The Jets could have cost themselves late in the game by scoring too quickly, and Robert Saleh's decision-making could be questioned had New York lost.
Following Adams' interception, New York had 1st-and-goal with less than two minutes remaining. Instead of forcing the Eagles to use their last two timeouts, the Jets scored on a Hall touchdown run, bleeding a mere four seconds off the clock.
That gave the Eagles the ball back, down six, with 1:46 left and two timeouts. The Jets defense came through once again, holding on fourth down, but it was a precarious position to put the defense in.
"Smart to let the Jets score there. Eagles have 1:46 and two timeouts left for Jalen Hurts to redeem himself. Jets up, 20-14," Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Yet, it was smarter to play for the touchdown and trust the defense than to play to the clock and potentially take a two-point lead. Field goals aren't guaranteed, and after not giving up a second-half score, preventing a touchdown felt like an easier task for the Jets defense than preventing a go-ahead field goal.
Given the score and the timeout situation, Saleh made the right call, even if he'd be questioned for it with a different result.
