3 players who deserve blame for Jets' hard-fought loss to Ravens

The NY Jets were expected to get flattened by Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens in their Week 12 duel, but Aaron Glenn managed to enter halftime with a lead and keep his team in the game until Baltimore shut the door on them in the fourth quarter.

The 23-10 loss was closer than the scoreline would indicate, as the Jets moved the ball better than they did when Justin Fields was under center. However, this is yet another loss to add to the pile of what has been a tough 2-9 stint for Glenn and GM Darren Mougey to endure.

These three players may have contributed to the loss more than any other. Even at a time when the franchise is looking forward to the 2026 season, there is still room to hold these vets accountable.

3 Jets players who deserve blame after Week 12 loss to Ravens

1. RB Breece Hall

It's hard to be too critical of the disgruntled Hall, who remains the Jets' best offensive skill position player and is in the middle of one of the finest seasons of his young career. However, the Jets' star running back coughed up a fumble when the Jets were just a few yards away from scoring and possibly giving Baltimore a genuine scare.

Hall is much better at holding onto the ball than he was during the team's cursed 2024 season, but there are some occasional hiccups that prevent him from becoming an unquestioned top-10 running back across the NFL.

2. DE Will McDonald

McDonald has developed a concerning pattern in his young career. He'll look like Lawrence Taylor with three sacks in one game, then follow it up with a month of games in which he barely gets on the stat sheet before breaking out again. Against Baltimore, McDonald put up a goose egg.

With McDonald still a terrible run defender, he offers nothing of value if he can't use his speed to get to the quarterback. The lack of depth on the defensive line is hurting McDonald as defenses start to key in on him, but the Jets can't have their best pass rusher go this quiet for this long.

3. SAF Tony Adams

Forced into action due to the injury to starter Andre Cisco, Adams and Isaiah Oliver moved in and out of the lineup. Whenever Adams was in the game, the Ravens did well to make sure they could target him and reel off some big chunk plays at his expense.

Adams has proven that he is not an NFL-level starting safety, and he managed to gift the Ravens some big plays via blown coverages and penalties in his time as a fill-in backup. New York may need to completely remake their safety room in the offseason by ditching him.