Jets eradicated from playoffs as Mike White loses to Seahawks

SEATTLE — Mike “F’n” White rushed “F’n” Mike White on Sunday, and the Jets’ late-season collapse is now full.

White threw two interceptions and the Jets failed to achieve the top zone for the second straight sport in a 23-6 loss to the Seahawks at Lumen Subject. The loss was the Jets’ fifth in a row and they’re now formally out of the playoffs, extending their NFL-worst playoff drought to 12 years.

“We really feel like we blew the season,” freshman Garrett Wilson mentioned. “We needed an opportunity within the playoffs. I am fairly positive this implies we cannot be going. In spite of everything, it was what we needed to do and we had the chance to show ourselves past that. We did not get there. We do not be ok with it in any respect.”

The Jets entered the sport having received their final two and the Patriots shedding to the Payments the next week. However the Jets could not discover the top zone, and their protection gave up sufficient large performs early to ship them right into a meaningless last week of the season.

The loss drops the Jets to 7-9, guaranteeing their seventh straight loss. It has been a surprising fall for a staff that was 7-4 on the finish of November and felt poised to finish its playoff drought. As an alternative, the Jets suffered one of many worst collapses in franchise historical past. Put it proper subsequent to 1994, 1997, 2000, 2008 and 2011 as a Jets staff that confirmed a lot promise solely to have the season finish in a lot disappointment.

“This one we might have been quite a bit higher, particularly these final two video games,” coach Robert Saleh mentioned. “I simply really feel like we’re a greater soccer staff than this. Clearly, it begins with me.”

Saleh may have an offseason to replicate on his staff’s worst efficiency within the greatest video games of the yr. The Jets misplaced 19-3 to the Jaguars final week and by no means bought into Sunday’s sport after permitting the Seahawks to attain on their first three possessions.

“I do know it is exhausting to see the sunshine on the finish of the tunnel, however there are nonetheless a whole lot of thrilling issues to stay up for this season,” Saleh mentioned. “Proper now it stings quite a bit.”

White, thought-about by many to be the savior of the season, had his worst sport of the season. In his first sport again from breaking ribs, he was inaccurate and appeared gradual to learn the sphere. White threw two interceptions and by no means appeared snug.

White accomplished 23 of 46 passes for 240 yards with two picks. He was fired 4 instances.

“There’s a normal that these guys deserve, and I did not stay as much as that normal or play to that normal at the moment,” White mentioned.

On the opposite aspect was former Jets quarterback Geno Smith, who has was a Professional Bowler in Seattle this season. He wasn’t spectacular on this one, however he had two first-half touchdowns and a troublesome loss for the staff.

The sport opened with the Jets protection permitting a 60-yard landing run by Kenneth Walker. That set the tone early for a protection that gave up 193 yards within the first quarter. They might rating, however Seattle’s lead appeared insurmountable because the Jets offense failed to attain.

Seattle scored on its first three possessions and had a 17-3 lead early within the second quarter

“It was irritating as a result of these had been issues we do in our sleep, simply fundamental, elementary soccer,” Saleh mentioned of his protection.

It was the identical previous story for the Jets offense, which appeared simply as out of luck with White because it did with Zach Wilson. The Jets broke off some large runs early and had some success transferring the ball, however could not discover the top zone. They’ve simply 4 touchdowns of their final 5 video games and offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur could possibly be on the new seat after this one.

“You must rating factors,” Saleh mentioned. “Whatever the accidents we have had, there’s 1,000,000 excuses we are able to make, we’ve not gotten higher in that regard because the yr has gone on. So there’s quite a bit to take a look at.”

The Jets trailed 17-6 at halftime, however had an opportunity to get again into the sport as they opened the second half with the ball. White discovered Tyler Conklin on third-and-10 for a 30-yard achieve and the Jets had been rolling. However the drive got here to a screeching halt when White’s third-down drive went over Corey Davis’ head. With Saleh determined for some factors, Greg Zuerlein tried a 57-yard area aim that sailed huge left.

“The one factor I preserve coming again to is we had been hesitant at instances for the implications of this soccer sport,” Conklin mentioned. “Even within the third quarter we’re down by two factors. We simply appeared flat at instances and I am not likely positive what to attribute that to.”

The Seahawks bought nice area place and Smith’s fourth-and-1 drive stored issues going. They finally settled for a 31-yard area aim by Jason Myers with 6:03 left within the third quarter that gave the Seahawks a 14-point lead that appeared extra like 40.

It by no means actually felt just like the Jets would get again into the sport within the second half, regardless of the Seahawks letting them roll over.

“It is robust to take care of, robust to course of,” defensive deal with Sheldon Rankins mentioned. “I’ve no phrases that might make sense at this second. That is quite a bit [crappy] Emotion. All of us needed higher for ourselves and higher for our future to make the playoffs this yr, however we simply could not collectively do sufficient to make it occur.”