Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Brodie Croyle reacts after being sacked in the fourth quarter. The Chiefs lost to the Jets, 13-10 in overtime, Sunday in East Rutherford, N.J.

East Rutherford, N.J. ? Mike Nugent was already hugging Ben Graham, thinking he had just won the game for the New York Jets.

He didn’t see the yellow penalty flag sitting on the wet turf a few yards away.

“Ben kind of whispered to me and said, ‘Hey, there’s a flag, so don’t get too excited yet,”‘ Nugent said.

Moments after having a 33-yard field goal negated by a penalty, Nugent kicked a 43-yarder 5:13 into overtime to give the Jets a 13-10 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.

“Things like that can happen,” Nugent said. “The guys did a good job of making sure it didn’t happen on the next one.”

With both offenses struggling and a freezing rain falling throughout, not even the return of Chiefs coach Herman Edwards to Giants Stadium could spice up this one. Edwards coached the Jets from 2001-05 and led them to the playoffs three times.

The stadium was only about half full when the game started, and Edwards didn’t receive much of a reception – positive or negative – when he and his Chiefs took the field. He was booed early in the game when he went out to talk to the officials about challenging a play that couldn’t be challenged, and again when he called timeouts to try to ice Nugent before each of his kicks in overtime.

“It’s kind of fitting to go overtime,” Edwards said. “It’s two teams both having disappointing seasons.”

Nugent made the 33-yarder that appeared to win it, but Wade Smith was called for holding and pushed the Jets (4-12) back 10 yards, hardly an easy kick given the wet conditions.

“Oh, man, I was already throwing my gloves in the crowd,” running back Leon Washington said, shaking his head.

After Edwards called a timeout, Nugent coolly sliced the uprights to give the Jets the victory.

The loss was the ninth straight for the Chiefs (4-12), who had tied it at 10 with just under three minutes remaining in regulation. One of the few bright spots for Kansas City was Tony Gonzalez, who broke Shannon Sharpe’s NFL record for catches by a tight end.