New York Jets Can Forge Identity as Resilient Team in Week 8

October 31, 2015   ·   Erik Frenz   ·   Jump to comments

It's not about how many times you get knocked down, it's about how many times you get back up.
The New York Jets hope to accomplish the latter after suffering their second loss of the season last week against the New England Patriots.
They can't afford to take too many more losses this season if they want to make the playoffs, though the AFC wild-card hunt doesn't appear to be headed for more than 10 wins or so. The Jets have already begun to forge an identity as a resilient team in 2015, and a win in Week 8 would only further establish that identity.
After winning their first two games of the season they took a tough loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 3, but bounced back with two big wins again before being handed a loss by the Patriots.
So, this is the Jets' second opportunity to respond with a bounce-back win, but the Jets have even shown an ability to respond to adversity within games.
They were trailing by seven points in the second quarter against th...

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