To borrow a signature line from Bill Parcells, the Jets are what their record says they are. 

They’re 2-6, losers of their past three games and Sunday face the 5-2 Chiefs, who’ve lost their last two games, in Kansas City. The 6-1 Bills await the week after that. 

The Jets will be heavy underdogs in both matchups, and 2-8 is staring them in the face. 

When you strip down their disappointing start, particularly the past two losses — at home against the Dolphins and Raiders in games they were favored to win — it comes down to this: The talent the Jets are putting on the field from week to week is better than their 2-6 record indicates.