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Glauber: Jets go from toast of the town to just toast

Quick ReadSeven weeks after 3-0 start, Jets now need colossal turnaround to make playoffs.

Week 10: Jaguars 24, Jets 22 November 15,

Photo credit: David Pokress | Week 10: Jaguars 24, Jets 22
November 15, 2009


The Jets were coming off a bye week, but the results were more of the same. Trailing 21-13 at the half, the Jets rallied for a 22-21 lead on Thomas Jones' touchdown with 5:03 to play. A failed two-point conversion would prove costly, as the Jags drove the field and got a win on Josh Scobee's 21-yard field goal. The Jets fell to 4-5 on the season.

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At 3-0, this was all so perfect for the Jets.

From Mark Sanchez becoming the first rookie quarterback ever to win his first three NFL starts, to a win over the Patriots for the first time at home since 2000, to a smothering defense and a shoot-from-the-hip coach, it could not have gone any better.

But now, just seven weeks later, the Jets are in the midst of a collapse so swift and so...

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