{"id":291310,"date":"2023-09-20T01:04:06","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T01:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=291310"},"modified":"2023-09-20T01:04:06","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T01:04:06","slug":"jets-wr-garrett-wilson-on-14-game-losing-streak-to-patriots-thats-unacceptable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/nfl\/jets-wr-garrett-wilson-on-14-game-losing-streak-to-patriots-thats-unacceptable\/","title":{"rendered":"Jets WR Garrett Wilson on 14-game losing streak to Patriots: 'That's unacceptable'"},"content":{"rendered":"
The New York Jets lost Aaron Rodgers for the season in Week 1.<\/p>\n
They lost in blowout fashion to the Dallas Cowboys in Week 2.<\/p>\n
In Week 3, they’re facing a rival that’s dominated them for more than a decade.<\/p>\n
In the eyes of second-year standout Garrett Wilson, another Jets loss to the New England Patriots would be intolerable.<\/p>\n
“It’s time that things change around here,” Wilson told the Bart & Hahn podcast, via ESPN\u2019s Rich Cimini. “I don’t like talking about it too much, but this is one of the first steps. Fourteen straight is unacceptable. That’s unacceptable. I’m 0-2 against them. That’s unacceptable.”<\/p>\n
New England has won 14 straight games against New York.<\/p>\n
The Jets’ last win in the lopsided rivalry came on Dec. 27, 2015. Eric Decker caught a 6-yard touchdown pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick in overtime to propel head coach Todd Bowles’ Jets to victory.<\/p>\n
Decker hasn’t played since 2017.<\/p>\n
Fitzpatrick is now an analyst for Prime Video.<\/p>\n
And Bowles is off to a 2-0 start in Tampa.<\/p>\n
The 23-year-old Wilson was a 15-year-old freshman just starting out at Lake Travis (Texas) High. It’s been a while.<\/p>\n
Though each season is its own and the 2023 Jets are in need of a bounce-back game in the aftermath of Rodgers’ injury and their dispiriting loss to the Cowboys, New York’s tribulations versus Bill Belichick’s Patriots extend back more than seven years.<\/p>\n
No matter what the issue in any particular week or season, the Jets have been unable to best Bill’s bunch.<\/p>\n
In his 2022 Associated Press NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year campaign, Wilson’s first time playing the Patriots was an individual success. He posted six receptions for 115 yards in a Week 8 loss.<\/p>\n
However, by the time Week 11 rolled around, Wilson was a non-factor, as he was held to two catches on three targets for just 12 yards. That 10-3 loss to the Pats loomed largest for another Wilson, though, as quarterback Zach Wilson was benched following a miserable showing.<\/p>\n
Zach Wilson returned to the starting lineup later in 2022 when Mike White was injured and he’s once again back as QB1 in 2023 following Rodgers’ Achilles tear.<\/p>\n
The Week 3 storylines are prevalent as they’ve seemingly been for the Jets on a weekly basis dating back to the offseason. However, the losing streak to the Patriots is a narrative that’s remained autumn after autumn.<\/p>\n
Gang Green’s talented second-year wideout is more than ready to change all that.<\/p>\n
“I inherited — I walked into a team that, we haven’t beaten the Patriots,” Wilson said. “I feel like that’s why they brought me here, brought me and Sauce [Gardner] here and the guys here — to make things like that change. It’s time we do what we get paid for.”<\/p>\n