The Jets better check their Black Friday return policy.
They keep finding new lows to reach.
Trailing 10-6 with just two seconds left in the first half of their Black Friday matchup with the Dolphins at MetLife Stadium, which the Jets eventually lost 34-13, Tim Boyle launched a Hail Mary from the Jets’ own 49-yard-line.
It somehow ended in yet another disaster.
Dolphins cornerback Jevon Holland intercepted the pass just in front of the end zone and returned it 99 yards for a hard-to-believe pick-six to close the second quarter.
After Jason Sanders’ extra point, Miami extended its lead to 17-6.
According to ESPN, it was the first pick-6 on a Hail Mary pass since at least 2006, when the outlet began tracking Hail Mary’s as a play type.
“We’re trying to score,” wide receiver Garrett Wilson said after the game. “We have an opp, defense makes a great play, gives us a chance and obviously, we’ve been in a tough spot. Let’s go get a shot. Let’s throw it at the end zone, see what happens. It goes so wrong, man. It goes so wrong. That’s one of those things where I feel like that could describe a lot of things.”
Jevon Holland intercepts a pass during the Dolphins-Jets game on Nov. 24, 2023. AP
Jevon Holland returns a pick-six during the Dolphins’ win over the Jets on Nov 24, 2023. Robert Sabo for NY Post
Holland traveled 124.4 yards on the play, the most distance traveled by a ball carrier on a scrimmage play this season, according to Next Gen Stats.
“That was unfortunate, we’ll get back up, get ready to play the second half,” Jets head coach Robert Saleh told Prime Video sideline reporter Kaylee Hartung on the broadcast after the play.
It was as if the Holland Tunnel opened up in front of Holland, who was hardly even touched as he sprinted the length of the field.
He badly juked Boyle for his final act toward the end of his run before waltzing into the end zone.
“Typical Hail Mary,” Saleh said. “Give them credit, made the play. … Just unfortunate.”
Tim Boyle reacts during the Jets-Dolphins game on Nov. 24, 2023. Getty ImagesThe Jets’ only points came via a Brandin Echols pick-six of his own before Greg Zuerlein subsequently missed the extra point amid another brutal offensive showing.
The change to Boyle has not improved anything, as the Jets finished the first half with just 47 yards of offense and two first downs.
Boyle completed 27 of 38 passes for 179 yards with one touchdown and two picks.
