The New York Jets’ season woes deepened on Sunday with their fourth straight defeat, falling 27-21 to the Miami Dolphins. For Miami, the win was only their first of the season, improving to 1-3, while the Jets slid further into frustration at 0-4.

Defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn had no qualms discussing the Jets’ latest game loss to the Dolphins, their fourth straight loss this season. He said, “When it comes to the game today, very disappointing, and there’s no way you can win any game with 13 penalties and three turnovers. It just can’t happen.”

Glenn’s frustration was a result of the physical effects of those errors. From the earliest drives, penalties shifted drives that had promise to offer points, and turnovers such as Braelon Allen’s fumble on the six-yard line particularly changed momentum to Miami, giving them a chance to answer with a lengthy touchdown drive.

He stressed the importance of the team breaking their instinctual errors and clearing their heads. ”What we have to do is go back to work. You know we have to go — that’s the only way that we can fix them. Really take a look at these penalties, take a look at these turnovers, and make sure we understand that we have to understand before you can win games, you have to learn how not to lose games.’’

Following the Jets having been within striking range on several drives, penalties and turnovers at inappropriate times consistently nullified scoring chances. Nick Folk’s 58-yard field goal late in the second quarter narrowed the gap, but Miami quickly capitalized on those mistakes, showing how expensive those mistakes turned out to be in the game.

He wouldn’t put it all on one play, highlighting the snowball effect of successive errors. “I’m not about to just put it on that turnover. You cannot win this league when that happens. And I can continue saying that, you know, over and over, but to have three of them and to have that many penalties, it’s tough.”

Every turnover counted. Fields’ fumble towards the end of the second quarter allowed Miami to expand its lead. Every mistake created the thrill, putting New York behind in nearly every quarter.

Despite the blunders, Glenn was hopeful about his players’ bounce back. ”I’m not losing hope in our guys at all, you know, and I’m telling you now, we just got to go back to work.”

In spite of piling losses, Glenn continues to demand discipline and consistency. He believes that the team can improve if they learn from every turnover and penalty, adding that change is achievable but must be implemented with focus and responsibility the next time.

Justin Fields after Jets 4th loss

Quarterback Justin Fields was honest with his anger after the Jets’ defeat to the Miami Dolphins. Regardless of the defeat, Fields attempted to put things into perspective with the close games that have characterized New York’s early loss.

”It’s frustrating, couldn’t be that simple. But at the end of the day, if we look at it from a far perspective, you know, we have three games that are lost by one score, and this is kind of how this league works,” Fields stated.

A great deal of that frustration had been self-induced with back-to-back momentum-killing blunders. New York entered the Dolphins’ six-yard territory early in the contest after Miami had been forced to make do with a field goal attempt on the opening drive. Miami countered with a 96-yard march capped by Tua Tagovailoa’s fourth-down touchdown pass to Darren Waller.

”I think tonight we shot ourselves in the foot a lot. You know, turning the ball over, penalties, that sort of thing,” Fields said.

The Jets continued to see miscues and turnovers. New York still cut the halftime gap to 10-3 with a 58-yard field goal by Nick Folk. There was also a mistake, however: the opening kickoff fumble of the third quarter resulted in Waller’s second touchdown.

Areas reminded him that while the mistakes were glaring, panicking was not going to be helpful to the team. He said, ‘‘I mean, it’s really nothing to overthink whatsoever. It’s penalties and turnovers and us shooting ourselves in the foot,” he said. “Mistakes happen, but like I said, we want to limit those as much as possible. First drive of the game, you just brush it off. There’s a lot of game left, but uh, I mean, you don’t really get discouraged over that.’’

Even in the moments when team spirit may be shattered, Fields was resilient. Pulled on fourth down and struggling for air, he ran 43 yards for a score, providing the Jets with a glimmer of hope.

For Fields, the message is simple: the Jets need to tidy up turnovers and penalties if close losses are to be turned into wins. Frustration cannot be prevented, but the quarterback believes in the resilience of the team if they can just cut back on self-inflicted wounds.