Another game. Another New York Jets loss.
Gang Green fumbled three times and struggled with undisciplined play in a 27-21 loss to the Miami Dolphins on Monday night. Miami led by two scores for the majority of the contest – the game was never as close as the final score shows.
Many aspects of the disappointing loss were frustrating, but there was one facet of the game that baffled fans and analysts the most: penalties.
New York was penalized 13 times for over 100 yards in the loss, with five coming before the snap.
After the game, the penalty problem incensed head coach Aaron Glenn more than ever.
Glenn speaks out after Jets loss
As much as the Jets struggled with penalties on Monday, the referees made several questionable calls throughout the contest. From a phantom offensive pass interference call on Garrett Wilson that would have been a touchdown to a late hit that wasn’t called on the Dolphins, the officials struggled with consistency on Monday night.
That doesn’t take away from New York’s undisciplined nature, though. Through their pre-snap penalties, the Jets displayed the same kind of sloppy play that has been their calling card for years.
And it left Glenn extremely frustrated.
โVery disappointing,” the Jets head coach said. “Thereโs no way you can win any game with 13 penalties and three turnovers. But what we have to do is go back to work.โ
New York’s coach was hot after the game. So much so that the media room could reportedly hear Glenn’s postgame speech to his team – a fiery and passionate plea for the roster to be better in the margins.
โWe have to understand that before we can win games we have to learn how to not lose games,โ Glenn said afterward.
Through four games, the Jets have committed 32 penalties, which ties them for the 10th-most in the league.
Under the previous regime, New York led the league in penalties in each of the last two seasons. While they have improved so far under Glenn, the Jets’ latest loss shows that they are still prone to losing games because of self-inflicted errors.
New York’s coach continues to preach accountability through four games. Time will tell if his words can lead to any results on the field.

