The Patriots almost always win the coin toss and that's exactly what happened in overtime Sunday against the Jets. As they often do prior to kickoff, the Pats decided to kick. Yep, you got that right, they kicked ... in overtime ... where a touchdown means you lose.

And that's exactly what happened. On the Jets' first drive -- which took just four plays -- quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick hit Quincy Enunwa for a 48-yard pass and then found Eric Decker for a 6-yard touchdown.

Game over.

So what in the name of Marty Mornhinweg happened?

According to ESPN's Kevin Seifert, here's how the midfield coin toss went down:

Referee Clete Blakeman: "Heads is the call."

Blakeman: "It is heads."Blakeman: "You want to kick?"

Patriots special teams player Matthew Slater: "We want to kick that way."

Slater: "Hey, we won. Don't we get to choose?"

Blakeman (mic off): "You elected to kick."

It's certainly weird that Blakeman's first question is if Slater and the Patriots "want to kick." Typically, when a team wins the toss, the official asks the player whether they want to kick or receive.

That said, Slater still says the Patriots "want to kick" and gives Blakeman the direction.

And after the game, Slater told reporters that coach Bill Belichick instructed Slater to kick off. In fact, Slater double-checked because, well, it's sorta weird.

Belichick confirmed as much.

Tom Brady toed the Patriots Way as well:

Not surprisingly, the sequence of events led to responses ranging from comedic to apoplectic to conspiratorial.

Wherever the truth lies, the loss means the Patriots haven't yet wrapped up homefield advantage throughout the playoffs, and more importantly, the Jets now move into the No. 6 seed, bumping the Steelers, who lost to the Ravens on Sunday.

The Patriots elected to kick in overtime and promptly loss the game. (CBS)
The Patriots elected to kick in overtime and promptly loss the game. (CBS)