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The Jets, on their second Florida highway journey in per week, tackle the Jaguars at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville this afternoon.
The massive query for the Jets is that if they’ll show they’re the higher staff on this matchup of 3-10 outfits that each have misplaced shut video games all season. The Jets have misplaced 9 of their final 10 video games and have dropped seven of their final eight determined by eight factors or fewer. The Jaguars, who ended a five-game dropping streak with a 10-6 win at Tennessee final week, are 2-7 this season in one-score losses.
Offensively, it is going to be fascinating for Jets followers to see if Aaron Rodgers and the Jets can construct on their respectable outing final week at Miami. Though they misplaced to the Dolphins, 32-26 in additional time, Rodgers threw for his first 300-yard sport since 2021 and the Jets cleared 400 yards for simply the second time this season.
Rodgers will once more get to distribute the ball to WRs Garrett Wilson, Davante Adams and Allen Lazard whereas the offense will attempt to decide up steam on the bottom. RB Breece Corridor returns to motion, maybe on a restricted foundation because of his knee damage, to work with rookie backs Braelon Allen and Isaiah Davis, who have been precociously productive in final week’s sport. And the Jets might get a jumpstart in opposition to the Jaguars’ protection, ranked final within the NFL in complete yards\/sport, complete yards\/play and internet passing yards\/play.
And with a mere 123 receiving yards this season and probably even Sunday, Wilson, already one among seven WRs in NFL historical past with 80-plus receptions in his first three seasons, will turn into one among 5 professional wideouts to succeed in 80 catches and 1,000 yards in his first three seasons. He’ll additionally turn into the primary Jets WR to get to a few 1,000-yard seasons in a row in 56 seasons, or since George Sauer turned that trifecta in 1966-68.
See the Jets arriving in Jacksonville for Sunday’s matchup in opposition to the Jaguars.
In the meantime, the Jets’ cross protection vs. Jacksonville’s cross offense shall be a matchup to watch. The Jaguars, with beginning QB Trevor Lawrence on injured reserve, have turned to Mac Jones, the previous New England signal-caller who was 5-0 in his Patriots profession vs. the Jets however is 1-2 not together with a loss in lengthy reduction within the Jags’ previous 4 video games.
Jones, whom the Jets sacked 12 instances of their two video games in opposition to him in 2022, and his J-ville receivers, led by first-round rookie Bryan Thomas Jr., will work in opposition to a Jets secondary that has regained All-Professional CB Sauce Gardner after a sport sidelined by a sore hamstring, however shall be with out D.J. Reed (groin) and first backup Brandin Echols (shoulder).
The Inexperienced & White D, regardless of points in takeaways and explosive performs, stays ranked fourth within the NFL in each complete yards and internet passing yards allowed per sport. However can they work their will in opposition to Jones and the Jags offense, which is twenty eighth in yards, thirty first in first downs and thirty second in time of possession?
This sport additionally shall be performed with out the groups’ beginning tight ends. The Jets’ Tyler Conklin was positioned on the sport standing report Saturday as questionable because of a non-injury\/private matter and was downgraded this morning to out. The Jags’ Evan Engram suffered a shoulder damage on the Titans that requires season-ending surgical procedure. Conklin is listed as inactive whereas Engram just isn’t listed after being positioned on IR.
These are the Jets’ seven inactives for the sport:
And listed here are Jacksonville’s 5 inactives gamers:
T Morgan Moses Up, WR Allen Lazard Lively for Inexperienced & White as They Try and Finish South Florida Dryspell
RB Breece Corridor (Knee) Lively; MLB C.J. Mosley (Neck) Inactive; Olu Fashanu to Begin at LT for Tyron Smith (IR)
Rd. 1 Rookie Is In for Tyron Smith (Neck); S Chuck Clark Returns to Lively Responsibility, Anders Carlson to Kick vs. Indy
Guards Vera-Tucker & Simpson, Safeties Adams & Davis, CB Carter All Return vs. Robust-at-House Cardinals
Inexperienced & White Will Be With out A number of Starters; So Will Houston, Most Notably WRs Stefon Diggs & Nico Collins
Inexperienced & White Inactives Embody Injured Contributors Vera-Tucker & Lazard on Offense, Adams & Davis on Protection
CB D.J. Reed (Groin) Deactivated Tonight however MLB C.J. Mosley (Toe) May Get Extra Reps in Pittsburgh on SNF
C.J Mosley & Morgan Moses Lively, Can Assist Inexperienced & White Cap Whirlwind Week with MetLife Win over Payments
MLB C.J. Mosley, RT Morgan Moses Listed as Inactives for Inexperienced & White, Getting ready to Topple 4-0 Vikings
Defensive Captain (Toe) Inactive for 2nd Recreation; Spherical 1 Rookie Will get First Professional Begin for Morgan Moses (Knee)
Defensive Captain Inactive for First Recreation in 3 Seasons however Jets Secondary Is Again Collectively for New England
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