Patriots-Jets takeaways: Awful season fittingly ends with ugly loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
The New England Patriots' nightmare season is finally over.
The Patriots lost 17-3 to the New York Jets in Sunday's Week 18 finale at Gillette Stadium. It was a fitting end to the worst season for the Patriots in 30 years. New England finishes with a 4-13 record at the bottom of the AFC standings. They have also finished last in the AFC East division for the first time since 2000.