Jets need struggling offense to finally deliver in crucial Patriots showdown
FOXBOROUGH, Mass.— Jets wide receiver Tim Patrick said this week that the offense can be the best in the NFL. Text with Brian Costello all season as he brings Sports+ subscribers the latest Jets intel from on the field and off.
It’s time to see if the team can back up that talk. The Jets (2-3) face a Patriots (3-2) team that has the No.5 defense in yards allowed and No.
4 in points allowed.The Jets are going to have to find a way to score points in this game because the Patriots offense seems to have figured out its early issues — they put up 45 points and 536 yards in a win over the Raiders last week.
Quarterback Drake Maye has thrown seven touchdowns and one interception in his past two games. “We know that it is going to be a challenge,” Jets coach Aaron Glenn said.“Our guys will be ready for it.
Tough team, good players.Obviously, [Maye is] a guy that was up for the MVP last year.
Actually, the last couple of weeks, man he’s been playing really, really well.And the one thing about their offense is they’ve been pushing the ball down the field.” The Jets felt good after a 17-12 victory over the Browns last week snapped a three-game losing skid.
But the reality is their offense still struggled.If the Browns didn’t botch a snap on a punt, handing the Jets the ball on the 23-yard line, we might have spent the week talking about an offense that put up just 10 points.
Instead, the win covered up the warts. The Jets pointed to a rushing attack led by Braelon Allen’s 116 yards last week, but 108 of those came after contact and the Browns missed eight tackles on Allen.That indicates the offensive line was not necessarily opening up holes, but Allen was able to create yards on his own. The offense enters this game ranked 26th in yards per game and 27th in points.
They managed just 14 first downs and 142 passing yards last week against the Browns. Then, there are the penalties.The Jets entered the week tied with the Chargers for sec...