Jets coordinator uses ‘five-year study’ to defend controversial play call against Packers

Nypost · Sep 24, 2026 · 692 words · By Mark Cannizzaro

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Jets coordinator uses ‘five-year study’ to defend controversial play call against Packers See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Jets coordinator uses ‘five-year study’ to defend controversial play call against Packers See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Jets offensive coordinator Frank Reich explained on Thursday the reasoning behind several of the questionable decisions that were made on offense that led to the Jets’ 20-17 overtime loss to the Packers on Sunday.

Common ground

Reich defended the call to run running back Braelon Allen out of the shotgun on fourth-and-1 late in regulation with the score tied at 17-17.

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Claim 1: “Allen is a 6-foot-1, 235-pound bruiser”

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While Wikipedia confirms Braelon Allen is a running back for the Jets, the provided search results for his physical dimensions are either irrelevant (adult content sites) or missing specific height/weight data.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 season was the New York Jets' 55th in the National Football League (NFL), their 65th overall, their sixth and final under general manager Joe Douglas and their fourth and final under head coa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_New_York_Jets_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Braelon Allen (BRAY-lən; born January 20, 2004) is an American professional football running back for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wiscon…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braelon_Allen

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Claim 2: “the Jets’ 20-17 overtime loss to the Packers on Sunday”

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Multiple independent sources, including ABC7 New York and a TikTok report, confirm the New York Jets lost to the Green Bay Packers 20-17 in overtime.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 season is the New York Jets' 57th in the National Football League (NFL), their 67th overall and their second under general manager Darren Mougey and head coach Aaron Glenn. They are attemptin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_Jets_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Jets compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Confere…
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Claim 3: “The drive began at their own 10-yard line with four minutes remaining and stalled out before midfield as the clock ran out.”

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The search results discuss a Hail Mary against the Bills and a game against the Dolphins, but none describe a final first-half drive starting at the 10-yard line and stalling before midfield against the Packers.

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web search NEUTRAL — The New York Jets quarterback threw a 52-yard Hail Mary touchdown pass to Allen Lazard as time expired in the first half against the Buffalo Bills on Monday night. 4th Hail Mary Rodgers has completed …
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web search NEUTRAL — Waller hauled in a 4-yard touchdown pass over Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner in the back of the end zone to put Miami up 10-0 in the first half. In the third quarter, Waller recorded another score, thi…
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/live-blogs/jets-vs-dolphins…

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Claim 4: “shotgun runs on fourth-and-1 convert at about 71 percent compared to 67 percent under center”

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The claim regarding the 71% vs 67% conversion rate is mentioned in one source citing Frank Reich, but the provided evidence does not include the actual study or a second independent source confirming these specific percentages.

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Claim 5: “Reich defended the call to run running back Braelon Allen out of the shotgun on fourth-and-1 late in regulation with the score tied at 17-17.”

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One web search result explicitly mentions Frank Reich defending a shotgun run on 4th-and-1 with the score tied at 17-17. Other results discuss Braelon Allen generally but do not confirm this specific play call.

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Claim 6: “Allen was stopped by Packers defensive lineman Lukas Van Ness for no gain”

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A specific report from 'The Good, Bad And Ugly From The Packers’ Win Over The Jets' confirms that Lukas Van Ness stopped Braelon Allen for no gain on fourth down.

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Claim 7: “They had no timeouts, because they’d burned two on personnel issues earlier in the half and lost an officiating challenge on a fumble recovery.”

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The search results provided for this claim are irrelevant, discussing the WNBA (New York Liberty), general fumble recoveries, or video game glitches, rather than the Jets' timeout situation.

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web search NEUTRAL — Without the timeout, where New York could have advanced the ball to midcourt, Stewart missed a desperation shot at the buzzer. The Liberty have made an official inquiry with the WNBA although its not …
https://www.thetelegraph.com/sports/article/a-disputed-timeo…

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web search NEUTRAL — Among those fumble recoveries were two touchdowns and a third fumble that they batted out of their own end zone, turning a touchdown for the Saints into a touchback.
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Claim 8: “a five-year study showing pass conversion at 57 percent versus 71 percent on the ground”

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The 57% pass vs 71% run conversion rate is mentioned in the same source as claim 4, attributed to a five-year study cited by Frank Reich. No other sources corroborate this specific statistic.

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