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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets might be dealing with an opponent even tougher to overcome than their poor play, missed opportunities and ill-timed mistakes. Garrett Wilson suggested last Sunday a losing "gene" might be an explanation for the Jets' inability to pull out victories after they dropped to 3-10. Aaron Rodgers presented another perhaps more sinister reason Wednesday when he said it might be a curse. Generations of frustrated Jets fans have half-jokingly insisted there have been negative forces at work against the franchise since Joe Namath delivered on his Super Bowl guarantee in January 1969.
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