FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Jets have discovered some ways to carry out a Foxborough Flop by means of the years, however Sunday’s was an all-timer.
The Jets gave up an 84-yard punt return to rookie Marcus Jones within the closing seconds of a tie recreation to undergo a crushing 10-3 defeat to the Patriots at Gillette Stadium.
The punt return despatched the Jets to their 14th straight loss to New England, the longest present streak within the NFL. The Jets got here to Massachusetts with an opportunity to seize first place within the division. As a substitute, they left in final.
The Jets are actually 6-4, tied with the Patriots however New England owns the head-to-head tiebreaker after sweeping the Jets for the seventh consecutive 12 months. These aren't the Identical Outdated Patriots, however they nonetheless discovered a method to beat the upstart Jets.
Who wants Tom Brady when you've gotten … Marcus Jones?
Jones, the rookie from Houston, etched his identify into the lore of the Jets-Patriots rivalry along with his sprint by means of the Jets’ punt group.
With 26 seconds left and the sport tied 3-3, Braden Mann punted from the Jets’ 32. He hit a low, line drive on what was his tenth punt of the day. Mann outkicked his protection, sending the ball 52 yards to the Patriots’ 18, and Jones did the remaining. He made Tyler Conklin miss, then ran up the Jets’ sideline, earlier than chopping inside previous a diving Mann after which sprinted his method to the top zone to present the Patriots an inconceivable win and ship the followers right into a frenzy.
“It’s loopy,” cornerback Sauce Gardner stated. “That’s one thing that occurs on a online game or one thing.”
The Jets now should choose up the items earlier than taking part in the Bears subsequent week.
“It’s a crappy method to lose,” Jets coach Robert Saleh stated. “You're feeling such as you’re exchanging blows from a defensive standpoint from each groups and any individual might simply make a play and get it to time beyond regulation. They made a play and we didn’t.”
The sport got here all the way down to the particular groups miscue, however the Jets’ offense takes the blame on this one. It seemed inept all day. The Jets managed simply 103 complete yards, the fourth-lowest complete in franchise historical past. They'd six first downs, tied for the second-fewest in franchise historical past.
The Jets had been notably terrible within the second half. They didn't cross the 50-yard line as soon as within the half and had two complete yards.
“It was canine s–t,” Saleh stated of his offense’s efficiency within the second half.
Nothing labored and it wasted a powerful outing from the protection that sacked Mac Jones six instances and held the Patriots to a area objective.
All of that was misplaced, although, with the way in which the offense carried out. Beginning with quarterback Zach Wilson, who accomplished 9 of twenty-two passing for 77 yards. The 77 yards are a career-low for Wilson in video games he completed.
Within the second half, he went 4 of 11 for 12 yards. Three weeks after his three-interception efficiency in opposition to Invoice Belichick’s crew, Wilson didn't flip it over, though he had one close to interception late within the recreation.
Wilson was requested if he felt like he let the protection down.
“No, no,” Wilson stated.
Wilson indicated the windy situations bothered him. The winds had been gusting as much as 20 mph throughout the recreation. Wilson had a 34-yard go to Denzel Mims and his second-longest go was 13 yards. His longest go within the second half was 8 yards.
“I feel you bought to have in mind it’s windy as hell on the market, too, guys,” Wilson stated. “There’s instances the place you may’t simply utterly attempt to take these pictures down the sphere.”
The 2 groups exchanged area objectives within the second quarter and the rating remained tied at 3-3 deep into the fourth quarter. Each defenses appeared to rise to the event each time their group wanted an enormous cease on third down.
The Jets obtained the ball again with 1:52 remaining on their very own 20 and a shot at driving to the game-winning rating or a minimum of working out the clock to power time beyond regulation. They picked up one first down, their second of the half on a defensive holding penalty, one play after Wilson practically threw an interception. After two Michael Carter runs netted 9 yards, Wilson tried a swing go to Carter on third-and-1, however Kyle Dugger blew the play up and Carter misplaced 2 yards.
The Patriots took a timeout with 26 seconds left, establishing the punt from Mann and the return from Jones.
“I both have to get it up within the air or out of bounds in that state of affairs,” Mann stated. “I simply want a greater punt in that state of affairs.”
It seemed like Jets gunner Justin Hardee might have been blocked within the again close to the top of the return, however there was no name.
Belichick’s mastery of the Jets continues. The Jets haven't received right here for the reason that 2010 playoffs. This felt like their greatest shot shortly.
“It’s robust, particularly when the protection did all we might do and solely allowed a area objective,” Gardner stated. “We had been pondering there was going to be time beyond regulation. We had been preparing for it. The protection, we had been able to put every part on our shoulders. Sadly, we didn’t get there.”
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