The picture that materialized before Sunday's sunset at MetLife Stadium prompted the few remaining old heads in the Jets locker room to pinch themselves. This couldn't be real.
No chance. No way.
Surely, the football gods that cursed this franchise with horrific offenses in the past wouldn't allow Todd Bowles to enjoy such prosperity in his first real game.
For reasons not yet fully understood, the Jets actually looked dangerous on the side of the ball that induced migraines for the better part of the Rex Ryan era. It's a wonder what one veteran quarterback, two professional wide receivers and a nasty S.