The Aaron Rodgers period with the Jets will start beneath the lights in primetime.
On “Good Morning America,” Professional Soccer Corridor of Famer and ESPN analyst Troy Aikman revealed the Jets will host the Buffalo Payments on Monday Night time Soccer Sept. 11 at MetLife Stadium. The 2 groups cut up their conferences final 12 months because the Jets shocked the Payments at MetLife Stadium 20-17 final November. Buffalo obtained its revenge at house in December, 20-12.
That is the second Jets primetime sport introduced earlier than Thursday night time’s schedule launch. On Wednesday, it was introduced the Jets would host the Dolphins on the first NFL Black Friday sport on Amazon Prime on Nov. 24 at MetLife Stadium. The remainder of the Jets schedule will probably be revealed on Thursday at 8 p.m.
The Rodgers impact is actual, as Gang Inexperienced has already acquired extra nationwide tv video games than a 12 months in the past. In the course of the 2022 season, the Jets was featured as soon as in primetime, a loss to the Jaguars on Thursday Night time Soccer final December.
The Jets reportedly can even host the defending Tremendous Bowl champions Chiefs on “Sunday Night time Soccer” on Oct. 1. This would be the first time the Jets have performed on Sunday night time since 2011.
Gang Inexperienced did play New England on Thanksgiving in 2012, which was branded beneath “Sunday Night time Soccer,” as that was its final common season look on NBC.
Following their season opener towards the Payments, the Jets will journey to AT&T Stadium to play the Cowboys. Gang Inexperienced will return house to play the Patriots in Week 3, trying to snap a 14-game dropping streak to New England.
The Jets will play their cross-state rival Giants in a “highway” matchup at MetLife Stadium on Oct. 29. This would be the first time the 2 groups have performed within the common season since 2019, when the Jets defeated the Giants 34-27.
NBC Washington reviews that the Jets will host the Commanders on Dec. 24.
The Jets have been pegged as Tremendous Bowl contenders ever for the reason that arrival of Rodgers. Final season, the Jets protection completed fourth in yards and factors allowed per sport. However Gang Inexperienced’s offense, with quarterbacks Zach Wilson, Joe Flacco, and Mike White, was twenty fifth in yards and twenty ninth in factors scored.
“As quickly as they made the commerce and obtained Aaron Rodgers, they instantly are within the Tremendous Bowl dialog, and rightfully so,” Aikman stated on ESPN. “They've a extremely gifted soccer workforce and it'll be plenty of curiosity, in fact.
“Watching Aaron Rodgers this offseason and for us to get them Week 1 towards a extremely good Buffalo Payments workforce will probably be unbelievable.”
With the addition of Rodgers, many count on the Jets to contend within the AFC and make the playoffs for the primary time since 2010. Now the Jets will get an early likelihood to see the place they stand within the AFC East as they are going to play the Payments, who've received the division the final three seasons.
The Jets have signed extensive receivers Allen Lazard and Mecole Hardman this offseason., By way of the draft, the Jets added defensive finish Will McDonald and middle Joe Tippmann.
This 12 months’s roster is a big change from Robert Saleh’s first two seasons with the Jets once they relied rather a lot on rookies and youthful gamers. Now, the Jets hope to go from 7-10 and the underside of the AFC East to Tremendous Bowl contenders in a single season.
“Over the past two years, there’s a lot youth taking part in,” Saleh stated throughout rookie minicamp final week. “All that youth creates depth and that creates competitors.
“The best type of motivating as a coach is competitors. So, all of it helps. So as to add the veterans, so as to add all of the expertise that we’ve been ready so as to add this offseason like I stated, there’s actually good steadiness right here.”
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