The Jets’ Nick Folk kicked the overtime winner against Detroit on Sunday as if he didn’t feel the pressure of a game-deciding play. It turns out he didn’t. He thought the Lions would get a possession if he made the kick. In the off-season, the N.F.L. changed its overtime rules for the postseason, not for the regular season, but Folk wasn’t aware of that distinction.

Mark Cannizzaro, The New York Post:

“That,” Folk said with a smile, “is why that might have been the worst game-winning celebration ever. When I made it, I turned to go get ready to kick off. Then I saw everyone running onto the field and was like, ‘OK, we won. Woo hoo.’

Coach Rex Ryan brought up Folk’s confusion at his news conference on Monday:

“It was interesting that Nick did not realize we won the game with the field goal. I thought that was hilarious. The fact that he looks at us like, ‘Why are we going to kick this field goal on third down if we’re not winning the game?’ He thought we were going to turn around and kick off. I have a lot of confidence in our defense, but I think we’d go for the touchdown if that was the case. I thought it was hilarious that he did not know. He was already putting the overtime rules in the playoffs (into effect). He thought those were the rules in the regular season. Hey, he made the kick. That’s all that matters. We’ll explain the rule book to him later (smiling).”

On if Folk told him yesterday that he didn’t know they had won…

No, I read it in the clips (laughter). You guys asked him.

On Folk not celebrating after the kick…

I just thought he was trying to be cool like, “Yeah, I made it, no biggie. This is what you’re paying me to do.” It was great, though.

Extra point: In a recent article on Folk by our Greg Bishop, he was quoted as saying: “I always wanted the pressure. I embraced it. I just never quite knew why.” Sometimes it’s just better not to know.