The Jets lost a 17-16 heartbreaker to the Patriots on Sunday that dropped New York to 3-12 on the season.
The one-point loss marks the second time this year that the Jets have almost knocked off the AFC's No. 1 team. New York also almost beat the Patriots in Week 7, a game that ended in a 27-25 Jets loss.
Close losses have pretty much been the story of the Jets season. Of New York's 12 losses in 2014, seven of them have come by one score or less.
So what does all of this mean? It means that the Jets are the best 3-12 in football history, at least according to safety Calvin Pryor.
"If you look at our season, besides two or three games, we've been in every game," Pryor said, via CSNNE.com. "You can cut it and slice it how you want to. I think we're -- what are we, 3-12? -- I think we're the best 3-12 team in the history of football. No doubt about it."
The Jets definitely have an argument for being the best 3-12 team in 2014. There's only two other 3-12 teams (Raiders, Jaguars) and New York is 1-0 against them.
Another Jets safety, Dawan Landry, believes the team should be 10-5 or 11-4 at this point.
"The record doesn't dictate the team that we are," Landry said. "We played a lot of close games that could've gone either way. We could've easily had 10-11 wins. Easily. It just hasn't been our year. We got one more game, we're gonna try to finish it off on a high note."
That potential high note would happen in Miami. If the Jets can beat the Dolphins in Week 17, they could finish the season as the best 4-12 team in football history.