During the Jets’ Week 9 win over the Texans on Thursday night, Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit mentioned quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ attempt several times to convince them that the Jets could get hot and make the playoffs.

Today they were freezing.

After a 31-6 loss to the Cardinals, interim Jets coach Jeff Ulbrich said of his team:They weren’t willing to play . . . and that falls on my shoulders.”

They had every reason to be prepared. They had three extra days to prepare. And they know that their margin for error becomes smaller and smaller with each loss.

Meanwhile, it’s easy for Ulbrich to take the blame. What is owner Woody Johnson going to do, fire him?

Maybe. The dysfunction started when Johnson fired Robert Saleh after just five games, when the team was 2-3. They are now 3-7.

Are they ready? No. But they probably need to win 6-1 over the last seven to make it. The question is whether Rodgers can convince himself or anyone else that it’s possible.