3 Laughably Bad Jets Plays From Patriots’ Week 3 Win

When you lose to the Patriots as often as the Jets do (15 times in a row now), you’re bound to have some embarrassing moments. For example, Mark Sanchez’s hilarious “butt fumble” will always be remembered as one of the low points for New York.

Fortunately, New York gave New England plenty to laugh about during the Patriots’ 15-10 victory in Week 3. The Jets shot themselves in the foot on numerous occasions, ultimately gifting New England its first win of the season.

While there were many bad New York plays to choose from (pretty much every time Zach Wilson threw the ball), here are the three worst ones that stuck out to us on Sunday.

3 Bad Jets Plays Week 3

3. Wilson Chokes Again

During Week 2, Patriots fans could only shake their heads in disgust as Mac Jones threw short of the sticks on fourth down during New England’s final drive. The Patriots failed to convert, of course, and lost the game 24-17 to the Miami Dolphins, leaving a bad taste in our mouths.

This week, however, it was our turn to celebrate when Wilson did the same thing. During a key drive late in the fourth quarter, Wilson had the ball in his hands with a chance to put New York on top. Instead, he capped an ugly series by checking down on 4th and 10 — an absolutely boneheaded decision that did not pay off.

Not surprisingly, Jets fans weren’t too happy about that one.

It’s one thing to miss a throw or make a physical mistake in that situation, but you need to at least give yourself a chance. Wilson couldn’t even do that, sealing New York’s fate with his terrible decision-making.

After watching three years of this, Jets fans are obviously sick of it. But we can only laugh at it, especially when it keeps happening against our team.

2. Wilson’s Ghost Sack

Apparently, Sam Darnold isn’t the only Jets quarterback to see ghosts when he plays the Patriots.

You knew it was going to be a long day for Wilson and co. when this happened in the first quarter. Wilson dropped back to pass, danced around in the pocket for a few seconds, and then just fell to the ground completely unprompted.

It’s not every day you see a quarterback just fall down like that without being touched. Unless you’re a Jets fan — then you’ve probably seen it before.

Maybe Wilson was so scared of New England’s defense — which has owned him in the past — that he sacked himself to avoid getting hit. Or maybe MetLife Field really is haunted and have been terrorizing New York quarterbacks for years. Sunday was the first day of fall, after all, so it’s officially spooky season.

Either way, this play immediately enters the pantheon of Jets gaffes.

1. Wilson Takes a Safety

As a quarterback, one thing you never want to do is give up a safety. You especially don’t want to do it late in the game when you’re trying to come back, but of course that’s exactly what Wilson did.

With 2:27 left in the game and New York trailing by 3, Wilson had plenty of time to march down the field and at least get the Jets into field goal range. Instead, he dropped back into the end zone on 3rd and long, inviting disaster.

Even though Wilson had room to roll out to his right and make a play (or at least throw the ball away), he froze for a full three seconds. With Wilson a sitting duck (and his internal clock apparently broken), Matthew Judon had plenty of time to break through on his blind side and sack him in the end zone for a safety that essentially ended the game.

Of all of Wilson’s mistakes on Sunday, this one was easily the worst and most damaging. By the time he got the ball back with under a minute left, he only had time to run a few plays and did nothing productive, sealing New York’s fate.

If only we could play the Jets every week, we might never lose again.

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