Los Angeles Chargers linebacker Tuli Tuipulotu (45) sacks New York Jets quarterback Zach Wilson (2) during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game, Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
EAST RUTHERFORD — In a game they needed to have to keep their playoff hopes alive, the New York Jets put forth one of their most uninspiring performances of the 2023 season in a 27-6 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers Monday night.
New York turned the ball over twice in the first quarter resulting in an early 14-0 hole that the offense could never get out of. Special teams breakdowns, poor tackling, and miscommunications on both sides of the ball were the main culprits in the team’s fourth loss of the year.
The worst part was easily on the offensive side though. Zach Wilson’s performance may have been better than Justin Herbert’s from a numbers perspective, but he took too many poor sacks and lacked the necessary urgency in the pocket to play the quarterback position. Worse than that, most of New York’s offensive playmakers and offensive line struggled just as badly as their quarterback.
There are very few positives to take away from a game like this, so that’s why we’re giving away 10 awards in the Jets-Chargers contest that was as ugly a performance as we’ve seen this season.
The “BOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!” Award: New York Jets team
Wow. That’s pretty much all there is to say at this time. The Jets came into a key Monday night contest with a chance to sit just a half-game back of the division lead. Instead, they came out uninspired, undisciplined, and just plain bad. New York’s offense was anemic for a fourth straight week and did absolutely nothing to address their woes at the trade deadline.
This is who they are now, and what they signed up for when they chose not to sign Josh Dobbs or any additional wide receivers after Corey Davis’ surprise retirement. This is a bad team that was being run as though the…
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