The New York Jets gave up an 84-yard punt return to rookie Marcus Jones in the final seconds of a tie game to suffer a crushing 10-3 defeat to the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium.
The punt return sent the Jets to their 14th straight loss to New England, the longest current streak in the NFL. The Jets came to Massachusetts with a chance to grab first place in the division. Instead, they left in last.
The Jets are now 6-4, tied with the Patriots but New England owns the head-to-head tiebreaker after sweeping the Jets for the seventh consecutive year. These are not the Same Old Patriots, but they still found a way to beat the upstart Jets.
The game came down to the special teams miscue, but the Jets’ offense takes the blame in this one. It looked inept all day. The Jets managed just 103 total yards, the fourth-lowest total in franchise history. They had six first downs, tied for the second-fewest in franchise history.
Zach Wilson completed just 9-of-22 passes for 77 yards. The Jets were particularly awful in the second half. They did not cross the 50-yard line once in the half and had two total yards.
The Jets now must pick up the pieces before playing the Bears next week.
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