The Jets made an look on Amazon Prime on Thursday evening and didn't ship.
Gang Inexperienced had their first prime-time sport of the season and delivered an unwatchable efficiency in a 19-3 loss to the Jaguars that noticed their would-be franchise quarterback get benched and their slim playoff hopes develop even slimmer with their fourth straight loss.
“Simply embarrassed actually,’’ cornerback D.J. Reed mentioned. “This was embarrassing. How we performed, the product we put on the market was simply embarrassing.”
The Jets got here into this one with every part to play for, with their playoff lives hanging by a thread. In some way, that was not sufficient, although, as they pulled a complete no-show.
Quarterback Zach Wilson, the No. 2 general decide in 2021, was so completely outplayed by Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence, who was picked one spot forward of him, that coach Robert Saleh benched him within the third quarter. The alternative was Chris Streveler, a former CFL quarterback who spent this season on the follow squad till being elevated for Thursday’s sport.
The boos from the small crowd grew louder and louder each time Wilson got here again on the sector. Wilson completed the sport 9 of 18 for 92 yards with one interception for a 41.9 ranking.
“I’ve obtained to look myself within the mirror,” Wilson mentioned. “I’ve obtained to return and I’ve obtained to return and watch this tape. You’ve obtained to be exhausting. You’ve obtained to be exhausting on your self. You simply say, ‘Why are we not shifting the ball?’ And that begins with me. What am I doing that I've to assist this workforce to be in a greater place to maneuver the ball? No matter it's, I’ve obtained to determine it out.”
Streveler gave the Jets a jolt of vitality when he entered with 3:31 remaining within the third quarter, however couldn't get the workforce into the top zone and their playoff hopes at the moment are on life assist.
Thursday, the Jets appeared like a workforce that has no enterprise being within the postseason. The offense appeared fully inept. Wilson shouldn't play once more this season after his efficiency. The offensive line was as leaky as an previous faucet. The operating sport was a rumor.
The vaunted protection? Effectively, they gave up a 96-yard landing drive, and Jaguars coach Doug Pederson and Lawrence toyed with all of them evening lengthy.
“It’s not about playoffs proper now,” Saleh mentioned. “It’s not. We’ve performed 4 consecutive groups which can be within the hunt for the playoffs. We battled three of them. I’m simply actually dissatisfied about this exhibiting right this moment. However proper now it’s not about playoffs. It’s getting off this mat and attempting to freaking discover a solution to put collectively a soccer sport.”
The loss drops the Jets to 7-8 and into tenth place within the AFC, with the Jaguars, who're additionally 7-8, leapfrogging them. The Jets may be formally eradicated this weekend, however it might take wins from the Dolphins, Patriots, Chargers and both a loss or tie by the Ravens or Browns.
It was a wet, windy evening at MetLife Stadium, the form of evening you’d count on to lean in your operating sport. However the Jets had simply 4 dashing yards on 5 makes an attempt at halftime, their lowest complete in a half in 20 years. As dangerous as Wilson was, the offensive line didn't precisely assist him out. They obtained no push in opposition to a mediocre Jaguars protection. The Jets had 66 complete yards and three first downs at halftime.
“That positively doesn’t really feel good,” heart Connor McGovern mentioned. “We had been using fairly excessive there for some time and feeling actually good. I suppose we didn’t handle it the best way we wanted to and we obtained knocked off that horse.
“I believe all people feels a bit embarrassed. That provides an additional sting to what occurred right this moment.”
Saleh caught with Wilson for 2 drives within the second half then pulled him for Streveler with the Jets trailing 16-3. The star of the preseason, Streveler energized the offense with a run of 6 yards to begin. He discovered Elijah Moore for a primary down, then hit C.J. Uzomah for a 30-yard achieve. He ran for 14 yards, then 10 on third-and-9. He related with Garrett Wilson on fourth-and-4 for a primary down.
Streveler obtained the Jets to the Jaguars’ 13 however couldn't maintain the magic. The drive ended when his fourth-and-2 cross hit the turf. Streveler’s subsequent drive would finish with a Garrett Wilson fumble. Saleh mentioned the change at quarterback was extra about attempting to get a spark from Streveler than benching Wilson.
“It was extra that we had been simply attempting to get the run sport going, and Strev had a few explosive performs and one factor led to a different,” Saleh mentioned. “He gave us a spark. It was meant to be a changeup initially.”
The Jets’ protection gave up one landing when it allowed a 96-yard drive and Lawrence leaped over the objective line for the landing with 11:26 left within the first half. A Jaguars’ discipline objective gave them a 13-3 lead at halftime.
The Jets obtained the ball to begin the second half, however went three-and-out. The boos from the small however vocal crowd grew louder for Wilson, who acknowledged they had been robust to listen to.
“It's, however you don’t blame them,” Wilson mentioned. “Now we have a really passionate fan base, and so they’re right here to observe us rating touchdowns and we’re not scoring touchdowns, we’re not getting first downs, we’re not shifting the ball, we clearly can’t throw the ball. So, after all they’re going to be annoyed.”
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