See Aaron Rodgers.

See Aaraon Rodgers run.

See Aaron Rodgers throw.

See a Jets receiver or tight end make the catch.

See the New England Patriots lose 24-3.

As Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers said after Thursday night’s loss at MetLife Stadium, “We got our ass kicked.”

This was the clunker you knew the Patriots were capable of, just like it was the game you knew Rodgers could produce. He did to the tune of 27 of 35 for 281 yards, two TDs and no INTs. The offensive difference was ridiculous – with just under five minutes to go it was 400-93, and the Patriots had better get an NFL offense together soon.

It starts up front, where they’re in big trouble. It’s bad enough with two rookies starting that the braintrust will avoid putting another rookie under center.

“I thought the offensive line had a hard time,” Mayo said. “As the game wore on, it started falling apart as far as protections. It’s not only knowing how to do it, it’s knowing what do…I felt in the second half our offensive line, they weren’t blocking the way they did in earlier parts of the game.”

Jacoby Brissett was simply pummeled. In total the Jets recorded seven sacks with 15 QB hits. He was sacked five and took 10 hits. “I’m a big man, I can take it,” Brissett said, repeating what he said during the week.”Honestly, it just wasn’t our night. I don’t think we did anything right, to be honest with you.”

This was a classic situation of you fall behind a good team with a great QB, had to throw, and the Jets teed off.

The problems didn’t just stay on the offensive side of the ball. The Patriots really did help Rodgers out with 14 missed tackles. As Mayo said, “Very uncharacteristic.”

Think Rodgers doesn’t make a difference? Barring injury, the Jets will battle the Bills for the AFC East title. The Jets had three offensive touchdowns in each of their first three games. The last time they did that, as Amazon’s Kirk Herbstreit told us, was 1989.

As Peppers said, “A-Rod was A-Rod tonight.”

“He was getting the ball out fast,” Mayo said. “One of the things we talked ad nauseum was to keep him in the pocket. … It’s a lack of discipline and lack of execution.”

But against quality NFL teams, the Patriots offense has no chance. And of course, once you saw Drake Maye come in late for football’s version of garbage time, you had to know Mayo would be asked whether there could be a change at QB. Really? It would be throwing him to the wolves.

“I don’t know, we talk about every single week you’re competing for a job,” Mayo said. “We’ll get together as a coaching staff and see where it goes.”

Interesting. The rookie head coach could have shut things off right away but didn’t, which he’ll probably correct next week. Brissett was asked about it and said, “I’m not going to overreact to something I didn’t hear.”

Get ready for more noise, fans.

The Patriots will have three days off – the players, at least – and then regroup.

“We just got beat pretty handily,” Mayo said. “I would say everything’s a concern. … It’s blocking, it’s tackling, it’s throwing, it’s running, it’s catching, it’s all those things we just did a poor job of.”

Good grief, next week it’s at San Francisco?

See Brock Purdy…well, you know.

Tom King may be reached at X @Telegraph_TomK, or via email at tking@nashuatelegraph.com