holiday weekend. Mainly, though, it resembled preseason because the game just wasn’t very entertaining. The two teams barely eclipsed 100 passing yards combined in the opening half. They had 8 punts between them and two touchdowns, one of which was set up by a muffed punt.

Little did any of us know, an entertaining second half full of s

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