Assessing the Jets' 23-20 loss to the Bills on Monday at MetLife Stadium.

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The Jets totaled 393 yards in Todd Downing's debut as play-caller, but went 1 for 4 in the red zone and didn't get far enough into the end zone to win the game.

QB Aaron Rodgers (23 of 35, 294 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT, 99.0 rating) played better than he has in recent weeks, but couldn't lead the team to a win in the fourth quarter, which is what he was brought here to do.

RB Breece Hall (18 rushes, 113 yards, 5 catches, 56 yards) had his best game of the season and looked like himself. The offensive line opened up some holes in the running game, but Rodgers was still sacked three times.

Grade: B-

defense

Jeff Ulbrich, the head coach, needs to talk to Jeff Ulbrich, the defensive coordinator.

The Bills ran all over the Jets early in the game and the Jets repeatedly gave up big plays to Josh Allen at key moments (19 of 25, 215 yards, 2 TDs, 127.9 rating, 9 rushes, 18 yards, 1 TD). .

The Bills ran for 149 yards and averaged 6 yards per play.

It was a bad night for the Jets' defense, which also failed to force turnovers.

Grade: D

Special teams

Kicker Greg Zuerlein has been great for the Jets over the last few years, but he's looking bad right now.

Zuerlein missed two field goals in the second half and one can argue that this cost the Jets the win.

The Jets did some good things in the return game as Isaiah Davis had a 33-yard kickoff return. It was an easy night for punter Thomas Morstead, who only punted twice.

Grade: D

Coaching

That wasn't the result Ulbrich was hoping for in his debut as interim coach, but there were some good things. Downing was an upgrade from Nathaniel Hackett and there were signs of life from the offense.

The bigger problem was the defense, Ulbrich's baby and the special teams, where Zuerlein missed two shots.

The Jets had 11 penalties, which was a problem under Robert Saleh and showed no improvement in the first game after Saleh. Some of the calls looked questionable, but the Jets need to clean things up.

Grade: C-