CINCINNATI – Oh, hey, it happened again.

For the second time this season – and within five weeks – the Jets have handed a lowly, league-worst opponent their first victory of the season.

This time around, it was the Bengals who beat the Jets. It was convincing, too. Frankly, the 22-6 final score at Paul Brown Stadium felt even more lopsided than it looks.

Clearly, plenty went wrong in this utter implosion by the Jets. But these six men were most responsible for Sunday’s horror show in Cincinnati:

LT Kelvin Beachum: Until this point, Beachum had seemingly been the key to the Jets’ recent offensive line turnaround. On Sunday, he was arguably the biggest culprit in that unit’s failure. He was called for a block in the back that eliminated a chunk play and brought the Jets out of the red zone in the second quarter. That killed the drive. He also committed holding in the end zone, handing the Bengals a safety. He got caught grabbing again in the fourth quarter. Ugly, ugly day for the veteran.

WR Braxton Berrios: Perhaps this is a bit too butterfly effect, but who knows how this day may have changed if Berrios reeled in an easy second-down catch from Sam Darnold on the opening drive. Instead, he bobbled it with absolutely no one around him. That drop forced the Jets to kick a field goal after they failed to get 7 yards on the next play. Darnold and Co. were cooking until that error. Maybe an opening-drive TD would have jump-started this group to get the job done the rest of the day.

RG Tom Compton: Not only did Compton take penalties on back-to-back plays in the third quarter, but he was also beaten for multiple sacks on the day. The fill-in had fared well over the last few weeks, pinch hitting for the injured Brian Winters. But that all fell apart spectacularly against the Bengals.

CB Arthur Maulet: Cincinnati receivers were running wide open all day and far too many of them were supposed to be covered by Maulet. He’d been impressively good the past few weeks, in combination with Blessuan Austin. But he finally got exposed. Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton was clearly picking on Maulet and he struggled to cover even routine comeback routes. Sorry to those Jets fans who had hoped this team found answers at cornerback. It was all just a hot streak, not a long-term solution.

Head coach Adam Gase: You cannot score single-digit points against a winless team. You cannot lose to two winless teams in the same season. You cannot come out this flat against a bad opponent after winning three in a row, with revitalized playoff hopes suddenly looking somewhat possible. You cannot fail to adjust at halftime. You cannot get held to 62 rushing yards against the worst run defense in the league. You cannot get embarrassed like this. Full stop.

Defensive coordinator Gregg Williams: You cannot allow the Bengals to top 20 points for the second time all season. You cannot let Andy Dalton look like Dan Marino after four weeks on the bench. You cannot let Auden Tate and Tyler Boyd look like Jerry Rice and Terrell Owens. You cannot generate zero pressure against arguably the league’s worst offensive line. You cannot allow the Bengals to consistently find massive mismatches in coverage. You cannot get embarrassed like this. Full stop.

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