Overtime Penalty Proves Crucial in Pats Loss to Jets

Wikimedia Commons Boston Globe — As rookie teammate Chris Jones found himself pressed into his locker by a throng of media members asking about the critical penalty called on him in overtime, Patriots captain Matthew Slater was at his own stall just a few feet away. “It’s not on him,” Slater said of Jones.

“There were 20, 30 plays throughout the game that could have gone differently. You guys are asking Chris a lot of questions, but it’s not his fault. We lost this game as a team.” The Patriots fell to their AFC East rivals, the Jets, Sunday afternoon at MetLife Stadium, 30-27, in OT. It was the second loss of the season for New England, and snapped a five-game win streak against New York.   Here's the controversial penalty:   Fan Reactions https://twitter.com/skap5/status/392025434655043584 https://twitter.com/ChrchCurmudgeon/status/392036502856683520 https://twitter.com/BradNBCCT/status/392026956403060736 https://twitter.com/bobdillner/status/392026623576649728 https://twitter.com/EvilPatPatriot/status/392025958691377152 https://twitter.com/JonAcuff/status/392025916034912257 https://twitter.com/HubbuchNYP/status/392025704897847296 https://twitter.com/IAMMGraham/status/392025517526110208   Pro Reactions https://twitter.com/MikeReiss/status/392058324763414529 https://twitter.com/MikePereira/status/392025039400226816 https://twitter.com/MikePereira/status/392025484818534400 https://twitter.com/fox25news/status/392265516875661313