A much-maligned unit of the Arizona Cardinals that has been playing without four defensive starters for a while and safety Jalen Thompson on Sunday, once again silenced the doubters in Sunday’s 31-6 victory over the New York Jets.

The Cardinals are not considered a top-level defense, but they shut down the Jets’ alleged vaunted offense that thought they found themselves in their Thursday night win over the Texans. Arizona came into the game ranked 19th in total defense and 24th in passing defense. The Jets made the Cardinals look like they’re top 5.

It was a brutal 31-6 loss. With that, here are five takeaways from the Jets’ loss to the Cardinals: Season on the line. A 14-3 deficit after one quarter of play. What in the world were the Jets