These Jets were doomed by a 2020 upset that changed the course of the franchise
NY Post
Aaron Rodgers was closing in on his third MVP award, and the 2020 Jets were closing in on Trevor Lawrence the last time they played the Rams.
A game that would change the course of Jets history.
The Adam Gase Jets were 0-13 and 17-point underdogs at SoFi Stadium when they stunned the Rams, 23-20, and watched the Jaguars move in front of them because of an easier strength of schedule. The Jags refused to relinquish the first-overall pick of the 2021 draft.
“Hey, our job is to try to go out and win every week,” Gase said afterward, much to the chagrin of Jets fans.
This may be hard to believe, given that he’s become the crown prince of New York basketball in almost every way, but it wasn’t even like this for Jalen Brunson. Two-plus years into his tenure as the face of the Knicks, we tend to simply believe that modern Knicks history can be divided into two parts: