The New York Jets barely showed up on Sunday in a 34 – 10 blowout loss to the Miami Dolphins. The loss brought the Jets record to 3-10 on the season. The Jets have now been mathematically eliminated from the playoffs for the 15th straight season. The mathematical elimination came one day short of exactly one year after the Jets were mathematically eliminated in 2024 with an identical 3-10 record.
The Jets were out of the game almost before the fans could find their seats. The Dolphins scored touchdowns
on each of their first three possessions, putting the Jets in an all but insurmountable three score deficit just a bit more than 12 minutes into the game. The Jets never threatened thereafter. The only Jets touchdown on the day came on an Isaiah Williams punt return. The Jets offense managed to put up just three points all day.
The Jets lost starting quarterback Tyrod Taylor to a groin injury early in the game. With Justin Fields already ruled out with a knee injury prior to the game, that left undrafted rookie Brady Cook to take on his first NFL action in a relief role. Some Jets fans had been pining to let Cook cook. The Jets let Cook cook. If this is what Cook’s cooking tastes like I’ll be eating out the rest of the season, or at least as long as Tyrod Taylor is out.
The Jets had fewer first downs than the Dolphins had touchdowns in the first half. By the second half we saw extended garbage time, a frequent phenomenon for the Jets this season. This was one of the more disappointing efforts in a season filled with them. The defense was overwhelmed and barely showed up. The offense was offensive. The only bright spot, as has been the case often this season, was the Jets’ work on special teams.
Next week the Jets go on the road to face the first place, 9-4 Jacksonville Jaguars. The Jaguars have won five of their last six games, including Sunday’s 36 – 19 dismantling of the Indianapolis Colts. Jacksonville has scored 25 or more points in six straight contests. That makes a Jets win next Sunday a herculean task, as the offensively challenged Jets have failed to score more than 22 points in 7 of their last 10 games. If Brady Cook remains the starting quarterback, I would be surprised if the Jets get past the mid-teens in points scored. This one could get very ugly.
Let’s take a look at the current odds for this game according to FanDuel Sportsbook. The current line has the Jets road underdogs by a whopping 11.5 points. The game has an over/under of 41.5 points. On the moneyline the Jets are +610 and the Jaguars are -900.
