An inside have a look at the Jets-Jaguars Week 15 matchup in Jacksonville, Fla.:
Marquee matchup
Jaguars edge rushers Travon Walker and Josh Hines-Allen vs. Jets tackles Olu Fashanu and Morgan Moses
The Jets’ offensive line protected Aaron Rodgers fairly properly final week till they gave up a number of sacks late within the recreation. The problem will likely be higher this week.
Walker, who was the No. 1-overall decide in 2022, has 8.5 sacks getting into this recreation and Hines-Allen has seven sacks.
Fashanu, the workforce’s first-round decide this yr, has performed properly since stepping in for an injured Tyron Smith.
He allowed 4 pressures on 43 pass-blocking snaps in opposition to the Dolphins final week.
Moses has been one of many Jets’ workforce leaders and is enjoying via a left wrist harm that’s going to require him to put on a forged.
Rodgers performed his finest recreation of the season final week and has proven what he can do if given a while to function.
The mission this week will likely be to decelerate Walker and Hines-Allen.
“They are, if not the best edge tandem, they are up there, they are both just so similar in that way,” interim coach Jeff Ulbrich mentioned. “They are both long and fast physical and relentless and yeah, it is going to be a great challenge. We are going to have to account for those guys every single snap and the second you don’t, that is when they can absolutely reck a game, so it is going to be a great challenge for our tackles.”
Costello’s name
The Jets have made an artwork out of blowing video games, however I feel they pull this one out.
The Jaguars stink.
You possibly can argue that the Jets do, too, however I feel they snap their shedding streak and win one within the fourth quarter.
Anders Carlson boots a game-winning area purpose within the ultimate seconds.
Jets 24, Jaguars 23
4 Downs
Offensive encore: The Jets’ offense lastly confirmed some life final week in opposition to the Dolphins. Can they get a repeat in opposition to the Jaguars?
That they had a season-high 402 whole yards and quarterback Aaron Rodgers snapped a streak of 34 video games with no 300-yard passing recreation when he threw for 339 yards.
The Jaguars are lifeless final in yards allowed this season and thirty first in passing yards allowed.
The Jets haven’t scored greater than 27 factors in a recreation this yr. May this be the week?
“Situational football hasn’t been great for us and that is why we haven’t got to 30 [points],” Rodgers mentioned. “Situational football is a lot about details, and that has kind of been our Achilles’ heel. I think a lot has been little minute details within the details within the plays.”
Mac assault: The Jaguars misplaced quarterback Trevor Lawrence for the season, which suggests the Jets will see Mac Jones this week.
The Jets are aware of Jones from his time with the Patriots. In reality, Jones is 5-0 in opposition to the Jets in his profession.
Jones helped the Jaguars to a 10-6 victory over the Titans final week, however he’s 1-4 in his previous 5 begins with no touchdowns and eight interceptions.
“Over my career so far, they’re the best defense I’ve gone against each year,” Jones mentioned. “Clearly, they’re aware of me and I’ve some former teammates over there and guys I’ve performed in opposition to 5, six instances.
“Definitely looking forward to it. I know their record is the same, but really their defense is one of a kind.”
Feeling the stress: The Jets had no sacks or quarterback hits on Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa final week regardless of him throwing 47 passes.
The Jets brushed that off this week, pointing to how shortly Tagovailoa removed the ball.
The query this week is whether or not they can have an effect on the quarterback greater than they did in opposition to the Dolphins.
Will McDonald has been the one constant go rusher for the Jets this season with 10 sacks. Quinnen Williams has six sacks after which it drops off from there.
The workforce has actually missed Jermaine Johnson, who suffered a season-ending harm in Week 2. Haason Reddick has had little impression since becoming a member of the workforce in October with only a half-sack.
Breece is again: The Jets count on to have working again Breece Corridor again this week after he missed the Dolphins recreation due to a knee harm.
Corridor has 692 dashing yards, so he has a shot at attending to 1,000 yards with a giant end to the season. Corridor has 46 receptions, which is second on the workforce behind Garrett Wilson, so he’ll assist the passing recreation, too.
The Jets might have a pleasant three-headed dashing assault with Corridor, Braelon Allen and Isaiah Davis, who has come on over the previous two video games.
