If you were like me, you were probably a bit surprised at one point watching the Jets’ Week 5 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.

I wasn’t necessarily surprised by the result of the game. The 2025 New York Jets experience is one bad performance after another. The surprise was hearing the Fox game announcers talk about the potential the Jets defense has shown. They noted that the Jets were among the league leaders in forcing three and outs on the defensive side of the ball.

Having watched this defense struggle all season long, I found that a bit tough to believe. So I decided to take a look at the numbers. Sure enough, the announcers were correct. Through five weeks of the season the Jets are tied for the league lead with 17 defensive drives ending with a punt after the opposing offense failed to

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