Jets’ Young Zach Wilson, Packers’ Ageless Aaron Rodgers Face Off in Green Bay Packers

But all of the fantastic vibes and communicate of momentum withinside the Jets locker room throughout the exercise week should without problems be dashed via way of means of Rodgers & Co. In phrases of “ancient” records, the Green & White have fared properly withinside the country of Wisconsin, triumphing 4 of 7 video games there and 3 of 5 withinside the inexperienced-and-gold-themed Lambeau. Yet the final win there has been in 2006, whilst Chad Pennington changed into the Jets` QB and Brett Favre changed into years shy of shifting from Green Bay to the New York market/

In extra contemporary soccer events, the Jets have struggled towards Rodgers, who is three-zero towards them. His 3 victories have come plenty of ways: in a landing-much less game, via way of means of 9-zero at MetLife in 2010, in a come-from-at the back of triumph, from 21-three right all the way down to 31-24 in advance at Lambeau in 2014, and in additional time returned at MetLife via way of means of 44-38 in 2018 whilst he threw for 442 yards. In the ones 3 video games, Rodgers has thrown 5 landing passes to no interceptions and has a spiffy 94.three passer rating.

But in even extra contemporary events, Zach Wilson has positioned up a few Rodgers-like numbers in his video games because the Jets’ beginning QB due to the fact that coming back from his August knee harm. In particular, Wilson:

■ has turn out to be the primary QB in franchise records to guide 5 consecutive fourth-area landing drives, all withinside the come-from-at the back of 24-20 win at Pittsburgh and withinside the 40-17 pullaway domestic win over Miami.

■ is tied for third-great average TD force percentage, 33.three% (eight TDs in 24 drives) a few of the 34 NFL quarterbacks with at the least 20 drives this season and has the great plays/offensive factor average, 1.ninety eight plays/factor, amongst the ones 34 QBs.

■ has led his offense to 9 rankings and 8 touchdowns of their 9 pink area possibilities the beyond video games, lifting the Jets’ pink area TD fulfillment charge to 70.6%, 5th great withinside the NFL.

Yet can the all of sudden scorching 2d-yr signal-caller in inexperienced and white hold handing off to his relentless jogging backs and locating his warm receivers towards his boyhood idol, the ageless, magical 18th-yr subject trendy in inexperienced and gold? Can the Jets’ newly larcenous defense (seven INTs, 9 takeaways) get the threshold at the Packers D that ranks 5th in overall yards allowed, 2d in byskip yards and 7th in sack charge?

Can Jets offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur earn own circle of relatives braggin’ rights with a win over older brother Matt LaFleur, Green Bay’s head coach?

A very thrilling interconference game, the Jets’ first of 5 this season, is set to spread withinside the land of cheese.

Both teams’ harm conditions seem good. The Jets will now no longer have rookie DL Jermaine Johnson (ankle) in uniform however are regaining the offerings of LB Quincy Williams (ankle) and awaiting to look the Green & White debut of veteran DL Vinny Curry after a yr-plus scuffling with bodily issues. For the Pack, Rodgers commenced the week with a sore proper thumb however practiced complete the final days and changed into now no longer indexed on their harm report. However, he changed into stated to be shaking and loosening up the hand after a few warmup throws this morning.

The Jets’ inactive listing for modern game:

QB Mike White
WR Denzel Mims
S Tony Adams
CB Bryce Hall
DL Jermaine Johnson
T Mike Remmers
TE Jeremy Ruckert

And the Packers’ 5-participant inactive listing:

WR Christian Watson
T Rasheed Walker
OL Sean Rhyan
WR Samori Toure
DL Jonathan Ford