The loser of the September 29, 2025 Jets-Dolphins game will have its season effectively over.
First call: Sep 21, 2025, 8:37 PM ET · Deadline: Jan 5, 2026, 12:00 AM ET · Historical archive
“The season is over for the loser of this game.”OPEN THE ORIGINAL POST ↗
What we’re scoring
Do not manufacture literal elimination or a precise playoff qualification forecast from an undefined phrase.
The ruling
The Jets lost and fell to0-4. Season over could mean low playoff prospects, mathematical elimination, failing to reach the postseason, or a rhetorical judgment; the original does not specify which.
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- Sep 21, 2025, 8:37 PM ET · originalThe loser of the September 29, 2025 Jets-Dolphins game will have its season effectively over.Source post ↗
Public review history (3)
- Sep 24, 2026, 3:56 PM ET · approve
Do not manufacture literal elimination or a precise playoff qualification forecast from an undefined phrase.
- Sep 24, 2026, 3:56 PM ET · verdict
The Jets lost and fell to0-4. Season over could mean low playoff prospects, mathematical elimination, failing to reach the postseason, or a rhetorical judgment; the original does not specify which.
- Sep 24, 2026, 3:59 PM ET · review-note
Do not manufacture literal elimination or a precise playoff qualification forecast from an undefined phrase. Jev advisory reviewed: ApproximateQBclasscount hasundefinedinclusions. Darnoldchoke, Fieldsgreat, Hall/Wilsonbig, season-overloser lack operationalcriteria. Allunscored; avoidinventedstats, mathematicalelimination or redefining laterclearplayoffexit. Jevfaithful/insufficient/needsruling agrees.
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