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Jets need to stop slump, get back in playoff picture

It’s just about now or never time for the New York Jets.

Sunday’s contest against the divisional rival Dolphins isn’t technically a must-win, but it’s pretty darn close. The Jets are 5-5 with six games to go and are among a crowded field of teams searching for a wild card spot. Though the Jets could probably lose another game — maybe two if they are very lucky — it probably can’t come this week against the weak Dolphins.

“I mean, it is critical,” safety Marcus Gilchrist said of Sunday’s game. “We can’t deny what our record is right now.