The Jets offensive line took its first game snaps with all five starters together Sunday afternoon.

It showed.

The revamped unit had a tough time giving Sam Darnold enough protection to throw the ball, allowing four sacks and nine quarterback hits in a 17-16 loss to the Bills at MetLife Stadium.

“I feel like the communication could have been a little bit better to start the game,” new left guard Kelechi Osemele said. “That’s just going to come with time.”

The offensive line battled injuries during training camp — right guard Brian Winters had a shoulder injury while Osemele missed time with a pectoral muscle injury — and center Ryan Kalil didn’t sign to come out of retirement until Aug. 1. The full unit didn’t even take practice snaps in team drills together until Aug. 27, leaving a small window to get on the same page.

“We have a guy that just got here and just learned the system,” Osemele said. “A lot of changes going into game week, trying to get ready, a lot of protections in. They did a good job on their side of the ball scheming us. So over time, we’re going to get better at communicating and directing guys to where we’re going.”

The communication issues were most evident on failing to pick up the Bills’ blitzes. Darnold was under pressure early and often, having to get rid of the ball quickly to avoid more sacks. The Bills also got their hands on at least five passes at the line of scrimmage.

“Right away they brought some pressures that we couldn’t handle and I had to get the ball out of my hand,” Darnold said. “… They brought a lot of different stuff and we just needed to do a better job, for myself, I need to do a better job of seeing it, and then once I see it, getting the line directed where I need them to go.”

The line’s struggles were part of the reason the Jets offense mustered just 223 yards, but coach Adam Gase said he was not disappointed in the unit’s play.

“It wasn’t every play,” he said. “To me, right now, everything is magnified. When you see things after a series is over, you can point out one or two plays where you say, ‘Wow. That could have really been a game-changing type play.’ It just magnifies right now. In the big picture, there is a lot of good.”