FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Humbled by an uncharacteristically poor defensive performance last week, the New York Jets are vowing that one clunker is one too many.

"We all made a pact as a defense, player to player: That will never happen again," defensive tackle Quinnen Williams said Thursday.

What happened was a sloppy, listless effort in last Sunday's 30-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills . The Jets allowed 224 yards on the ground, their most in a game since 2021 -- the year they finished at the bottom of the defensive rankings.

For the Jets, a top-four defense in yards allowed in each of the last three seasons, it was jarring. It has made for an intense week of practice, as the Jets (0-2) prepare to face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-0) on Sunday at Raymond James Stadium.

"We all took co

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