Occasionally, regular-season victories are sweeter than others. And sometimes regular-season losses sting more than others.
The Jets didn’t clinch a playoff spot, and the Cowboys weren’t eliminated from postseason contention in early October. But their outcomes in Week 5 were more emotional than most games for very different reasons.
The Cowboys again lost to the 49ers in a game that might have convinced them they can’t hang with their NFC rivals. As for the Jets, they lined up to hug offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett after they defeated Hackett’s former team, the Broncos.
