As someone who watched it, a big reason is because of the timing. The Patriots went from 7-0 to 28-0 within a span of a minute, got a touchdown early, Jets fumble right at the three yard line, two plays later Mark Sanchez runs into his own lineman’s ass and then the very next kickoff is another fumble that gets returned for a touchdown.

Sanchez had always gotten criticism (because he was Bad) but could shield it by saying he won in the playoffs. That game essentially signalled the end of an era of hope for the Jets with their strong defense as Sanchez became too much of a liability to actually win despite their amazing defense and then went on to only have one winning season and 0 playoff appearances since then.

Combine that with the fact that a player running into his own offensive lineman’s ass and fumbling is funny and you get something that both serves as a representation of a moment in time, when the Jets lost all hope, and as an inherently funny play.

Pretty sure every Bills fan had a heart attack on that Cooks fumble.

Some one score games are fun, down to the wire, you just don’t know how they’ll end.

Some low scoring games are tough defensive affairs, where great stops force the offense to fight for every inch.

This game was neither.

This season has been EXTREMELY injury hit as well. I keep saying it but IMO, it would just be short-sighted to completely bail on him when the last three years have been solid and he has a very long track record of success. In my mind, Mike Tomlin is the same: If Tomlin’s team just cratered next year, I’d give him the next QB after Kenny Pickett rather than can him instantly.

Shouting into the echo chamber but I feel like less irrelevant guests would do good work. The entire appeal of the ManningCast was that it was two dudes hanging out who also knew their shit about football. The more it gets away from that, the more it becomes just another broadcast.

It’s been less than one year. They need to calm the fuck down lol