While the final score at Hard Rock Stadium would suggest the Jets were competitive against the Miami Dolphins, it certainly didn’t feel that way if you were watching the action live.  Was there reason for optimism early on?  Certainly.  Did the Jets do all they could to erase that optimism as quickly as possible?  They certainly did.

After falling behind 3-0 early on, the Jets steamrolled the Dolphins down to their own goal line with one running play after another.  Breece Hall, Allen and Isaiah Davis all saw carries out of the backfield as they appeared posed to take command early on.  Then it was Allen who, en route to what looked like a sure touchdown, coughed up the football on the goal line.  The Dolphins picked up the fumble, and marched down for a touchdown.

Instead of a 7-3 lead, it was a 10-0 deficit.  Nick Folk would connect on a career best 58-yard field goal before the half to make it 10-3 going in to the half, but then disaster would strike again.

Having already fumbled earlier in the day, Braelon Allen started off the second half by fumbling the kickoff away to the Dolphins and Miami capitalized with another touchdown to Darren Waller.  It was then 17-3, and the best the Jets could hope for was to not let the Dolphins run away with a multiple touchdown blowout.

Miami continued to lead throughout and appeared to let the Jets back in it on a Justin Fields 43 yard touchdown run, but Miami would counter with another score on a 9-yard run from Devon Achane.  It was another sloppy defensive play for the Jets as multiple would-be tacklers missed Achane as he found the end zone.

Down by fourteen with just a couple of minutes to go, Garrett Wilson hauled in a 23-yard touchdown pass from Fields but that was as close as Gang Green would get.

The Dolphins picked up the onside kick, ran out some clock and punted it to the Jets on a kick that would stop dead at the 2-yard line.  The Jets would try to lateral on a last-ditch effort to score, but came up short of mid-field.

Another loss now puts the Jets at 0-4 as Aaron Glenn joins only Adam Gase and Lou Holtz as Jets head coaches to lose their first four games to open a season.

Jets fans hoping for meaningful games in December have essentially lost any reason to believe before the calendar even hits October.

A few additional notes:

+ The Jets were hoping to get their offense going and did some things well.  Mason Taylor had his best game as a pro as he caught five balls for 65 yards.

+ Breece Hall averaged an impressive 5.8 yards per carry as he picked up 81 yards on 14 carries.

+ For the fourth time in a row, the Jets defense failed to force a single turnover.  Quinnen Williams did force a fumble, but of course Miami fell on it.

+ Don’t be surprised if Isaiah Williams is let go.  The little-used return man had a lost fumble before calling for a fair catch on the 2-yard line later in the contest.

+ Nick Folk was good on both of his field goal attempts.  One from 58 and another from 50.

 

 

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