What if I advised you …
The Jets offense scored 27 factors, their highest output of the season.
Their lead working again, Breece Corridor, seemed just like the dual-threat weapon he’s billed as, speeding for 78 yards and a TD on 16 carries and catching seven passes for 43 yards and a TD.
Their quarterback, Aaron Rodgers, after an anemic begin, accomplished 22 of 29 for 184 yards and two TDs.
Their ballyhooed mid-season acquisition, receiver Davante Adams, lastly had his breakout sport as a Jet (nicely, form of), catching six passes for 72 yards.
They didn’t flip the ball over on offense and compelled one takeaway on protection and dedicated solely two penalties for 14 innocent yards.
Oh sure, and their fourth kicker up to now 4 video games, Anders Carlson, made each of his discipline purpose makes an attempt — one from 58 yards to offer them a 17-16 lead and one from 35 yards to offer them a 27-22 lead with 2:41 remaining within the sport.
If I advised you these issues all befell within the Jets sport towards the Colts on Sunday at MetLife Stadium, how a lot of your weekly paycheck would you may have wagered on a Jets victory?
Hopefully, for the sake of your lease or mortgage, not a single penny.
As a result of regardless of doing the entire above issues proper, the Jets nonetheless discovered a technique to unsuitable their tortured fan base, shedding to the Colts, 28-27, to fall to an completely embarrassing 3-8 coming into their bye week.
