The New York Jets were not hoping to keep it close with the New England Patriots; they were hoping to win.
So you can understand why there was a dejected feeling in the locker room on Sunday after a 30-23 loss, especially after the Jets had squandered late opportunities to keep their lead and to regain it once they had lost it.
"I am pissed," said guard Willie Colon, "because I feel like we had them. I feel like we were the better team out there but obviously we were not. ... They beat us fair and square and that is the bottom line.