If you’re wondering why the Jets are 0-4, despite playing well enough to win two or three games in the first month of the season, just look at the bottom of NFL team turnover stats page.
Because that’s where you’ll find the Jets, who have given the ball to their opponents seven times more than they’ve taken it away since the start of the season – that’s nearly two lost possessions per game, which is obviously hard to overcome.
We saw it Monday night in Miami, when the Jets outgained the Dolphins, ran more plays than Miami, and still lost because they had three turnovers. Those issues on Monday night, and Xavier Gipson’s costly fumble Week 1 against the Steelers are a big part of the problem and need to get cleaned up.
But the Jets don’t lead the NFL in giveaways: four teams have more he