The Jets haven’t began a season with back-to-back wins since 2015. The Packers haven’t misplaced their first two video games in 20 years.
Their backfields could possibly be the rationale historical past is made.
With out three-time Professional Bowler Josh Jacobs — who stays on the Commissioner’s Exempt Listing after an offseason arrest that resulted in him pleading no-contest to 2 misdemeanor costs final week — Inexperienced Bay was compelled to depend on the inexperienced duo of MarShawn Lloyd and Chris Brooks in a 39-22 loss in Minnesota, the place the Packers produced the third-fewest dashing yards (66) of any workforce in Week 1.
In Tennessee, the Jets tied for probably the most dashing makes an attempt (39) of any workforce, with Breece Corridor operating for 102 yards and a landing on 22 carries en path to a 23-10 win.
“Breece is an unimaginable soccer participant,” offensive coordinator Frank Reich mentioned. “He understands the sport at such a excessive stage. It’s laborious to elucidate. I truthfully really feel like he may play any place on the sphere. Mixed with being a super-talented runner, that makes us need him on the sphere each play.
“Breece is a man we are able to use in loads of alternative ways.”
Regardless of hurting his groin in mid-August, Corridor confirmed no lingering results from the damage that sidelined him for 2 preseason video games.
Final season, Corridor had a career-best 1,065 dashing yards — plus 350 yards receiving — serving to him land a three-year, $43.5 million contract in the course of the offseason. Now, he desires a lot extra.
“I feel all of us are very a lot not anticipating to lose,” Corridor mentioned Thursday. “That’s not the mentality that now we have. When you’re not going on the market attempting to win each sport, then you definately don’t should be on this league.”
D’Angelo Ponds seems on monitor to make his NFL debut Sunday at MetLife Stadium.
The Jets’ second-round choose — who missed almost all of coaching camp after struggling a calf pressure in late July — participated totally in observe Thursday after being restricted the day gone by, offering optimism that the 21-year-old defensive again may go well with up in opposition to the Packers.
Linebacker Jamien Sherwood (knee) additionally practiced totally after being restricted Wednesday, although Will McDonald (ankle) was a stunning addition to the damage report after being restricted Thursday.
No official determination has been introduced relating to the Week 2 kicker, however particular groups coordinator Chris Banjo gave Jason Sanders his vote of confidence.
Regardless of badly lacking a 54-yard discipline purpose in opposition to the Titans, the first-year Jet hit his different three makes an attempt — together with two of greater than 50 yards — together with each extra-point makes an attempt.
“Truthfully, I feel he had an awesome outing total,” Banjo mentioned. “Clearly, the lengthy try wasn’t as much as our requirements, wasn’t as much as his requirements both … However what was superior to see is the resilience we speak about on a regular basis in our room.”
