The Jets were feeling good after their season opening 48-17 win over the Detroit Lions on the road, but the did everything they could to hand over a win to the Miami Dolphins in Sam Darnold’s home opener at MetLife stadium. Whether it was penalties, turnovers or just overall sloppy play, the Jets gave this one away.
Sam Darnold was far from perfect, but he also wasn’t the reason for the team’s embarrassing 20-12 loss. Darnold would throw for 334 yards and a touchdown but also turned it over twice with a pair of interceptions. One was a killer in the red zone where wide receiver Terrelle Pryor took some heat from broadcasters and fans for not cutting in front of Dolphins cornerback Xavier Howard, and the other came on an intended pass for Quincy Enunwa when he missed a Miami defender cutting under the route.