Honest Review #2.6

Honest Review 2.6: Robbed
­­It’s tough enough playing the New England Patriots any given week—it’s even harder to battle the refs. You cannot tell me that Austin Seferian-Jenkins fumbled the football with 8:41 to go in the 4th quarter. The Jets got absolutely robbed by the refs and I will always put an asterisk on this loss because of the absolutely ludicrous call that just proves why the Patriots are the golden children of the NFL. With this call reversal it just furthers my confusion of what a catch is. It all started with the Calvin Johnson “catch.” You can pull up example after example of what you consider a catch, just add this one on the long list.  

Everything goes the right way for the Patriots and furthers my hatred for the Patriots.

Now, while the call was one of the worst calls in NFL history, there were other mishaps that gave the edge to New England. The Jets stalled out in the middle of the 2nd quarter with three 3 and outs and an interception that helped Brady claw his way back into the game and tie the ball game before the half.

Having six penalties for 69 yards including a rough defensive pass interference against Jamal Adams that gave the Patriots a first down inside the redzone to tie the game. Another crucial penalty was on the final punt return that backed up the Jets 10-yards and stalled out the final drive. Penalties like that need to be addressed and stopped if the Jets want to continue to compete for the playoffs.

Not having a running game, will also not help an offensive line that couldn’t handle the pass rush of the Patriots. Forte and McGuire combined for 19 rushes for 44 yards and Josh McCown himself ran the ball three times for 21 yards.

Some positives in this game are the effectiveness that Seferian-Jenkins showed against the Patriots front, the quick passes by McCown to get the ball to playmakers like Kearse and Kerley. The defense (didn’t get any pressure on Brady) showed signs of being a shutdown team and turned the ball over twice, which is something as a Jet fan you don’t normally see.

But, there are mistakes that need to be fixed next week, and will need to be fixed moving forward. I also fully expect the Jets to protest this game, and for the NFL to step in and admit that they messed up the touchdown reversal call on Seferian-Jenkins.


The Jets will wake-up tomorrow at 3-3 and wondering what could have been if the call was upheld. Using that as motivation it’s on to Miami, throw out this game tape, and forget about what happened against the Pats. The Jets played up to pair with the Patriots and should hold their heads as they go to Miami for yet another divisional matchup. For now, as always, LET’S GO J-E-T-S JETS JETS JETS. 

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