OT Mekhi Bectonwas injured on the Jets' first scoring play. It appeared that his right knee sustained an injury. He limped off the field with assistance, but took a cart to the team's locker room and did not return to the game. George Fant took Becton's spot and Morgan Moses took Fant's spot on the right side of the line.
DE John Franklin Myers had two stops behind the line of scrimmage, stopping DJ Moore for a 5-yard loss in the opening quarter and his takedown of Sam Darnold in the third was the Jets' first of the season.
Kicker Matt Ammendola was called on to punt in the first half after P Braden Mann departed with a knee injury. Mann was barreled into by a Jets blocker who had been pushed back into the second-year punter. Ammendola came on and averaged 49.8 yards yards on his first five punts including a 65-yarder with two downed inside the 20-yard-line.
The Jets startedFant at RT while rookie CB Brandin Echols got the call across the way from Bryce Hall. Fant and Moses had been listed as co-starters on the depth chart and Echols earned the nod above the likes of Isaiah Dunn and Javelin Guidry. Echols had 5 tackles in the first half.
Both WR Keelan Cole (knee) and La'Mical Perine (foot) were among the gameday inactives. Cole didn't practice on Friday and Perine was a full participant and the two players were listed as questionable on the injury report. … RB Josh Adams, LB Quincy Williams, CB Jason Pinnock and DL Jonathan Marshall rounded out the inactives. … Veteran wideout Jamison Crowder started the season on the Reserve/Covid-19 list. … Jets rookie LB Jamien Sherwood (foot) and veteran S Lamarcus Joyner (foot) sustained injuries early in the first quarter and did not return.
DE John Franklin Myers had two stops behind the line of scrimmage, stopping DJ Moore for a 5-yard loss in the opening quarter and his takedown of Sam Darnold in the third was the Jets' first of the season.
Kicker Matt Ammendola was called on to punt in the first half after P Braden Mann departed with a knee injury. Mann was barreled into by a Jets blocker who had been pushed back into the second-year punter. Ammendola came on and averaged 49.8 yards yards on his first five punts including a 65-yarder with two downed inside the 20-yard-line.
The Jets startedFant at RT while rookie CB Brandin Echols got the call across the way from Bryce Hall. Fant and Moses had been listed as co-starters on the depth chart and Echols earned the nod above the likes of Isaiah Dunn and Javelin Guidry. Echols had 5 tackles in the first half.
Both WR Keelan Cole (knee) and La'Mical Perine (foot) were among the gameday inactives. Cole didn't practice on Friday and Perine was a full participant and the two players were listed as questionable on the injury report. … RB Josh Adams, LB Quincy Williams, CB Jason Pinnock and DL Jonathan Marshall rounded out the inactives. … Veteran wideout Jamison Crowder started the season on the Reserve/Covid-19 list. … Jets rookie LB Jamien Sherwood (foot) and veteran S Lamarcus Joyner (foot) sustained injuries early in the first quarter and did not return.