The New York Jets just hit a new low, folks. After dropping their Week 6 game to the New England Patriots, they didn’t just move to a bleak 2-4 on the season, they actually etched their name into NFL history, and not in a good way. That loss marked their 41st defeat to the Patriots since the year 2000.
A Record No One Wants
Forget the general 2-4 start, which, by the way, the Los Angeles Rams, Houston Texans, and Philadelphia Eagles also share right now. For the Jets, that 2-4 feels a whole lot heavier because of this brutal new statistic. Daniel Rotman shared on Twitter/x, pulling from Next Gen Stats, that this 41st loss to the Patriots is the *most* losses by any single team against one opponent in the entire NFL since 2000. Think about that for a second. Forty-one times, the same team has beaten you in 26 years. That’s not just a bad stretch; that’s a legacy of pain. Jets fans have had their share of tough stats to swallow over the years, like that recent interception drought, but this 41-loss record against their AFC East rivals? This might just be the most gut-wrenching one yet.
Two Decades of Dread Against Their Arch-Rivals
This isn’t just bad luck; it’s a systemic problem that has haunted the Jets for over two decades, fueled by the likes of Tom Brady and Drake Maye on the Patriots’ side. Get this: at the *start* of this miserable stretch since the turn of the century, the Jets actually won the first three games against the Pats. A glimmer of hope, right? Wrong. In the 25 years that followed, they’ve only managed to pull off 10 wins against New England. The one shining moment? The 2010 AFC Divisional Round, where the Jets snagged a 28-21 victory. But that’s just one win against a mountain of losses. It’s been a rough 26 years for those fans in green, especially when it comes to the Patriots. And it’s only gotten worse recently: since the beginning of the 2016 season, the Jets have managed to win just *two* games against their rivals, losing a staggering 19 matchups. This record isn’t just a blip; it’s a glaring highlight of how deeply this franchise has struggled.
Despite some talk of things trending up for the Jets this season, their playoff run already looks bleak. Making this kind of history is a heavy weight, and it’s going to take a whole lot more than just hope to course-correct a franchise struggling this hard against its biggest foe.
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Originally reported by The Sporting News.
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