After a solid Thursday night win over the Texans, Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers thought the team had turned a corner. In his post-game press conference, he said what everyone saw, that they did not. “It’s been a lot of emotions this year, for sure.,”

GLENDALE, Ariz. — The New York Jets’ harbinger of doom came before the game even started. The Denver Broncos had just lost and, shortly after, the Indianapolis Colts too. In the press box at State Farm Stadium, GM Joe Douglas and other members of the Jets front office celebrated. They clapped. They smiled.