The New York Jets are suddenly one of the hottest teams in football, riding a blistering two-game winning streak after losing their first 13 games. Yesterday, they defeated a Cleveland Browns team that was absent any wide receiver who had ever played a snap for them before, and the Pittsburgh Steelers’ closest division rival this year dropped the game 23-16.
In doing so, it eliminated them from contention for the AFC North—though the Steelers’ victory also did that—and now they need to beat Pittsburgh in the season finale just to get into the playoffs, something they haven’t done in over a decade.