Jets hit historic low as Justin Fields joins Ryan Leaf territory

The New York Jets offense is bad. You can make excuses such as predictable play calling, the league's worst collection of wide receivers, inconsistent performance from Breece Hall, and Alijah Vera-Tucker's season-ending injury. None of those, however, excuse the pitiful performance from Justin Fields against the Denver Broncos in London.

Fields has had Jets fans on a rollercoaster thus far in the young 2025 season. After posting the best performance of his career in Week 1, he quickly dashed any hope that he had finally put together his immense talent with a follow-up in Week 2 that went down as the worst game he's ever had.

Until now. In London, Fields hit a low so shocking that it hadn't been seen in the NFL for nearly 30 years. The historic "accomplishment" will have your stomach turn once you learn the company he keeps.

Justin Fields joins an all-time NFL Draft bust amidst the Jets' offensive debacle in London

Against Denver, Fields never found a rhythm, completing just nine of 17 attempts for 45 yards. His 2.6 yards per attempt was laughably bad, as he consistently misfired, didn't recognize open receivers, and looked like a deer in the headlights as the Broncos' pass rush dropped him for nine sacks.

With a QBR of just nine, it was a bad performance, but how bad comes into greater focus once you take into account to 55 yards lost due to sacks. At the end of the day, Fields and the Jets' aerial attack produced a net of negative-10 yards.

A truly grotesque performance, Fields joined infamous company posting the fewest net passing yards since all-time bust Ryan Leaf back in 1998. As a quarterback, that's a name you never want to be associated with unless you're Peyton Manning and the conversation is about the 1998 draft.

Fields is certainly more likable than the troubled Leaf, but that won't quiet the calls for Tyrod Taylor to supplant him in the starting lineup.

It was the nine sacks that brought Fields to these depths. While on the surface, such an astronomical number would point to an offensive line implosion, most were actually on the Ohio State product, who played timid and indecisive, frequently holding the ball too long and seemingly unaware of where the rush was coming from.

If anything, Sunday's performance should underscore to Jets fans exactly why Fields is on his third team in as many years. For every flash of brilliance, there's a much more prolonged stretch of ineptitude. The physical gifts are no match for the mental blocks that chain him down and make him unable to play as an effective quarterback.

Outside of the delusional few who hang on to a delirious hope that Fields can pan out, Sunday was the final straw for so many in New York who have been clamoring for a competent quarterback for what seems like an eternity. Simply put, it's never going to get better for Fields.