ATTACK: D

Davante Adams said it best: “I don’t know if I would say we struggled offensively. I would say we definitely struggled to score. It’s kind of the same thing, I guess you could say.” Um, yeah. The Jets opened with a great 99-yard touchdown drive and only managed a field goal after that. They were 2 of 5 on fourth down, with all three misses resulting in Rams points. Aaron Rodgers finished the game 28-42 for 256 yards and a touchdown. According to ESPN, the Jets became the second team since 1940 to not return a single punt and still score fewer than 10 points.

DEFENSE: b

Even though the Jets played without Quinnen Williams and most of the game without Sauce Gardner, Matthew Stafford and the Rams kept the spirits high on a cold day for a team from Southern California. Stafford only had 110 yards. The bulk of the Rams offense came from Kyren Williams’ 23 carries for 122 yards and a touchdown. The Jets’ offense continually put the defense in difficult situations, giving the Rams possession three times on two failed fourth down attempts and a Rodgers fumble.

SPECIAL TEAMS: D

Xavier Gipson had a 42-yard kickoff return, but he later fumbled a punt that the Rams recovered to seal the victory. Anders Carlson missed an extra point and later a 49-yard field goal attempt that could have kept the Jets within reach in the final minutes.

COACHING: D

Jeff Ulbrich and his team got the Jets playing hard again and battling against a superior Rams team, but the lasting memory of that game will be a series of fourth-period attempts that backfired. Most notably, Ulbrich scored a fourth-and-1 from their own 33-yard line in the second quarter. Breece Hall was stuffed at the line and the Rams turned that into their first touchdown.

Neil Best first worked at Newsday in 1982, returned to Alaska after a stint in 1985 and has been here ever since, specializing in high schools, college basketball, the NFL and most recently sports media and business.