MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Aaron Glenn defiantly announced these were not the “Same Old Jets” last week. They sure looked like it Monday night. 

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The Dolphins beat the Jets in a battle of previously winless teams.

The score was only 27-21, but it never felt that close as the Jets played terribly for most of the night, turning the ball over three times and committing 13 penalties. 

“It’s just the tale of three out of our four losses,” running back Breece Hall said. “Teams shoot themselves in the foot and we come back and shoot ourselves in the head.” 

The offense did not look in sync for most of the night.

The first Jets touchdown came on a Justin Fields 43-yard scramble and their longest drive of the night — a 12-play opening drive — ended with a fumble at the goal line. 

The Jets made the score closer on a Garrett Wilson 23-yard touchdown with 1:49 left in the game.

Fields converted a two-point conversion to make it 27-21, but the Dolphins recovered the onside kick to win the game. 

The Jets are 0-4 for the first time since 2020, when they went 2-14. This was Miami’s first win of the season and they are now 1-3. 

“We have to understand that before you can win games, you have to learn how not to lose games,” Glenn said. “We have to do a better job in that case and we will.” 

Hard Rock Stadium continued to be a house of horrors for the Jets.

They have lost 10 straight games here, with their last win coming in 2014, in Rex Ryan’s final game as coach. 

The Jets explained away their first three losses this season because they came against good teams.

But the Dolphins are in their weight class and even the winless Dolphins outclassed them. 

The Jets had six pre-snap penalties on offense and then committed some untimely penalties that killed them. 

“When it comes to the game today, very disappointing, very disappointing,” Glenn said. “There’s no way you can win any game with 13 penalties and three turnovers. It just can’t happen.” 

Somehow the Jets were only down by a touchdown at halftime despite playing a sloppy, mistake-filled first half. The Jets had five penalties and two fumbles in the opening half and their only points came on a 58-yard field goal by Nick Folk. 

The Dolphins entered the game with zero takeaways. But Braelon Allen fumbled at the goal line and Fields fumbled on a fourth down.

Then, the Jets fumbled away the opening kickoff of the second half when returner Isaiah Williams coughed it up. 

The Jets ran for 76 yards on their 12-play opening drive and had the ball at the Dolphins 6-yard line.

Allen then got the carry and was diving for the end zone when Dolphins cornerback Jack Jones punched the ball out and safety Minkah Fitzpatrick recovered it. 

The Dolphins took over and put together a long drive of their own and took a 10-0 lead.

They went 96 yards on 15 plays and it was capped off with the first of two Darren Waller touchdowns. 

The Jets then had a fourth-and-5 at the Dolphins 36 and Fields rolled out to his right and was hit by linebacker Tyrel Dodson, causing him to fumble. Dolphins linebacker Jaelan Phillips recovered it. 

The Jets received the opening kickoff in the second half with a chance to tie the game but Williams fumbled.

That led to another Waller touchdown, this one a 9-yard score to make it 17-3 Dolphins. 

Fields had an inconsistent night in his return from a concussion but he did give the Jets a highlight touchdown with 9:23 left in the third quarter.

On fourth-and-1, Fields avoided the pass rush and ran 43 yards for a touchdown. 

De’Von Achane punched it in from the 9-yard line, going around the edge and avoiding the tackles of Tony Adams, Jamien Sherwood and Isaiah Oliver to put the Dolphins up 24-10. 

The Jets had a touchdown taken off the board at the end of the third quarter when Garrett Wilson made a beautiful catch but was called for offensive pass interference. 

Folk’s 50-yard field goal with 13:09 left made it a 24-13 game.

Patterson iced the game for the Dolphins with a 36-yard field goal with 3:33 left that pushed the score to 27-13. 

The Jets will return home to face the Cowboys next week, still searching for Glenn’s first victory and trying to avoid an 0-5 start. 

“This past week was a gotta have it,” Wilson said. “The fact that we just played how we did, now this becomes an absolutely gotta have it. Gotta get on the board. It’s a home game. Protect our home field. At the end of the day, what do you want your legacy to be in this league? I look back on my time and man, we’ve got to go now. We’ve got to have it this week.”