Wilson and Moore, the first Jets player worth nabbing in fantasy football since receiver Brandon Marshall in 2015 during peak Fitzmagic, can’t score from the sideline. In the decisive third quarter, the Eagles’ offense held the ball for all but 70 seconds.
The streak has reached a dozen.
Verdict: Zach Wilson + Elijah Moore + a trash Jets defense = fun shootouts the rest of the way!
Outsider’s view:
I have now been a Jets fan for [] three weeks, having semiretired my Eagles fandom, and today I’d like to pen a thank-you note to Gang Green for its tireless work to maintain its identity.
Philadelphia is familiar with winning at MetLife against hapless organizations, and Sunday’s game got appropriately weird, as the Eagles went on to a 33-18 victory. What game involving either of these franchises doesn’t?
The Jets found offense early, with such efficiency that gave the impression that Zach Wilson had finally solved the team’s problems with its aerial attack. Of course, after its third touchdown drive of the game, the Jets’ offense never again entered the red zone. At least the offensive coordinator, Mike LaFleur, is figuring out his opening script.
There are several points of frustration on the Jets’ defense, with the inability to stop the run at or near the top of the list. Philadelphia has vastly improved its rushing attack over the last six weeks, but most of that involved using quarterback Jalen Hurts as a threat in the read-option.
On Sunday, Hurts sat with an ankle injury and the Eagles still managed to gain 185 rushing yards — the surest indication of the Jets’ lack of talent up front. The holes on this defense don’t end with the front seven, either. Eagles tight end Dallas Goedert likely hadn’t felt this unguardable since high school. He had 105 yards on six catches, with two receiving touchdowns, by either gliding uncovered up the seams, or skying over defenders. Gardner Minshew probably earned himself another contract in the N.F.L. off this performance, and he can join me in giving his thanks to the Jets for their consistency.