FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — This is the sad state of affairs at which this Jets season arrived Sunday afternoon about halfway through their 30-14 loss to the Patriots at Gillette Stadium.
As apathy set in on this spiraling Jets’ season, sympathy set in on the Patriots’ sideline.
It was fourth-and-one from the Jets 41-yard line and 40 seconds remained before halftime with New England in complete control of the game, up 20-0.
And the Patriots punted.
The Patriots, who make a living scoring points inside the two-minute warning, never punt in those situations.
But this was different, because there was no threat coming from on the other sideline.