In spite of the predictable lopsided result, this wasn’t a run-of-the-mill NFL regular-season game. The New York Jets‘ 40-3 loss to the Seattle Seahawks marked the Jamal Adams Bowl, the contest that saw the excellent strong safety square off against the team that drafted him sixth overall in 2017.
The hoopla, of course, commenced. It didn’t matter that the 0-12 Jets were sure to lose. It didn’t matter that the two clashing squads presented a severe mismatch in the personnel department. The Jet hero-turned-villain had a chance for a touch of revenge, something that sells like hotcakes in this country.