Green Bay
Packers
1-0
20
FINAL
24
New York
Jets
1-0
AI Recap
AI RECAPThe New York Jets held off the Green Bay Packers 24-20 on Sunday, surviving a four-point finish in a Week 2 matchup that swung on the game's final possessions. Green Bay moved the ball with authority for stretches but never solved New York when it mattered most. For the Jets, it's an early-season result that steadies the ship and validates a defense that has been asked to carry more than its share.
Josh Jacobs was the story on the ground, ripping off 164 rushing yards to give Green Bay a physical identity the Jets could not consistently match. Jordan Love was efficient rather than explosive, throwing for 120 yards and a touchdown while leaning heavily on the run game. On the New York side, Rashee Rice led all receivers with 68 yards, delivering the kind of chain-moving production that kept the Jets ahead of the sticks and in control of the clock late.
Defensively, David Onyemata was the difference-maker, dropping the quarterback twice and repeatedly disrupting Green Bay's timing on passing downs. Those two sacks helped hold Love to just 120 yards through the air and forced the Packers into a one-dimensional attack despite Jacobs' big day. Green Bay had its own moments — Edgerrin Cooper piled up a game-high six tackles and Keisean Nixon came away with an interception — but the takeaway wasn't enough to flip the outcome. In the end, New York's pass rush tilted the margin, and the Jets walked off with the four-point win.
Passing
| Player | Pos | ATT | CMP | YDS | TD | INT | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Love | QB | 27 | 11 | 120 | 1 | 2 | 36.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Pos | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Jacobs | HB | 19 | 164 | 8.6 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
| Bijan Robinson | HB | 21 | 99 | 4.7 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Jordan Love | QB | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Joe Mixon | HB | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Antonio Gibson | HB | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Braelon Allen | HB | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rashee Rice | WR | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garrett Wilson | WR | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Pitts Sr | TE | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Westover | FB | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Pos | REC | YDS | YPR | TD | LNG | DROP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashee Rice | WR | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 1 | 55 | 0 |
| Matthew Golden | WR | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| Garrett Wilson | WR | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| Jayden Reed | WR | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Tucker Kraft | TE | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Kyle Pitts Sr | TE | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Christian Watson | WR | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Josh Jacobs | HB | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Joe Mixon | HB | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Bijan Robinson | HB | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Defense
| Player | Pos | TKL | SACK | INT | FF | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keisean Nixon | CB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Onyemata | DT | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edgerrin Cooper | WILL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamien Sherwood | WILL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minkah Fitzpatrick | SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Isaiah McDuffie | SAM | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dani Dennis-Sutton | LEDG | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedric Gray | WILL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier McKinney | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nahshon Wright | CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarvis Brownlee Jr | CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Ossai | LEDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devonte Wyatt | DT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T'Vondre Sweat | DT | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Bailey | REDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carrington Valentine | FS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Benjamin St-Juste | CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Stephens | CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mykal Walker | WILL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Harold Perkins Jr. | MIKE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Wagner | MIKE | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Mukuba | FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Javon Hargrave | DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Javon Bullard | SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will McDonald IV | LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ja'Whaun Bentley | MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaleb Proctor | DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Phillips | DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Micah Parsons | REDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan Williams | FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alontae Taylor | CB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kicking
| Player | Pos | FGM | FGA | XPM | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Sanders | K | 1 | 1 | 3 | 35 |
| Trey Smack | K | 2 | 2 | 2 | 52 |

