Just by glancing at the final score, it would be awfully hard to believe that the New York Jets were very much in this game at halftime.
Well, that’s why you typically have to play 60 quality minutes to win a football game. That’s also why the Miami Dolphins are a playoff team and the Jets are the furthest thing from one.
On a chilly Saturday night at MetLife Stadium, Miami toppled New York, sweeping the season series against its northeast divisional foe for the first time since 2009.
The Jets were outscored 21-3 in a second half which even saw the entrance of Ryan Fitzpatrick, who came on after Bryce Petty endured a brutal hit in the backfield.