Everyone knows the Jets’ history of following up rousing wins with unconscionable flat performances. You have to go back only as far as Week 2 of this season to find one.
This column took an “L” when the Jets lost to the Dolphins, just as it has numerous times in the past 25 years when daring to buy in to any kind of Jets revival. Even with that serving as a daunting backdrop, here’s why the Jets are the pick on Sunday in the wake of their destruction of the Broncos:
The feeling here is when Sam Darnold hit Robby Anderson for the two deep touchdown passes, it changed the way opposing teams (and bettors) have to think about the Jets.