Stafford took quite a few hits in that game, if he was hurting it can happen might have hurt his ribs on that one shot and I’ll attest to ribs being sore could take some velocity off the throws, couple that with the jets knowing the plays as they claim it was a situation that was probably unavoidable.
Its possible to excuse stuff like that if the player has a proven track record of some kind. Just like our old buddy Fitz, sure he throws a bunch of picks in some games but he also puts up those huge games like Sunday. If Peterman threw a pick and came back with a few perfect drives no one would care.