Clock Operator at the Jets/Patriots Game Sure Had a Quick (Shady?) Trigger on the Fumbled Kickoff

All, NFL, Video Jason McIntyre October 22nd. 2012, 1:31pm

The Jets had just tied up the Patriots at 23 with a little over two minutes to play. The Jets kicked off, and Lex Hilliard – whom New York signed Oct. 2 – caused a fumble. Keep an eye on a) the recovery, b) the clock, c) the referee coming in waving to stop the clock. Watch it a couple times.

What is clear:

1) the Jets pounced on the fumble.
2) the clock stops very quickly – some might say, prematurely – at 2:01. Why is that relevant? The Patriots got an extra timeout with the 2-minute warning. If another second bleeds off that clock – even non-Jets fans will argue it should have – the Patriots don’t get that extra timeout, and don’t have enough time to go down the field to tie the game at the end of regulation.

The Patriots won in overtime, 29-26. [video via NJD]

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55 Responses to “Clock Operator at the Jets/Patriots Game Sure Had a Quick (Shady?) Trigger on the Fumbled Kickoff”

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HtownHacker Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 1:33 PM
Boy, that sure is one fast-thinking clock operator.
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KC Resident Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 1:33 PM
If you can’t trust hometown clock operators, who can you trust?
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ButtersBC Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 1:35 PM
That’s not as bad as the Pats winning because the Brady Rule isn’t being enforced anymore…mind your knees, quarterbacks
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ms621 Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 1:35 PM
Not sure if it’s been mentioned: RIP Chingachgook.
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Grizz Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 1:35 PM
Clock Operation Gate
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cracker jack Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 1:35 PM
Boy, that sure is one fast-thinking clock operator.
My exact thoughts.
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Tim Ryan Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 1:36 PM
Wow.
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cracker jack Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 1:37 PM
That’s not as bad as the Pats winning because the Brady Rule isn’t being enforced anymore…mind your knees, quarterbacks
Approximately 95% of NFL fans don’t actually know what the ~~Brady~~ Carson Palmer rule is. Just like the tuck rule. As it is, if you are blocked to the ground, you can legally go after the QB’s feet/legs.
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HawkEye Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 1:38 PM
Clock operator must have had money riding on the game.
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cleet Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 1:38 PM
The Pats still had a timeout left when they got the ball back. Even if the two minute warning did happen they ahd 3 timeouts.
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sousedbergin Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 1:38 PM
Clock operator was an atheist and immune to Areop Enap’s ministrations for Tebow.
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Tim Ryan Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 1:39 PM
Pats fans are the best at being the worst.
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Grizz Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 1:40 PM
The clock operator caused the Libyian crisis.
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spencer096 Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 1:40 PM
cock operator? got any pics?
/eic’d
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ButtersBC Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 1:40 PM
I wouldn’t call Bill Barnwell one of those 95%, he seems to know the football…Aaron Schatz agreed and I trust his judgment as well (plus he’s a Pats fan so claims of bias don’t work here)
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Babar 2.0 Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 1:42 PM
I’m just glad Tebow was in the video/post.
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 1:42 PM
WorldNetDaily.bigleadsports.com
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BFFredo Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 1:43 PM
If only Cromartie had hung onto that INT, he’d have foiled the clock operator. FOILED, I say!
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sousedbergin Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 1:43 PM
The clock operator caused the Libyian crisis.
He is history’s greatest monster.
Tebow was so distraught he drank eight fingers of chocolate milk while watching Touched By An Angel reruns all night.
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cracker jack Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 1:44 PM
I guess I’d have to watch the play again, I’d assume Cunningham was blocked to the ground. If he wasn’t, my bad.
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Eric T0upal aka BrawnyTom Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 1:44 PM
SHADY!!
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spencer096 Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 1:45 PM
looks like this clock operator could use a lil help with endur…
/lights cigarette
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cleet Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 1:45 PM
If only Cromartie had hung onto that INT, he’d have foiled the clock operator. FOILED, I say!
If only Brandon Lloyd had been able to catch the ball, the clock operator wouldn’t have needed to enact his dastardly plan.
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Grizz Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 1:45 PM
I cannot get “Badlands” out of my head.
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Babar 2.0 Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 1:47 PM
Approximately 95% of NFL fans don’t actually know what the Brady Carson Palmer rule is.
Do all Pats fans do this? Or is this a CJ special?
/the Brady/Carson thing
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sousedbergin Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 1:49 PM
Approximately 95% of NFL fans don’t actually know what the Brady Carson Palmer rule is.
Aw, people can come up with statistics to prove anything, Kent. Forfty percent of all people know that.
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somewhereoverthedwaynebowe Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 1:50 PM
even non-Jets fans will argue it should have
Science!
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ohheelyeah Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 1:51 PM
– even non-Jets fans will argue it should have –
……nope
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chocolatedunker Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 1:53 PM
fun excuse
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Career High Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 1:53 PM
Watching that game yesterday I was shocked at how wide open Jets receivers were all game. Those DB’s either have to be the worst of all time or Belichick really has lost his fastball.
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jck49erfan owes Watsonian $650 Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 1:55 PM
Here’s an idea. Play defense.
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cracker jack Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 1:56 PM
Babar, not sure what you mean. It’s just a pet peeve of mine. Rule was created after the Kimo hit on Palmer. Clarification to the existing rule after the Brady hit. That is all. No big deal.
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Scalia Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 1:58 PM
I liked this:
Here are some of the fun things Sanchez did in Foxborough against the Patriots: failed to identify wide-open receivers. Underthrew an open receiver late, leading to an interception. Botched a handoff, then, during the ensuing fumble, aggressively kicked the ball out of the end zone for a safety. Took repeated needless sacks in close and late situations. Misunderstood the game clock and unnecessarily burned timeouts. Depended on checkdowns over the middle and forced near-decapitation and certain head injuries for his running back.
Here’s the thing: This was Sanchez’s best performance in weeks.
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Caribou Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 1:58 PM
Not sure if it’s been mentioned: RIP Chingachgook.
RIP. Great movie, The Last Mohicans, still love to listen to that soundtrack.
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guinnessgirl13 Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 1:59 PM
Tebow was so distraught he drank eight fingers of chocolate milk while watching Touched By An Angel reruns all night.
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Watsonian Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 1:59 PM
Pats fans are the best at being the worst.
/reads post
Nope. Jets fans still hold that title.
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starkweather Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 1:59 PM
That video is pretty conclusive. Harbaugh definitely bet on this game
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Eric T0upal aka BrawnyTom Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 2:00 PM
I liked this:
I liked this one:
Matt Schaub’s Great Decision of the Week
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 2:00 PM
Also if they didn’t have the timeout, and didn’t have time to kill the clock on third down, that kick was good from 55 at least anyhow and they only got six yards or so on second down.
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 2:01 PM
Watching that game yesterday I was shocked at how wide open Jets receivers were all game. Those DB’s either have to be the worst of all time or Belichick really has lost his fastball.
Patriots pass defense has been a joke for a long time now.
Patriots and Ravens have been trading on reputation for several years running at this point.
Got shit for saying the Pats weren’t good a few weeks ago. They’re not good.
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spencer096 Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 2:02 PM
I liked this one:
Matt Schaub’s Great Decision of the Week
lol
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PL StabbinKabin Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 2:02 PM
Here’s an idea. Play defense.
Catching footballs does wonders for the result of a ball game as well.
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jck49erfan owes Watsonian $650 Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 2:03 PM
Got shit for saying the Pats weren’t good a few weeks ago. They’re not good.
Who do you think ends up challenging Houston in the playoffs? Do the Broncos have the best shot? That offense seems to get better the more they play together.
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ohheelyeah Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 2:04 PM
has anyone checked for any SVP/Monk banter on this?
/races to the tweeter machine
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spencer096 Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 2:05 PM
Catching footballs does wonders for the result of a ball game as well.
/says browns fans…
//sobbing no homo hug
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bsanders37 Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 2:07 PM
The Brady rule is a reinforced emphasis of an existing rule, like what happened with the illegal contact rules after the Pats DB’s Sandusky’d the Colts’ WR’s in the 2003 AFC title game. And now that Pats fans find themselves trying to educate fans that the rules weren’t bent just to appease their powerful owner or GM, the circle is complete.
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somewhereoverthedwaynebowe Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 2:09 PM
I’ve noticed that Pats fans are awfully sensitive/insecure about how other fans view their team.
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PL StabbinKabin Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 2:11 PM
/says browns fans…
//sobbing no homo hug
But Pittsburgh can drop balls all night and win football games.
/Bro hug
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HtownHacker Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 2:12 PM
I’m in the dark as to the origin of the Monk nickname.
/always a step behind
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Babar 2.0 Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 2:16 PM
CJ…coming back a little late…
Even though the rule started with Palmer…most people refer to it as the Brady rule when discussing it. It has become the accepted reference.
I didn’t know if all Pats fans were peeved/offended by this…or if it was just a personal dislike for the term.
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Milk Steak To Go Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 2:17 PM
But Pittsburgh can drop balls all night and win football games.
Only against the Bengals my friend, only against the Bengals.
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mmonast Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 2:18 PM
/says browns fans…
//sobbing no homo hug
fuck the sun, that damn roof should have been closed!
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cleet Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 2:33 PM
And now that Pats fans find themselves trying to educate fans that the rules weren’t bent just to appease their powerful owner or GM, the circle is complete.
I really don’t give a crap about the Brady rule. His knee was wrecked, that season was lost so it really doesn’t matter.
I think the Pats fans on this comments section are pretty calm and level-headed by most standards. I think most of us try to just clarify the attacks that most people throw at the team. Which is understandable, they are a very easy to hate team and fanbase.
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Fixer Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 2:35 PM
My boss gets very upset when I wear my Eli jersey.
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Nada Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 2:43 PM
RIP Chingachgook
That name always reminds me of this (fast-forward to the 3:08 mark).