MOBILE, Ala. -- A look at what's happening around the New York Jets:
1. Who dey kidding? The Cincinnati Bengals went from 2-14 to 4-11-1 to the Super Bowl. The Jets went from 2-14 to 4-13, so that means ...
Let’s stop right there. Hold everything.
What the Bengals have accomplished in such a short time is not the norm. They’re an outlier, a way-outlier -- a 125-to-1 shot in the preseason to reach the Super Bowl, according to sportsoddshistory.com. They’re only the third team to go from the worst record to the Super Bowl in a two-year span, and their 2020 win total matches the fewest victories in the year prior to winning a conference championship.