Garrett Wilson, the wide receiver for the New York Jets, has had his fair share of losses in his three seasons with the team.
With 10 losses in his rookie year, another 10 last year, and a current count of 10 this season, the losing streak seems to be a constant. The most recent loss was on Sunday against the Miami Dolphins, where the Jets held a late lead but ultimately lost the game. “When youre up in the fourth quarter, all of a sudden it starts to feel like you have a losing problem,” Wilson said after the 32-26 overtime loss. “You have a gene or some (thing).”
The Jets’ fans are understandably frustrated as the team (3-10) has missed the postseason for 14 straight years, marking the longest active drought in the NFL. This unfortunate record also surpasses any franchise in the NBA, WNBA, NHL or MLB.
“Losing hurts in general,” right guard Alijah Vera-Tucker said Monday. “So when you stack up those L’s, that’s obviously not where anybody in this building wants to be. That’s not anybody’s standard at all.”
The Jets are setting some unwanted records. They have lost a franchise-worst five games in which they held a fourth-quarter lead, and they’ve done it in three straight games. Thet now has nine consecutive losing seasons, which is also the longest active skid in the NFL.
Despite Aaron Rodgers delivering what interim coach Jeff Ulbrich called his “best performance of the season”, the Jets couldn’t savor the moment. The 41-year-old quarterback ended a 34-game regular-season streak without 300 passing yards by throwing for 339 yards and a touchdown to Davante Adams.
Yet it wasn’t enough to secure victory due to costly errors from the defense and special teams, especially when holding a late lead. “I wouldnt say more frustrating, but probably equally frustrating,” Ulbrich expressed about the defeat.
There has been, in my opinion, seven games that have come down to the end of the game and have been within one score and we didnt get it done, and for a lot of different reasons when you look at the span of that seven games. But we havent been good enough in those moments, and we need to be.
Despite expectations, the Jets’ aerial offense with Rodgers hadn’t been as dynamic until recently, possibly aided by Rodgers overcoming leg injuries. His 300-yard performance against Miami showcased a vintage four-time MVP, leading the Jets to their best total yardage of the season.
“I thought he did a very good job, and obviously the statistics would support that,” Ulbrich said. “He had an excellent day. I thought the offense had probably their best performance of the year.”
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