No for numerous reasons having to do again with basic game theory.

Home feild is not clinched... He didn’t do this to hurt your steelers... They did that to themselves by losing to the ravens

There is no debate here. Under current NFL rules under no circumstances is it preferable (according to basic odds). For example as the team getting the ball first your advantage is if you score a TD the game is over. There are 2 advantages to kicking the ball off. First and least important which is being most cited…

The jets would have never chosen to kick. Just dumb.

This is not up for debate. Basic game theory at play here. With the current rules it is always wrong to chose to kickoff. Only under extreme weather conditions would it be correct to chose which side to defend. This is game theory! Very basic. If you need a more detailed explanation of be happy to help.