There was no late-game magic from the Jets this week … or early-game magic … or mid-game magic, for that matter.

The Bengals rolled over the Jets 27-12 at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, ending any hope the Jets could post back-to-back wins and erasing all the good vibes from their dramatic comeback over the Browns.

As exciting as that win over the Browns was, this was equally discouraging.

It is hard to find anything the Jets did well. The offense barely could function for most of the day with the line struggling to give Joe Flacco time and Flacco, who had four turnovers, looking every bit of his 37 years. The team unraveled with three personal fouls, one that extended a Bengals drive and another that destroyed a potential late scoring opportunity for the Jets. There was even a heated argument on the sideline captured on TV to cap off a miserable day for the Jets, who are now 1-2 this season.

“It is frustrating as hell,” Jets coach Robert Saleh said. “It wasn’t good.”

Flacco again attempted more than 50 passes, completing 28 of 52 passing for 285 yards with two interceptions and two lost fumbles. Flacco heard boos from the crowds and chants for backup Mike White late in the game.

This was probably it for Flacco, at least for the near future. The expectation is that Zach Wilson will be cleared to play next week against the Steelers and get the start.

But can Wilson or any quarterback function in this offense right now? The line gave up four sacks, two that turned into Flacco fumbles, and nine quarterback hits.

“We’ll see,” Flacco said about his future as a starter. “Maybe you guys know more than I do. I’m just going to keep my head down and keep working and keep doing all I can do for this team, whatever that may be.”

As bad as Flacco was, this loss was not just on him.

Beyond just the offensive problems, Saleh’s defense failed to show up for most of the game. Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow picked the Jets apart in the first half and the Jets defensive line pressured him but rarely actually brought him down.

Burrow completed 23 of 36 passing for 275 yards and three touchdowns. He started the game on fire and moved the Bengals down the field with ease for the first score.

The Jets were only down 7-6 when the defense handed the Bengals a gift. The Jets had a stop on the Bengals on third-and-9, but defensive end John Franklin-Myers pushed Burrow to the ground after he threw the ball and drew a personal foul, extending the drive. Three plays later, Burrow threw a short pass to Tyler Boyd and Jets safety Jordan Whitehead missed a tackle, letting Boyd run for a 56-yard touchdown and a 14-6 lead.

Constant mistakes like that were a theme again for the Jets and you could sense the frustration in the postgame locker room.

“We’re not giving a team a chance to beat us by just out-executing us,” cornerback D.J. Reed said. “It’s just us, just giving them stuff. We’re in the NFL. We can’t afford to do that. Teams are too good to be doing that. We’ve got to get that fixed ASAP to just see what we can be. I think we’re a special defense. I think we’re a special team.”

After the Boyd touchdown that ended the first quarter, CBS cameras caught defensive lineman Quinnen Williams and defensive line coach Aaron Whitecotton having a heated exchange on the sideline, another indication of the frustration this team is feeling.

Everyone played down the exchange after the game. Williams apparently was upset that the Jets blitzed on the Boyd touchdown and was exhorting his coaches to trust the defensive line and rush only four.

“In the game, man, you just get heated,” Williams said. “It wasn’t no real shouting match like everybody making it seem like. I love my coach, man, my coach loves me, man. We’re all competitors out there, man. We got dogs in our room, bro, and everybody on the staff knows, everybody in the organization knows, and I just trust my D-line so much that ‘Put it on our back to win this game, man.’ ”

The Bengals’ lead was 20-9 at halftime and the Jets received the ball to open the second half, but things did not get better, only worse. On the opening drive of the half, Flacco was sacked by Trey Hendrickson and fumbled the ball. Hendrickson, who had 2 ½ sacks, abused Jets tackle George Fant, who left the game with a knee injury. The Bengals recovered the ball at the Jets’ 24 and Burrow found a wide open Ja’Marr Chase for a 5-yard touchdown pass four plays later. That made it 27-9 and the Jets would only be able to cut it to 27-12.

The Chase touchdown was another mental mistake with cornerback Sauce Garnder and linebacker Quincy Williams looking confused and neither man covering Chase. It is the second straight week the Jets have given up a touchdown on a clear miscommunication in the secondary.

“I think we need to have a meeting, as far as the defense because this is unacceptable,” Reed said. “Mental errors are unacceptable from the coaches, from the players, everybody that is a part of this, including myself, it’s unacceptable. We need to have a meeting and just talk about everything, whether what we’re doing is too much, we’re not overcommunicating. We’ve got to cut it out and we’ve got to get it right. That has to happen.”

The final gasp for the Jets came early in the fourth quarter. Trailing by 15 points, the Jets moved the ball to the Bengals’ 14-yard line. Corey Davis was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct in the end zone, pushing the ball back to the 29 and making third-and-6 become third-and-21. The Jets turned the ball over on another Flacco sack on fourth down and the Jets’ hopes were dead.