Took all of one week for up to be down and down to be up in the New Meadowlands, where the self-proclaimed future Super Bowl champions are suddenly sucking wind and have what has the look and feel of a must-win game against the Patriots this week.

The bloom is already off the rose in Jets World, where the franchise quarterback is spitting cotton, the starting nose tackle is injured and done for the season, the running game looks overwhelmed, the coach has lost his bombast and the NFL is investigating after reports of harassment of a female reporter. So how does that futures bet on the Jets to win the Super Bowl look right about now?

All you have to know about the State of the Jets could be seen in Rex Ryan’s post-game press conference after Monday night’s loss to Baltimore. The T-Rex was subdued almost to the point of humility, the braggadocio depressed by the knowledge that Game 2 is upcoming against the suddenly-powerful-looking Patriots, then it’s on the road for Games 3 and 4. It can’t get much worse for the Jets, who for months have bragged that they plan to both get to and win the Super Bowl and now are in the embarrassing situation of being a home underdog to a Patriots team that the entire NFL had figured would be taking a step backward this season. Bad news bombards the Jets from every corner, be it the season-ending knee injury to starting nose tackle Kris Jenkins, the Monday night implosion of quarterback Mark Sanchez or the NFL’s impending investigation of the team’s locker room harassment of a female reporter.

New York converted only one of 11 third-down plays in the opening night loss to Baltimore, and while Sanchez bears some of the responsibility, it was really a total team effort. The Jets counted on Shonn Greene to be the go-to running back, but he was in and out of the lineup as he fumbled the ball and dropped passes.

LaDainian Tomlinson is a star only in the mind of LaDainian Tomlinson. Now the Jets welcome the Patriots to Jersey. The Pats figured to have a good offense and a shaky defense this season, but if Week 1 was any indication, they will have a Great Offense and a pretty good defense. Bill Belichick has re-created his defense around young guys who fly to the ball, which is the formula that helped Indianapolis win a Super Bowl a few years ago. The Jets will get a healthy taste of that this Sunday.

There there’s the Randy Moss-Darrelle Revis game within a game. Revis pretty much nailed Moss to the wall in two games last season, although there is conflicting opinion on how much safety help the Jets gave Revis. This time around New England’s offense has more options – two young stud tight ends (Aaron Hernandez and Rob Gronkowski) who can work the middle of the field and a star wideout in the making (Brandon Tate). Wes Welker, who didn’t play in the Jets’ win over the Patriots early last season but did when NE crushed the Jets the second time they played, will be there, too. And that certain Hall of Fame quarterback is now two full years removed from ACL and ready to rock and roll like it.

It all adds up to trouble for a Jets team that may have to soon start eating its words.