The film agreed. Thursday’s’ 24-3 loss to the Jets was more than a manhandling or an embarrassment. It was a cartoonish brawl spinning end zone to end zone, players rolling in a cloud, fists sticking out and the same loser seeing stars at the end of virtually every drive: the Patriots.

The New England Patriots, going into Week 3, had looked better than most people had anticipated; with the typical high-end defense and a powerful running game, the team looked to be competitive in most of their contests on the year.

E-T-S. After decades of embarrassing the Jets on their home turf, the Patriots were on the other side of the embarrassment Thursday night in New Jersey. The Patriots put up an absolute dud in their only appearance in primetime this season,