Following two miserable defeats, Week 3 was more of the same for Gang Green.
The Jets offense again appeared unimaginative, failing to record a single point. Between injuries, penalties, blown assignments and failing to provide sufficient protection for Luke Falk, the Jets again fell flat on their faces in the 30-14 defeat. Getting outscored 70-28 through the first three weeks isn’t exactly a recipe for success.
Sunday night’s action was relatively uneventful again, but some eye-opening numbers did stem from New York’s third consecutive loss of the season. With that being said, here are the five most interesting stats from Week 3.
Six straight losses for Adam Gase
Adam Gase’s first three games with the Jets have eerily mirrored the last three games of his tenure as the Dolphins head coach.
In the past six games, Gase’s teams have been outscored 170-74. That’s not exactly a ringing endorsement for a head coach who was brought in to add some life to this team’s offense.
It’s getting late early for Gase. With the Jets’ 30-14 loss on Sunday, Gase has now lost nearly one-third of all games he has coached by 14 or more points.
22-11
The Jets defense and special teams have now accounted for 22 points. Between C.J. Mosley’s pick-six, a safety, Arthur Maulet’s muffed punt touchdown and Jamal Adams’ pick-six, the Jets best source of offense has been anything but its offense.
With just 11 points scored by the offense this season, the Jets are on pace to set records for how badly Adam Gase’s unit has fared. Gase called his unit “atrocious” following Sunday’s loss, but that’s being polite.
Penalties are more plentiful than points
The Jets have scored 11 points on offense to start the season. By comparison, the entire team has 25 penalties over three weeks.
It’s unacceptable to average 8.3 penalties per game, but the Jets are averaging more penalties than they are points on offense at the moment. Seriously.
Injuries or not, there is no excuse for the team’s consistent offensive woes, week after week.
First since 1976
Adam Gase became the first Jets coach since Lou Holtz in 1976 to lose his first three games on the job, according to Rich Cimini of ESPN.
Holtz resigned following a 3-10 record with one game left to play. Upon his departure, he lamented, “God did not put Lou Holtz on this earth to coach in the pros.” For Gase, that might be an ominous sign of things to come.
0-12 on Third Down
The Jets offense went 0-12 on third down in New England.
Luke Falk passed for 98 yards and Le’Veon Bell ran for 35 yards. That about summed up the day for a unit that only crossed midfield once.
