Riley Parker: "The Jets gave it away 6 times and Las Vegas scored 45 points—when you're bleeding possessions like that against a team that doesn't need them, you're not losing a game, you're getting dismantled." Zoe Bell: "Fernando Mendoza didn't need to be perfect—19 of 26 and 210 yards says a team that didn't have to ask him to win it alone, and that's precisely why a backup QB in week 4 looks unshakeable." Ava Collins: "The Jets threw it 51 times and still couldn't keep pace with a Raiders team that didn't need to—Las Vegas is built on the ground now, and New York's desperation to catch up is exactly the kind of imbalance that turns games into blowouts."

29 points separated these two, and Raiders had all of them. Fernando Mendoza did the damage for Raiders — 19/26, 210 yards, 3 TD. Mike Washington Jr. did the work on the ground for Raiders — 16 carries, 103 yards, 2 TD. Demond William Jr.'s high-water mark for the year. Total yards: Raiders 352, Jets 298.

Nicole Santos: "Buffalo ran the game away from start to finish. Nyck Harbor put 202 yards and 3 touchdowns on New York, and the Jets could not answer—they turned the ball over 6 times and managed just 24 rushing yards, which is not a problem you solve in one afternoon." Caleb Brooks: "Buffalo got away with 2 turnovers to New York's 6, but here's the thing: they didn't need ball security to win this one. The Jets threw 25 passes and ran 14 times down 38 points—that's desperation playcalling against a team that was already playing loose. Buffalo was just better."

Buffalo dismantled New York 45-7, a margin that understates the performance gap. Josh Allen completed 15 of 31 for 326 yards and 4 touchdowns while Nyck Harbor caught 6 passes for 202 yards and 3 scores, the only two names that mattered on either side. The Jets managed 196 total yards, 24 on the ground, and coughed up 6 turnovers to Buffalo's 2, which is the entire explanation for why one team is 3-0 and the other is 1-2.

31-16 to Jets, and it went about how it looked. Cade Klubnik did the damage for Jets — 20/36, 381 yards, 4 TD. Omar Cooper Jr. did the catching for Jets — 8 catches, 176 yards, 2 TD. Cade Klubnik's high-water mark for the year. Total yards: Jets 482, Vikings 296.

Jordan Hayes: "New York's ground game disappeared at 35 yards total, and when you can't run on anybody, a 28-point loss to a division winner in Week 16 is what happens—that's the diagnosis the Jets have to live with." Ava Collins: "A.J. Brown picked apart New York's secondary in a way that made 240 yards look inevitable—when a receiver is that open all afternoon, it's less about his talent and more about what the defense is or isn't doing to him."

New England beat New York 35-7 in Week 16 behind Drake Maye's 4 touchdown passes and A.J. Brown's 240 receiving yards. Maye completed 17 of 20 for 376 yards while the Patriots' passing attack overwhelmed a Jets defense that managed just 63 yards through the air. New England's ground game was nonexistent at 7 yards, but it didn't matter—the Patriots controlled the game so thoroughly that the Jets never had a chance to establish anything on offense or defense.

Kayla James: "This was a defensive slugfest where both teams played like they were trying to lose it — Denver just lost it slower, and that 10-point margin flatters a game that felt like watching two teams punch themselves out. Cade Klubnik threw 4 interceptions, which is the kind of afternoon that doesn't get you a second chance at this level."