Jets End Gase Era with 28-14 Defeat in New England

PATRIOTS 28 - JETS 14

Celebrate Jets fans, the Adam Gase era is officially over. Gang Green ended the season the only way it could with a disparaging 28-14 loss to the New England Patriots in Foxboro. The game was punctuated by another rough day for quarterback Sam Darnold who finished with two interceptions and was sacked three times.

If this is Darnold's last game as a Jet, it ended the exact same way it started three years ago in Detroit, with an interception.

The Jets somehow grabbed a 14-7 lead in this game when Darnold orchestrated a six play, 75-yard drive to open the second half, but New York would never reignite their offense again. The Jets managed only 26-yards the rest of the day, until Darnold engineered a 16-play, 65-yard drive that ended in his final interception of the game that landed in the hands of Jonathan Jones.

Gase's era is over. It was reported Saturday night that the Jets would part ways with the embattled coach after Sunday game. Gase officially finished his Jets tenure with a record of 9-23, the third worst winning percentage by a Jets coach in franchise history joining Lou Holtz and Rich Kotitte.

The question now is who will be the next Jets head coach? And will Sam Darnold have a part in that future? Right now the answers don't look good for Darnold whose $25 million option has to be picked up by May. The Jets could trade Darnold this spring, and hit the re-set button by drafting either Ohio State's Justin Fields, or BYU's Zach Wilson. Of course that all depends on who the new coach will be.

Future schedule: While the future of the Jets coaching staff and roster is up in the air, one thing that is certain is the schedule.

Home: New England, Buffalo, Miami, Jacksonville, Tennessee, Cincinnati, Tampa Bay, New Orleans.

Road: New England, Buffalo, Miami, Indianapolis, Houston, Denver, Atlanta, Carolina.

Due to the implementation of the 17th regular season game, the AFC East and NFC East will face an opponent who finished in the same spot in the standings. That means the Jets will see the Philadelphia Eagles next year in the regular season. Where the game will take place is TBA.

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