Green Bay
Packers
1-0
55
FINAL
29
New York
Jets
1-0
AI Recap
AI RECAPThe Green Bay Packers turned a Week 2 road trip into a rout, burying the New York Jets 55-29 at MetLife Stadium. What looked early like a shootout became a statement, with Green Bay pulling away and never letting the Jets back into striking distance. The Packers leave New York with a signature offensive performance and an early-season identity: score fast, score often.
Jordan Love was surgical, throwing four touchdown passes and consistently finding the answer whenever the Jets threatened to make it a game. Josh Jacobs supplied the muscle, grinding out 162 rushing yards and keeping New York's front honest all afternoon. On the other side, Fernando Mendoza led all passers with 276 yards and kept the Jets moving in stretches, with Kenyon Sadiq the game's most productive target at 126 receiving yards. It simply wasn't enough to match Green Bay's balance.
The defensive difference came down to the football itself. Keisean Nixon picked off two passes, and those takeaways flipped field position and momentum at the exact moments New York needed sustained drives. Zaire Franklin recorded the game's lone sack, and Demario Davis paced all defenders with five total tackles, but the Jets couldn't generate the stops or the giveaways to keep pace. Nixon's second interception was the turning point, snuffing out New York's last real push and opening the door for the Packers to run away with it.
Passing
| Player | Pos | ATT | CMP | YDS | TD | INT | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Mendoza | QB | 29 | 17 | 276 | 3 | 3 | 85.4 |
| Jordan Love | QB | 15 | 10 | 230 | 4 | 1 | 121.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Pos | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Jacobs | HB | 20 | 162 | 8.1 | 2 | 38 | 0 |
| De'Von Achane | HB | 10 | 112 | 11.2 | 1 | 66 | 0 |
| Jordan Love | QB | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Jayden Reed | WR | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Skyy Moore | WR | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arian Smith | WR | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Christian Watson | WR | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calvin Austin | WR | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeAndre Hopkins | WR | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CeeDee Lamb | WR | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Pos | REC | YDS | YPR | TD | LNG | DROP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenyon Sadiq | TE | 5 | 126 | 25.2 | 1 | 61 | 0 |
| CeeDee Lamb | WR | 5 | 112 | 22.4 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| Christian Watson | WR | 4 | 103 | 25.8 | 2 | 61 | 0 |
| Tucker Kraft | TE | 2 | 73 | 36.5 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| Matthew Golden | WR | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 1 | 26 | 0 |
| De'Von Achane | HB | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Josh Jacobs | HB | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| DeAndre Hopkins | WR | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Omar Cooper Jr. | WR | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Mason Taylor | TE | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Defense
| Player | Pos | TKL | SACK | INT | FF | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keisean Nixon | CB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Zaire Franklin | MIKE | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Demario Davis | MIKE | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nahshon Wright | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Edgerrin Cooper | WILL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dane Belton | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Evan Williams | FS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah McDuffie | SAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Niemann | MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Javon Bullard | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamien Sherwood | WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dani Dennis-Sutton | LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier McKinney | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brandon Stephens | CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lukas Van Ness | LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jordyn Brooks | MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Phillips | DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mykal Walker | WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Jackson Jr. | DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Cisse | CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Benjamin St-Juste | CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | Pos | FGM | FGA | XPM | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Sanders | K | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Trey Smack | K | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |

