New York Jets Brian Costello These Jets now get chance to show us they’re different By Brian Costello Published Sep. 20, 2026, 9:13 p.m. ET New York Jets head coach Aaron Glenn reacts on the sideline during the third quarter of a game against the Green Bay Packers in East Rutherford, N.J., Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. Bill Kostroun for NY Post Just over 12 months ago, the Jets entered the fourth quarter against the Steelers with a nine-point lead after playing well all game only to blow the game and lose on a late field goal.
That familiar script showed up again Sunday in the swamps of New Jersey as the Jets watched a 17-7 fourth-quarter over the Packers lead vanish in the fourth quarter and then Trey Smack hit a 26-yard field goal in overtime to finish the Jets off 20-17, sending the Jets to a crushing Week 2 defeat at MetLife Stadium.
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The knee-jerk reactions to a loss like this: Same Old Jets; Fire Aaron Glenn.
But the Jets now have a chance to show that they have improved as much as they think they have.
