By DENNIS WASZAK Jr., AP Sports Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — It was an embarrassing moment that has already been replayed thousands of times, and in many ways symbolized this increasingly awful season for the New York Jets.

There's Mark Sanchez running straight ahead on a busted play Thursday night — right into the backside of one of his offensive linemen. Sanchez lost the ball, the New England Patriots recovered it and took it into the endzone for one of three touchdowns in a 52-second span en route to a 49-19 thrashing of the Jets.

If you haven't seen it yet, it's all over YouTube — nearly 20,000 views in 15 hours — and will be included in pretty much every blooper reel from here on out.

"I'm not a big believer in luck," Sanchez said after the game, "but that was pretty unlucky."

That's the type of season this has been for the fading and fumbling Jets (4-7).

Rex Ryan was still trying to make sense of it all Friday morning, just hours after leaving MetLife Stadium following perhaps the worst loss in his nearly four seasons as Jets coach.

"It's still hard to fathom that one stretch," Ryan said during a conference call. "I've never seen anything like it in all my years of coaching football or following football."

Say this for Ryan, though: The guy is defiantly optimistic, no matter how silly or unrealistic it seems at the moment.

Sure, the Jets have lost four of their last five games and are barely holding on to their nearly impossible playoff hopes. But, Ryan believes his team might still be able to get this done, especially with their last five opponents all having losing records.

"I'm responsible for everything," Ryan said. "I'm responsible for the 4-7 record and I'm responsible for how we play. But I will say this: I'll also be responsible for how we finish, and I'm confident that we'll finish."

In reality, Ryan's bunch can forget about the playoffs for now. They'll have enough trouble even getting to .500 with the way they've played.