Well, it looked so damned good for nearly four quarters for the Jets.
A 2-0 start for the first time since 2015 was not only in the Jets’ sights in their home opener at MetLife Stadium in what was a “whiteout’’ with their fans clad in white, they could taste it.
Then it all went sour in the second half of the fourth quarter as the Jets squandered a 10-point lead in the final 7:58 to lose in crushing fashion, 20-17, in overtime.
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tRY IT NOW The loss erased the feel-good afternoon of the 17-7 lead the Jets built halfway through the fourth quarter.
It, too, ruined the “whiteout,’’ leaving the Jets wish they had a vat of White-Out to erase the memory of this sickening loss.
The Packers (1-1) won the game on a 26-yard field goal by their rookie kicker Trey Smack with 5:23 remaining in overtime.
The Packers tied the game at 17-17 on a 34-yard field goal by Smack with 2:59 remaining in the regulation.
3 Jets quarterback Geno Smith throws a pass during the first quarter at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. Corey...