That play changed the game, up until that point we had dominated(despite only being up 7-3). 3rd and 10 from the opp 1 and they go 99 yds- that is deflating. At worst we should have been up 10-3 w/ great FP w/ the P kicking from his EZ but instead we were down. That changed that game and that one play(I believe) was the difference btw us missing the playoffs and the Giants making it.
It did just the game. The Jets trailed by 3 at halftime as opposed to being up. Lead changes occur every week. Losing that game isn't why the Jets didn't make the playoffs.