Prior to Monday night's last-second loss to the New England Patriots, the New York Jets hadn't been defeated by fewer than two scores all season. Obviously winless and seemingly tanking, the league's worst team was on pace to be outscored by an NFL-record 288 points in 2020.
That is until the Patriots came to town Monday night, and the depleted, horribly-coached, Joe Flacco-quarterbacked Jets had to basically go out of their way to lock up a loss while visions of Trevor Lawrence danced in their heads
That's how far the once-glorious, formerly-terrifying, historically-dominant Pats have fallen. This 30-27 victory might keep them alive in the AFC standings, especially with the playoff field expanding to 14 teams this season, but the final boxscore only reinforces the idea that the Patriots are due for a complete rebuild.