Rex Ryan didn't dream the Jets would be facing their current plight.
After all, this was supposed to be the season the Jets were going to the Super Bowl, backing the coach's boastful claims. But after two straight defeats and having to simmer for 10 days before taking the field again following a gut-wrenching last-minute loss to the Broncos, the Jets (5-5) are staring at a daunting task.
With little margin for error given the AFC landscape, the Jets virtually must win each of their remaining six games, beginning with their divisional matchup against the reeling Bills (5-5) at Metlife Stadium Sunday.
It's a concept that would've seemed unfathomable to Ryan barely two weeks ago, when the Jets were riding high on their three-game winning streak.
"I'm surprised," he said. "No doubt. I never thought we'd be in this spot right now, but we are. So we can't do anything about it now. We have to win the rest of them. That's the mentality that we're taking." (continue)
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