The New England Patriots jumped to a 17-0 first-half lead and Jets linebacker Bart Scott erupted.

He was frustrated and helpless as Tom Brady sliced up New York like fresh cantaloupe. Scott went angrily to the sideline and approached defensive assistant Bob Sutton. They started to argue.

At first, the argument was moderate. Then, it got heated. Then, it got really heated. The two men started screaming at one another, the frustrations of being embarrassed in one of the biggest NFL regular-season games ever boiling over.

Sutton next took off his headset and slammed it onto the head of Scott. As if to say: If you think you can make the defensive calls any better … well, shut up, go ahead.

Scott jumped in Sutton’s face and one of the Jets players put himself between the two men. Rex Ryan came over and further calmed down the scene.

The Jets could barely put a pinkie on the Patriots – so they fought each other instead.