A pivotal penalty against New York Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner had head coach Robert Saleh irate as the team fell to the Kansas City Chiefs, 23-20, on Sunday nearly pulling off a major upset.
On 3rd-and-20 with 4:29 to go in the game, Patrick Mahomes’ pass was intercepted and it appeared New York had some life down three points. But a penalty flag was thrown and Garnder was called for holding on Justin Watson. The penalty extended the drive for the second time.
As the Chiefs eventually iced the game, Saleh was furious on the sideline and was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct. It didn’t appear to be the only penalty on the drive he was upset about.
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NFL veteran Darius Butler wrote: “That flag toss was a little late by the (officials).”
It wasn’t make or break as the Jets had multiple opportunities to stop the Chiefs after the Zach Wilson fumble gave them the ball back. Kansas City ran 15 plays to end the game.
New York was the beneficiary of a safety on an offensive facemask penalty that appeared to occur outside of the end zone as well as a debatable horse collar penalty.
The Jets were flagged seven times for 42 yards. The Chiefs were called for five penalties for 46 yards.
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