Can the New York Jets rally in time to save their season after an 0-4 start?

That might seem like a weird question to ask about a big underdog facing the defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots on Monday night (8:15 p.m., ESPN). But, Sam Darnold’s performance last week in a 24-22 home upset of the Dallas Cowboys clearly earned market respect. It was a clean victory marked by touchdown drives of 83, 92, and 65 yards.

With since-departed Luke Falk, the Jets were seen as NFL laughingstocks in the class of Miami and Washington. Now, even if they’re going to close around 9-10 point underdogs to New England, the Jets are well-positioned to get results against other upcoming opponents. Let’s look forward from a point-spread perspective.

The Jets:

Likely to be an underdog of a touchdown or less next week at Jacksonville. That’s a range where upsets are common in the NFL. Favorites led by inexperienced quarterbacks such as Gardner Minshew aren’t reliable. A potential Jets win at least.

Will be a road favorite at Miami, which could be tanking for draft position.

Likely will be a virtual pick ’em against the Giants at neutral MetLife Stadium. You can’t pencil in coin flips as wins. But, that’s obviously a winnable game.

Could be a road favorite at Washington depending on what’s going on with that beleaguered franchise a month from now. The Jets would be a road favorite if that game were being played tonight. New England was -16 at Washington two weeks ago.

Likely will be a virtual pick ’em or a small favorite at home against the Oakland Raiders in a 1 p.m. kickoff on Nov. 24. The Silver and Black will be in a bad-body-clock time slot six weeks after a bye. Possibly a climate advantage for the hosts, too.

Could be a road favorite at Cincinnati, another bad team potentially motivated to keep losing for draft position.

Definitely will be a home favorite in a rematch against Miami, barring major injury developments or a roster overhaul for the men in aquamarine.

Beginning next weekend, the Jets will have seven straight games against teams that probably or definitely won’t make the playoffs (maybe the improved Raiders can deal with a difficult schedule). Games 14-15-16 will be at Baltimore, versus Pittsburgh, and at Buffalo. Who knows for sure what the AFC playoff chase will look like in mid-to-late December?

VSiN isn’t saying the Jets with Darnold are “wild-card caliber,” or should be expected to make a run at the .500 mark. We’re only pointing out that betting markets won’t have them outclassed the next two months. That creates an opportunity to get back on track quickly. If oddsmakers are slow to notice real improvement, that could also create the opportunity for smart bets.