The New York Jets seem to always be in a tough spot. Even as the team works on finding a new general manager and head coach, players from other teams keep criticizing them. Houston Texans defensive end Will Anderson spoke with reporters on Monday after his team’s loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in the playoffs.
Anderson shared his frustration about how the Texans’ season ended and explained what his team needs to do in 2025 to avoid a similar disappointment, starting with beating the Jets.
Anderson emphasized that the Texans need to win more regular-season games to get a better spot in the playoffs. Specifically, he mentioned that Houston “can’t lose to teams like the Titans and the Jets.”
The Jets Need Wins to Change the Perception
The Texans finished the season with a 10-7 record, leading the AFC South. However, Anderson’s point still stands. Losing to teams like the Jets and Titans hurt their chances of earning a higher seed and possibly having home-field advantage in the playoffs.
Despite the Texans being a much stronger team than the Jets, they’ve had issues with AFC teams like the Jets in recent seasons. Anderson, for example, has yet to beat the Jets. The Jets have faced the Texans in the past two years, winning both games with a combined score of 51-19. This includes a 30-6 win in 2023, with Zach Wilson leading the team, and a 21-13 victory in the current season.
Anderson and the Texans’ defense gave Wilson one of his best NFL games in 2023, as he completed 27 out of 36 passes for 301 yards and two touchdowns. In the most recent win, Aaron Rodgers threw three touchdowns for the Jets.
Anderson is right that the Texans should beat teams like the Jets and Titans, who only had eight wins in 2024. However, criticizing a team that has outscored his by 32 points in the last two years might not be the best choice.
In the end, the only way the Jets can stop being the target of such comments is by winning more games. The Jets haven’t won more than seven games in a season since 2015, and they haven’t made the playoffs in 14 years. Until they start winning, they will keep being the team other players mock, even those they’ve beaten. This is the reality for the Jets.
