EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.—The opportunity had finally arrived.
The Jets, after one of the most lopsided (and embarrassing) losses in franchise history—45–3 to the New England Patriots last Monday night—naturally had to be thrilled to get back onto the field.
They wanted to show that the Monday night massacre was just a fluke; that they could be the 9–2 team they were before that fateful night, that Wednesday’s burial of Monday’s game ball would enable them to forget their play, and revert back to the team they were before everything went wrong.
And in a way it did.
Much like their losses to Green Bay and Baltimore (and even their wins against Cleveland, Detroit, Denver, and Houston), the Jets offense stalled, delayed, and looked generally lifeless drive after drive, while the defense made play after play after play to keep the game close, before falling 10–6 to the plucky Dolphins in an ugly game on a rainy afternoon at the New Meadowlands.
The Jets, after one of the most lopsided (and embarrassing) losses in franchise history—45–3 to the New England Patriots last Monday night—naturally had to be thrilled to get back onto the field.
They wanted to show that the Monday night massacre was just a fluke; that they could be the 9–2 team they were before that fateful night, that Wednesday’s burial of Monday’s game ball would enable them to forget their play, and revert back to the team they were before everything went wrong.
And in a way it did.
Much like their losses to Green Bay and Baltimore (and even their wins against Cleveland, Detroit, Denver, and Houston), the Jets offense stalled, delayed, and looked generally lifeless drive after drive, while the defense made play after play after play to keep the game close, before falling 10–6 to the plucky Dolphins in an ugly game on a rainy afternoon at the New Meadowlands.
