Jets vs. Packers: Preview, prediction, what to watch for in Week 2

An inside look at Sunday’s Jets-Packers Week 2 matchup at MetLife Stadium: Jets coach Aaron Glenn vs.Packers QB Jordan LoveThe Jets begin an interesting stretch of the schedule where they face NFC North opponents for three straight weeks.

Text with Brian Costello all season as he brings Sports+ subscribers the latest Jets intel from on the field and off.It brings some familiarity for Glenn, who served as the Lions defensive coordinator from 2021-24.

During those years, Love started four games against Glenn.The Packers went 1-3 in those games and Love never threw for more than 300 yards.

He was sacked five times in one meeting and had two interceptions.Love threw for three touchdowns in his one win over Glenn.Love is now a few years older and more experienced, and is coming off a 387-yard game against the Vikings.

Love was under siege in that game, getting hit 15 times and sacked four times as Brian Flores blitzed nearly 80 percent of the time.Glenn spoke glowingly of the quarterback he’ll be trying to stop Sunday.“No.1, his arm talent is unbelievable, and when I say that, it’s the different angles that he throws from,” Glenn said, “you clearly see that when you watch the tape, the arm strength, his ability to get out of the pocket and then be able to launch the ball deep, you see that quite a bit, and I know sometimes they don’t want a lot of quarterbacks doing this, but when you have the ability that he has of rolling to your right and being able to flick it back to you, he has the ability to do that, and everybody doesn’t have that ability.”Keeping it tight: The Jets have drafted tight ends in the first two rounds of each of the past two drafts, so no one should have been surprised at how many multiple tight end formations they used.

Still, it was something to see last week against the Titans.The Jets used multiple tight ends on 27 of their 63 plays, according to Next Gen Stats.The first touchdown of the game was a handoff to tight end...

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