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Jets sink Falcons with game-winning field goal
Jets Falcons Football Heal
New York Jets wide receiver Jeremy Kerley (11) stretches for the end zone for a touchdown against Atlanta Falcons cornerback Robert McClain (27) during the first half of an NFL football game, Monday, Oct. 7, 2013, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman) - photo by Associated Press
ATLANTA — After plenty of mistakes in his first four games, Geno Smith suddenly looked like a wily ol' veteran for the New York Jets. The rookie quarterback threw three touchdown passes, didn't turn the ball over at all and guided the Jets on a clutch drive that set up Nick Folk's winning field goal on the final play, giving New York a 30-28 victory over the struggling Atlanta Falcons on Monday night. After the Falcons went ahead on the first play after the two-minute warning, Smith calmly completed four straight passes and also broke off an 8-yard run that set up Folk's 43-yard field goal as time expired.