Nov 13, 2025; Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA; New York Jets head coach Aaron Glenn watches from the sideline as they take on the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium.
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Aaron Glenn did not help his case with New York Jets fans on Sunday afternoon.
The second-year head coach went viral after a halftime interview with CBS Sports sideline reporter Aditi Kinkhabwala, where he seemed to suggest the Jets would “get the ball” to start the second half. The only problem? The New England Patriots actually received the second-half kickoff.
“The good thing is, we get the ball,” Glenn told CBS at halftime. “We get a chance to go move it and finish.”
Turns out, the Jets could’ve used that extra possession, as the team fell a touchdown short of beating the Patriots.
Reporters were certain to bring up Glenn’s halftime gaffe during his Monday press conference. After all, knowing whether your team gets the ball after halftime seems like pretty critical information for the head coach to have. But in complete New York Jets fashion, the press conference feed went black right as a reporter asked Glenn about the incident.
.@RichCimini asked #Jets HC Aaron Glenn about his viral halftime interview with @NFLonCBS where he said he thought they were getting the ball in the second half vs the #Patriots & if he could clarify.
Before Glenn got a chance to respond the live feed of the press conference cut to black…🤔
LINK: https://t.co/o3HOqNLv2V
— Paul Andrew Esden Jr (@BoyGreen25) October 19, 2026
“Aaron, your halftime interview with CBS went viral because you said you thought you were getting the ball,” a reporter began. “Could you maybe clarify what you thought…” the reporter continued before the feed abruptly cut out.
The feed returned as Glenn finished his answer, which appeared to show him explaining his thought process during the CBS halftime interview. In context, Glenn says he was talking with Kinkhabwala about the Jets’ offensive struggles in the first half, so his comments were about when the Jets would eventually “get the ball.”
To Glenn’s credit, the Jets shut out the Patriots in the third quarter while scoring 10 points themselves, crawling back to within four. Alas, it wasn’t enough to eventually win the game. But the loss doesn’t seem to have anything to do with Glenn being confused about who was receiving the second-half kickoff, even if some Jets fans would like to believe their coach is that incompetent.
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