Jets Embarrassed Again, Lose to Toothless Bengals

BENGALS 22 - JETS 6 

So Christopher Johnson, how about that endorsement of head coach Adam Gase now? Better yet, will the Jets skip partying at Bounce Sporting Club this week?

Yes, the Jets three-game winning streak came to a thundering halt Sunday at the hands of the once 0-11 Cincinnati Bengals, who dominated a pathetic Jets football team 22-6. It was almost like the Jets were the 0-11 team, not the Bengals.

As has become typical under Gase, the Jets looked ill-prepared, unfocused and unmotivated. So much for a three-game winning streak that now seems like a distant memory. As much as people will point out that the Jets winning streak came against the Giants, Redskins and Raiders who together are a combined 11-25, how does one come up with an excuse for this latest disaster?

The Jets made history Sunday in losing to the Bengals, becoming the first team in NFL history to lose to two teams who were 0-7 or worse in the same season. If you need a reminder the Jets fell on their faces in Miami four weeks ago when the Dolphins were 0-7; oh by the way, the Jets face the Dolphins again next week, nice!

Sam Darnold was bad. He was an erratic 28-out-of-48 for 239 yards and four sacks, spending most of the day either on his back or limping around the backfield. How did the Jets not take this guy out of the game?!?

Whats more the Jets never pursued a consistent ground attack against a Bengals team ranked dead last in defense. Le'Veon Bell carried the football only 10 times for 32 yards; totally inexcusable. Whether Bell is indeed injured, or Gase has no clue how to utilize him, it's an utter embarrassment the Jets can't run the football this season. They have shown no desire to run the football at any point this year, and it only continued Sunday.

The lack of a sound ground attack, froze the offense. Get on Darnold all you want for his erratic play, he was under pressure all night because the Jets couldn't help him.

Then there is a Jets defense that had no answer whatsoever for quarterback Andy Dalton. Dalton, who was benched earlier in the year, made his first start in about a month because head coach Zach Taylor was desperate. It worked as Dalton tore up a leaky Jets secondary for 243 yards and a touchdown.

Jets safety Jamal Adams, who had the best three-week stretch of his career entering the game was invisible Sunday, registering only one tackle. Only Steve McClendon registered a sack, but it wasn't enough in a game that will go down as one of the most embarrassing losses in Jets history.

With four weeks left in this nightmare of a season, there is not much to look forward. The hype that people were starting to buy into after the Jets 34-3 win over the Raiders last week is gone. No more parties at Bounce. No more endorsements. No more excuses. The Jets are every bit the train wreck we thought they were in October.