A dreary December day in East Rutherford, New Jersey, only became more dull for the New York Jets fans as the MetLife Stadium was overpowered by roaring fans of their division opponents, the New England Patriots. When a 35-3 halftime score ended in a 42-10 blowout home defeat, the Jets’ running back, Breece Hall, didn’t try to hide his frustration.

“They out here making offense look overly easy…,” Hall vented out on X.

The Week 17 matchup somehow painted a picture of how the Jets’ 2025 season has been as they lost sixth game in seven matchups, their 13th overall for the season. The Patriots moved the ball at will on offense in the first half, scoring five points in each of their five drives. But the Jets’ defense never seemed to show up.

Patriots QB Drake Maye showed why he’s one of the MVP favorites as he finished the game a near-perfect 19-of-21 passing for 256 yards and five touchdown passes, all to different receivers. Moreover, he etched his name in history with the win. But tonight wasn’t the only time that the Jets’ defense hasn’t been able to control the opponents.

They have failed to record a single interception in the entire season with only one game left against the Buffalo Bills. Moreover, they have allowed their opponents 30 passing and 18 rushing scores and haven’t been able to stop runs.

The Gang Green has 170.3 passing yards per game and 126.7 rushing yards per game in the season. But their opponents have moved the chains at will with 263.3 passing yards per game and 121.8 rushing yards per game. Combine these issues with their inability to sack the quarterbacks, and you see issues in the defense. The Jets have the second-lowest sacks (26) among 32 teams.

Bigger reason for Hall airing the dirty laundry in public could be the fact that the Jets head coach, Aaron Glenn has a decade of experience as a defensive back. Moreover, he had at least a decade of being a defensive coach before entering East Rutherford as a HC this season. But at the same time, the league’s second-worst offense also failed miserably.

The Jets’ first points of the game came with a 39-yard field goal by Nick Folk on a 4th & 11 in the second quarter from Patriots’ 21. After half time, they proceeded to get a first down on a tight window throw by punter Austin McNamara on a fake punt play. However, they eventually turned the ball over on downs. The Patriots took over and proceeded to score their sixth touchdown on six possessions to make the score 42-3, Patriots early in the third quarter.

With the Jets trailing by 39 points, Maye left the field for his backup to take over. But the lone bright spot for the Jets finally came in the fourth quarter in form of Breece Hall.

On the first play of the fourth quarter, Hall took a handoff and rambled 59 yards for a touchdown, making the score 42-10, Patriots. With neither of the teams scoring, that became the final score. But for Hall, who finished the day with 14 carries for 111 yards, the frustration is obvious. Let’s look at the facts about the Jets’ offense:

• Hall’s TD run was the Jets’ lone time finding the end zone against the league’s mid-tier defense ranking 13th overall
• This was the Jets’ first touchdown in the last seven quarters that came in Week 15 against the Jaguars
• It’s the first score for Hall in a month, with the last one coming back in Week 13
• Despite an additional play over the Patriots’ 62, the Jets only logged 307 yards.

The Week 17 loss forced Hall to take a direct shot at everyone as the home team was in control of nothing. Even their defensive end Jermaine Johnson, was embarrassed by the defeat. Still, the head coach continues to see the glass half full.

Aaron Glenn is still positive after the disappointing season

The Pats’ quarterback, Drake Maye, had an amazing game but even their wide receiver Stefon Diggs earned $500k as he caught six passes for 101 yards and one touchdown, taking his total to 82 receptions for 970 yards. If he records eight receptions for 130 yards, he could make $1.5 million more.

All these things that their Week 17 opponents achieved against them, including the Jets’ continuous losses, should worry Aaron Glenn, right? But they don’t. He openly claimed that the owner, Woody Johnson, still has full confidence in his coaching.

“I do know there’s a belief in me,” he said during the post-game conference.

So far, though, he has let down the fans with a 3-13 record. While the loss to the Patriots has frustrated the Gang Green fans, the visitors completed a perfect 8-0 road record in 2025 with their 13th win. Their dominance has surprised everyone. For now, the Jets can only look forward to avoid the unwanted record of no-interception season as they go against the Bills for their season finale.