REPORT CARD

OFFENSE

This was another ugly performance by the Jets’ offense. QB Bryce Petty (15of-28, 119 yards, 1 INT, 49.6 rating) had an awful game in his second start of the season. He was inaccurate and incapable of getting anything going. The Jets went 3-for-14 on third down and had just 98 net passing yards. The lone bright spot was RB

Bilal Powell (19 rushes, 145 yards, one TD), who broke a 57-yard TD and had three of the four longest plays by a Jet.

DEFENSE

This unit delivered another solid performance, but was undermined by the underachieving offense gain. The Jets held the Chargers to 14 points, but they were far from perfect, too. They did not force any turnovers and gave up 107 yards to tight ends. QB

Philip Rivers (22-of-40, 290 yards, one TD, 86.5 rating) was not great, but good enough. TE Antonio Gates (six catches, 81 yards, one TD) turned back the clock in this game.

SPECIAL TEAMS

The onside kick to open the game was perfectly executed by kicker Chandler

Catanzaro and safety Marcus Maye, who recovered it. Punter Lachlan Edwards averaged 46.8 yards on nine punts. Returner JoJo

Natson had another bad day, averaging 4.3 yards per punt return on seven returns with a long of 11. The Jets gave up a punt return for a touchdown that was called back due to a holding penalty.

COACHING

Offensive coordinator John

Morton had a bad game. Yes, he is handcuffed by Petty’s poor play, but some of the thirdand-short passing calls were puzzling. The Jets would be running efficiently, then Morton would call a pass in shortyardage situations. Todd Bowles’ clock management at the end of the game was puzzling. He let way too much time run off the clock before calling timeouts.