Much to the delight of family members who couldn’t care less about football, this is the Jets’ bye week. At this point last season, fans were on the verge of throwing in the towel. Staying home to watch debacle after debacle was hard to justify.
But after this one-weekend hiatus, Jets games will once again be appointment viewing, at least for the foreseeable future.
The Jets are flying high at the quarter pole, with a 3-1 record and an upcoming schedule that includes maybe only one team (the Patriots, whom they’ll face twice) in which they would be significant underdogs if the game was being played today.