Jets and Giants Lose, but Jets May Be Starting to ‘Lose Close’

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Time is a flat circle, but we want to help you break it. To that end, we’ve enlisted two experts — one familiar with the ins and outs of New York’s professional football teams, the other a nationally focused football analyst — to answer an essential question as a weekly service to readers: Are the Jets and Giants good yet?

Devin Gordon, the author of “So Many Ways to Lose: The Amazin’ True Story of the New York Mets, the Best Worst Team in Sports,” observed the teams from a locally focused perspective.

Diante Lee, an N.F.L. analyst at Pro Football Focus, offered a national view.

Jets

Deploying some exciting plays, the Jets (3-11) lost, 31-24, to their A.F.C. rivals, the Miami Dolphins (7-7), on Sunday afternoon in Miami Gardens, Fla. The Dolphins have won six straight.

Insider’s perspective:

Let’s come up with things for Jets fans to be thankful for. This won’t take long. Braxton Berrios, a speedy, scrappy receiver in the grand tradition of — sound the angel horns — Wayne Chrebet, has been fun to watch.

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/19/sports/football/jets-dolphins-cowboys-giants-score.html