Jets can remove any caveats with a statement-making win against Packers

The Jets impressed people in Sunday’s 23-10 over the Titans.But as impressive as the Jets were, every evaluation of that game seems to come with a “but” as in, “but it came against the Titans.” How much of the Jets looking good Sunday was about the improvements they have made and how much is about Robert Saleh’s team looking like they met each other five minutes before kickoff?  Text with Brian Costello all season as he brings Sports+ subscribers the latest Jets intel from on the field and off.

But no such caveats can be made this week if the Jets beat the Packers and go to 2-0.Green Bay is a perennial playoff team with a well-respected coach and a quarterback considered among the league’s best. This is a statement game for the 2026 Jets.

Win this one and suddenly the outlook for this team looks much different than what people thought this summer. “The Packers are one of those organizations that every year they’re in the running and they know what they’re doing,” Jets receiver Garrett Wilson said.“I love watching Jordan Love play and just honestly, [Matt] LaFleur and the way he calls that offense, the way they’ve done it for a long time, it’s just something that’s proved, that’s worked versus everyone, that works every year.

For us to have a good opponent like this coming back home, it’ll be big for us, man. “We want to earn our respect in this league and we know that you do that by playing good football every week.So, there’s no exception this week.

You know it happens to be the Packers and we’re excited for the challenge.” The Packers are coming into MetLife Stadium a little bruised and battered.They blew a 12-point lead in Week 1 against the Vikings and lost 39-22.

It was Green Bay’s sixth straight loss after they dropped their final five in the 2025 season.That losing streak coincides with star pass rusher Micah Parsons tearing his ACL.

Parsons remains on injured reserve and the Jets won’t see him Sund...