The 5-2 New York Jets flew into Ford Field in Detroit, MI trailing the division leading New England Patriots by one game in the AFC East. They were taking on the 2-5 Detroit Lions, who seem to be forever stuck in a losing abyss. The Lions put up a fight sending the game into overtime before the Jets kicked a field goal to win the game by a score of 23-20.
Brandon Pettigrew was on the receiving end of a 10 yard touchdown pass from Matthew Stafford to put the Lions up 7-0. Nick Folk kicked a 31 yard field goal to put the Jets up on the board. But, the big strike of the first half is when Braylon Edwards took a pass From Mark Sanchez and went 74 yards for the touchdown. The Jets went into the second half up 10-7 over Detroit.
In the 3rd quarter, Lions QB Matthew Stafford went in for a 1 yard touchdown, but Detroit failed to convert the extra point. The score gave the Lions a 13-10 lead over the Jets. It appeared the Lions were headed for a win when Nate Burleson caught a 2 yard TD pass From Matthew Stafford to give Detroit a 10 point lead in the 4th quarter.
However, a Mark Sanchez 1 yard touchdown run would close the gap for the Jets. With 4 seconds left in the game Nick Folk hit a 36 yard field goal to send the game into overtime. Folk was the hero of the game in overtime as well when he nailed a 30 yard field go to give New York the win. Sanchez completed 22 of 39 passes for 323 yards and the huge TD to Edwards. He also threw 1 interception.
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