Jets dismantled by Jaguars in total mismatch to continue brutal season

JACKSONVILLE — If we’re being honest, there was never any realistic path to victory for the Jets against the Jaguars Sunday at EverBank Stadium.There wasn’t a single element in this matchup that favored the Jets.Even the best part of their team, special teams, was nullified by the Jaguars’ equally-elite units.Not surprisingly, the result was as most everyone expected — an all-too-easy Jacksonville 48-13 victory to drop the Jets to 3-11 and inch them a little bit closer to the No.

1 overall pick in April’s NFL draft.It was the most points the Jets have allowed since 2021 and the most points the Jaguars have scored in a game since 2007.There was one feel-good moment in the game for the Jets, which was a 9-yard scoring pass to receiver Adonai Mitchell by Brady Cook, the Jets’ undrafted rookie quarterback, in the first quarter.For Cook, who was making his first NFL start, it was his first career TD pass.His parents and girlfriend were in the stands, caught on camera going ballistic in celebration.Cook comported himself well in the game, finishing 22-of-32 for 176 yards with a TD and two interceptions.Cook’s scoring pass, however, would be all the celebrating done by anyone associated with the Jets on this day as the game bled away from them thanks to their defense allowing Jacksonville (10-4) to score on five of their six offensive possessions in the first half en route to a 31-10 lead at the intermission.Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence threw five TD passes and rushed for another in the first half alone.

He finished 20-of-32 for 330 yards. There was one other Jets play worth celebrating in the game, and that was punt returner Isaiah Williams returning a punt for a TD.This one a 50-yarder after he took one back last week.  It was Williams’ third punt return for a touchdown this season … until it wasn’t.The apparent score, which would have cut the Jaguars’ lead to 21-14 at the time, was nullified by an illegal block out of bounds by Tre B...