3 keys to Jets victory against Seahawks

EARLY RHYTHM ON OFFENSE

The Jets and the Seahawks are 2 of the league’s worst teams for scoring first-quarter points. Both teams person a tract extremity apiece successful their past 3 games. Gang Green besides hasn’t scored a TD connected its opening thrust this season. That’s wherefore the Jets indispensable get disconnected to a accelerated commencement to make aboriginal momentum.

Too often this season, the Jets person fallen into an aboriginal deficit. Two weeks ago, the Colts were up 13-0 earlier the Jets fought back, but they couldn’t travel distant with the win.

Aaron Rodgers, who was not listed connected the wounded study for the archetypal clip since Week 5, indispensable usage his legs to make opportunities for his WRs to get unfastened successful the passing game. The Seahawks’ defence besides allows implicit 130 rushing yards per game, and it should beryllium an accidental for the moving backs to instrumentality advantage.

FORCE GENO INTO MISTAKES

Geno Smith has thrown 12 interceptions successful 11 games, the astir successful the league. The Jets defence volition request to unit Smith truthful helium forces the shot into coverage. Gang Green is seventh successful the league successful sacks with 34. However, Seattle is 2nd successful passing yards per crippled (257.2). If the Jets cannot consistently unit Smith, it could beryllium different agelong time for their secondary. Although they are 2nd successful passing yards allowed (174.9), the Jets’ defence has taken a measurement backmost since Jeff Ulbrich became interim coach. In their past six games, the Jets person allowed implicit 26 points per game.

STOP ‘HAWKS RUNNING GAME

The Seahawks are 28th successful the league successful rushing, but they volition apt program to tally the shot much this week. The Jets person had tackling issues successful losses to the Cardinals and Colts successful caller weeks and are allowing 130.1 rushing yards per game.

Seattle has 2 talented moving backs Kenneth Walker III and Zach Chabonnet, who tin instrumentality unit disconnected Smith. The Jets allowed conscionable 91 yards connected the crushed against the Colts successful Week 11, but they allowed Anthony Richardson to people 2 cardinal TDs, including the game-winning score with 46 seconds left. Smith isn’t known for his mobility, but helium averages 5.2 rushing yards per attempt.