How the Jets season went from life support to DOA

The 2024 Jets play died Sunday nighttime successful Foxborough, Mass., succumbing to a conflict pinch under-performance aft it was near weakened by over-expectations. It was conscionable 8 games old.

Time of decease was called astatine 4:02 p.m., erstwhile a 25-22 nonaccomplishment to nan Patriots was sealed and a acquainted bones collector appeared. Pat Patriot — that wide-mouthed mascot successful nan clunky boots — still is operating Gillette Stadium for corpses moreover aft longtime Jets nemeses Bill Belichick and Tom Brady person moved on.

No magnitude of impassioned speeches, hired guns for illustration nan dismayed Davante Adams and the tone-deaf Haason Reddick, aliases smiles flashed by Aaron Rodgers successful his last-ditch effort to bring much “joy” to a tense locker room could prevention The Season from reaching a 2-6 grounds and meeting nan aforesaid fate arsenic truthful galore of its Jets’ ancestors.

The Season really was a do-over for 2023, erstwhile nan Jets were expected to break done arsenic Super Bowl contenders earlier Rodgers’ torn Achilles scrapped each plans aft conscionable 4 snaps.