The Jets are going into their goodbye week after an impressive 6-3 start to the season, and they’re looking to build on the success they’ve seen in nine weeks.
With a signature win against the Bills on Sunday, Gang Green is just half a game behind Buffalo for first place in the division, and currently controls the first wild card spot in the AFC.
Quarterback Zach Wilson played the best game of his NFL career against Buffalo, showing great mental fortitude following his scintillating performance against the Patriots a week earlier.
“Of course it feels good,” Wilson said. “How big the team wins.”
Wilson completed 18 in 25 attempts for 154 yards and a touchdown, while adding several clutch first downs with his feet.
“He is going to be a good football player. He is still a puppy in this league and he has a long way to go, but I thought he did a really good job today,” said head coach Robert Saleh of Buffalo. about his performance against
With four touchdown passes in the season after missing the first three weeks with a foot injury, he now averages just over 200 yards per game.
The receiving core, meanwhile, has been stellar for New York this season, with rookie Garrett Wilson leading, followed by Corey Davis, Tyler Conklin and Elijah Moore—the group that holds the deepest passes in the NFL.
New York’s running game suffered a devastating loss a few weeks ago when Bryce Hall tore his ACL, but Michael Carter and newly-acquired James Robinson stepped in to fill the void during a combined 124-yard run on Sunday. is extended.
On the defensive side of the ball, the jets are a true force to be reckoned with.
He has surrendered 2,808 yards (11th-lowest in the NFL) and 176 points (12th-lowest), and has been playing better and better every week.
In the secondary, the team is led by rookie cornerback Sauce Gardner, who was drafted 4th overall by the Jets in the 2022 NFL Draft. He ranks first in NFL corners for passing yards (26), passing touchdown surrender (0) and first downs allowed (2).
On Sunday, he came up with a clutch interception from MVP-forerunner Josh Allen, marking his second pick of the season.
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The team has allowed only nine passing touchdowns in the first nine matches.
The Jets’ defensive line, meanwhile, has been equally stellar under defensive tackle Quinnon Williams. He has seven sacks, 33 tackles, 17 quarterback hits and a forceful rumble this year.
Altogether the Jets have 26 sacks this season (NFL. ninth-most in,
New York got some bad news on Monday, when tests showed fellow defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins would need to do miss at least four weeks Due to an elbow injury – although he is expected to be back in time for the playoffs.
Even with the injury, however, the Jets defense is solidly in the top tier of the NFL, and should continue to grow in the weeks to come.
“Even the most optimistic Jets fan wouldn’t have found us at 6-3,” said Robert Saleh.
After Buy Week, they will take on the New England Patriots in Foxboro, before hosting the Chicago Bears in Week 12.
