It wasn’t exactly a historic loss for the New York Jets, but a couple of statistics paint a rough picture for Gang Green.
The Jets fell 32-19 to the San Francisco 49ers in their season opener on “Monday Night Football.” The long awaited full debut for quarterback Aaron Rodgers did not go according to plan.
Neither did the effort from the highly-touted Jets defense.
All in all, according to a few stats from ESPN, the all-around effort was amongst Rodgers and the Jets’ worst outcomes in a long while. Career length, even.
Defensively, it was the scoring streak for the Niners. For Rodgers and New York’s offense, it was about moving the moving the ball.
Those tough stats can be found below:
The Jets allowed eight (8!) straight scoring drives. How rare is that? First time over the last 45 seasons for the #Jets, per @EliasSports. That's as far back as their records go in this category.
— Rich Cimini (@RichCimini) September 10, 2024
The Jets had the ball for 21:20. That's the fewest time of possession by an Aaron Rodgers-led team in any start of his career. This is Rodgers' 225th career start. #Jets
— Rich Cimini (@RichCimini) September 10, 2024
Rodgers completed a pass to only 3 players Monday Night: Garrett Wilson (5), Breece Hall (5) and Allen Lazard (3)
That's the fewest receivers he's completed a pass to in a single game (excluding games he left with injury or was rested). His previous low was 4 in 2014 against the…
— Rich Cimini (@RichCimini) September 10, 2024
