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Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff Writer
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — New York Jets extensive receiver Garrett Wilson was speaking in regards to the recreation Sunday, through which the Jets suffered their newest fourth-quarter collapse in a season stuffed with them, however his phrases might’ve utilized to the final decade-plus.
“When you are up within the fourth quarter, rapidly it begins to really feel like you will have a dropping downside,” he stated after a 32-26 additional time loss to the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium. “[It’s like] you will have a gene or some s—.”
The seek for profitable DNA has been ongoing for a very long time.
Though the truth had set in weeks in the past, the Jets (3-10) had been formally eradicated from playoff rivalry with the loss, extending their postseason drought to 14 seasons. They nudged previous the Buffalo Sabres (13), giving them the longest energetic streak among the many 5 main sports activities leagues in North America — the NFL, NBA, MLB, NFL and WNBA. The Los Angeles Angels (10) and Pittsburgh Pirates (9) are subsequent on the listing.
The Jets’ season started with Super Bowl desires. Now all they’ve is a multitude to wash up.
“[I’m] extraordinarily shocked and disenchanted and pissed off — and each different adjective you’ll be able to consider,” stated interim coach Jeff Ulbrich, who dropped to 1-7 since changing the fired Robert Saleh.
The Jets final made the playoffs in 2010, when Rex Ryan was the coach and Mark Sanchez was the quarterback. Since then, 4 coaches have contributed to the drought — Ryan (4 seasons), Todd Bowles (4), Adam Gase (two) and Saleh/Ulbrich (4).
The names and the regimes change, however the outcomes stay the identical.
In the Super Bowl period, solely 5 groups have posted longer playoff slumps than the Jets, led by the New Orleans Saints’ 20-year skid (1967-86). The others: the Buffalo Bills (2000-16), Cleveland Browns (2003-19), New York Giants (1966-80) and Arizona Cardinals (1983-97).
With a wholesome Aaron Rodgers in 2024, the Jets figured they’d be taking part in effectively into January, perhaps February.
“It’s clearly one thing this group was constructed to do, so not doing it’s actually irritating, and it sucks that mathematically it isn’t even an opportunity anymore,” tight finish Tyler Conklin stated. “So, yeah, total it is simply irritating. There’s nothing we will do about it at this level, nevertheless it’s irritating as hell.”
The Jets could not even beat the Dolphins (6-7) on a day through which Rodgers posted Rodgers-like numbers from his glory days. He accomplished 27 of 39 passes for 339 yards, his first 300-yard passing day in 35 video games. He additionally threw one landing, his twentieth of the season. But they blew a 26-23 lead within the last minute of regulation, with breakdowns primarily on protection and particular groups. They additionally dedicated 10 penalties, making it 22 over the previous two video games.
It was their fifth loss after holding a fourth-quarter lead — a franchise report. It has occurred in three straight video games.
The Jets scored on their first 5 possessions, as Wilson (seven catches for 114 yards) and Davante Adams (9 for 109) spearheaded the passing assault. Then got here the collapse.
After a 42-yard discipline aim with 52 seconds left within the fourth quarter, Anders Carlson made a brief kickoff that resulted in a 45-yard kickoff return that arrange Jason Sanders’ game-tying discipline aim from 52 yards with seven seconds remaining. In additional time, the Jets provided little resistance, permitting the Dolphins to march down the sphere on eight performs for 70 yards, ending with Jonnu Smith’s 9-yard landing catch.
“We need to discover a solution to end and shut this stuff out,” Ulbrich stated. “We’ve bought to be at our greatest when our greatest is required, and we’re not getting that achieved and I’ve to have a look at myself first.”
The Jets are 0-7 in video games determined by six or fewer factors — the story of their season.
They entered the season with a 57% probability to make playoffs, in response to ESPN Analytics. Their probability peaked at 80% after Week 3, after they had been 2-1. Now they’ve dropped 9 of their previous 10, one in all worst stretches in franchise historical past.
“Yeah, the expectations had been excessive,” Rodgers stated. “We did not attain them, not even shut. Felt good three weeks into the season. Everybody felt actual good. Since then, it has been lots of tough video games with alternatives to win. We simply did not work out win sufficient video games. I did not play adequate in some crunch occasions and we’re sitting right here with the report now we have.”
