The 2024 Jets season ended Sunday night in Foxboro, Mass., succumbing to a battle of underperformance after being weakened by excessive expectations. Only 8 games have passed.
The time of death was set at 4:02 p.m., when a 25-22 loss to the Patriots was confirmed and a familiar bone collector appeared. Pat Patriot, the clunky-booted, loud-mouthed mascot, is still patrolling Gillette Stadium looking for bodies even after the departure of longtime Jets archenemies Bill Belichick and Tom Brady.
Passionate speeches, hired guns like a frustrated Davante Adams and a tone-deaf Haason Reddick, and a flash of a smile from Aaron Rodgers’ last-ditch attempt to bring more “joy” to a tense locker room can’t stop The Season from getting there. A 2-6 record and met the same fate as many of the Jets’ forefathers.
The season was actually a rework of 2023, when the Jets were supposed to break through to a Super Bowl contender before Rodgers’ torn Achilles scrapped all plans after just four snaps.
