This New York Jets defense is fantastic. That statement is indisputable.
But to claim they are “dominant” would indeed be disputable based on their performance this year. For all the hype surrounding the Jets’ defense, they have shown some consistently exploitable flaws in 2023, especially this past week against the Buffalo Bills.
For once, the Jets’ defense was about as poor as the offense. According to Pro Football Reference, the Jets’ defense generated -14.64 expected points against Buffalo, which is a season-low and the unit’s second-lowest total since the start of 2022. The only game where the defense performed worse was Week 2 of the 2022 season, generating -17.