In a battle of two bad teams on Thursday night, the New York Jets proved that they just might be the worst team in the NFL.
The Jets lost 37-28 to a Denver Broncos team that was led by third-string quarterback Brett Rypien, who signed with the team as an undrafted free agent.
Both the Broncos and Jets started off the season losing all of their first three games. Denver has been decimated by injury, losing their best player on defense for the year before the season started, Von Miller, and then losing their young, starting quarterback Drew Lock in Week 2 to a shoulder injury.
The Jets have been the Jets. Most expected them to be bad again this year, and they are, making boneheaded mistakes in nearly every phase of the game.
Jets QB Sam Darnold gave the team a spark after running for a 46-yard touchdown but was once again unable to have a good night throwing the ball, mainly due to terrible pass protection. He exited the game with a sprained shoulder after being slammed to the ground on a sack but battled to reenter the game after veteran Joe Flacco came in for a bit. The Jets offensive line was missing two key pieces, Mekhi Becton and Chuma Edoga, who both sat with injuries.
On the other side of the ball, Rypien looked good early but showed why he was a UDFA, tossing three interceptions, one that ended up being a pick-6, in the second half.
In the end, the team that made the least mistakes won. The Jets had 11 penalties called on them for 118 yards, six of which were personal fouls.
