Make New York Post a Preferred Source To borrow the most memorable TV call of the late Dan Hicks, the beloved broadcaster who died suddenly this week, “Expect anything different?”
Hicks’ call referred to Tiger Woods famously making a tying putt on the 72nd hole of the 2008 U.S. Open to send it to a playoff.
But this has nothing to do with golf — other than the golf the Jets will be playing in an offseason that cannot come too soon.
It has to do with the Jets losing to the Bills, 31-12, on Sunday at MetLife Stadium.
It was the Jets’ fifth consecutive loss as they fell to 2-8. It was their eighth loss in the past nine games after winning the season opener.
It, too, was the Jets’ sixth consecutive loss to the Bills, who cruised to an 8-1 record as they run away with the AFC East.
So, no green-bleeding Jets fan could have expected anything different on Sunday other than the result they got.
This game was an odd one that turned ugly for the Jets.
Jets starting quarterback Geno Smith (13-of-21 for 148 yards) was knocked out of the game near the end of the first half into concussion protocol after a high hit by Buffalo linebacker Terrel Bernard.
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He was replaced by rookie Cade Klubnik, who played his first NFL snaps to start the second half. Smith returned after clearing concussion protocol and then was knocked out again with an ankle injury on a blitz hit by Buffalo safety Cole Bishop.
The Jets kept the game close, trailing just 10-6 at the half, and then 10-9 in the third quarter.
If you noticed a pattern, you’re not alone. The Jets continued to settle for field goals — as they did last week in Kansas City, having become a complete mess in the red zone.
The Jets were behind just 17-12 with 4:21 remaining in the third quarter … and then all hell broke loose as they were outscored 21-6 in the second half.
