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Smith, Folk lead New York Jets past Falcons 30-28
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ATLANTA (AP) — Geno Smith wasn’t flustered. Not after all the mistakes in his first four games. Not after the Atlanta Falcons went ahead on a touchdown with less than 2 minutes remaining.Looking like a wily ol’ veteran instead of a rookie, Smith calmly guided the New York Jets to another victory.Smith threw three touchdown passes and directed a drive that set up Nick Folk’s 43-yard field goal on the final play, giving the Jets a 30-28 victory over the staggering Falcons on Monday night.“It’s always been a dream of mine since I was a kid to be in those situations,” Smith said.After the Falcons went ahead on Matt Ryan’s 3-yard touchdown pass to Levine Toilolo with 1:54 remaining, Smith completed four straight passes and broke off an 8-yard run that set up Folk’s field goal as time expired.The Jets (3-2) have been waiting for this sort of performance from Smith, who came into the game leading the NFL with 11 turnovers, including eight interceptions.