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NEW YORK, N.Y.— Woody Johnson watched every last minutes of the Jets playoff-eliminating loss to the Buffalo Bills Week 17. New York’s owner saw the interceptions, the missed opportunities, the emotionless start to the game.

All of it. He saw it all.

And the worst part of it? It was the second time he had to sit through the same exact game.

“I think we played a game the same way twice,” Johnson said at the team’s ‘Jets House’ Friday. “That’s the way I recall it. I don’t know what you guys think, but I hate to lose the same way twice.”

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Johnson isn’t wrong. Aside from the fact both games finished with an identical score (22-17), the similarities are endless. The Jets weren’t able to run the ball, the quarterback play was dismal and, in spite of it all, New York still had a chance to win the game late…

But blew the opportunity with a red zone blunder. The first game ended with a miscommunication on a fourth-down goal line pass. The second on a Ryan Fitzpatrick interception on a pass intended for wideout Eric Decker.

It wasn’t pretty. In fact, at times, it was downright ugly. Making matters worse, both games came at the hands of ex-Jets coach Rex Ryan, who’s now in control of the Bills.

“I think those [losses] stay for a long time,” Johnson said. “They’re indelible in length, but you’ve gotta move on, move forward from what happened in that game…We gotta be better. That’s all.”

What may have caused Johnson more grief than anything else is just how close the Jets were to winning. In his mind, he’s already figured out what could have flipped the score.

The quarterback play in those games, from the Jets point of view, had to be better.

“I wish we had completed a few more passes,” Johnson said. “We could have won that. Easily.”

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Connor Hughes is the New York Jets beat writer for the USA TODAY Sports Digital Properties. He can be reached on Twitter (@Connor_J_Hughes), or via email (chughes@usatoday.com)