The Jets may be catching Green Bay at just the right time in Week 2.
Micah Parsons is already set to miss the matchup while he continues his ACL recovery, and now Josh Jacobs is likely to be out as well as he begins the season on the commissioner's exempt list. That leaves the Packers without two of their biggest names when they face New York.
Jacobs is under NFL investigation after a May incident that resulted in two misdemeanor charges, according to ESPN’s Rob Demovsky. His first court appearance is scheduled for November 17. No suspension has been announced, but the expectation is that he will not play in Week 2.
That’s a major break for the Jets, who were already looking at a difficult opener against Green Bay. Parsons was one of the league’s most dominant players last season before tearing his ACL, and he earned first-team All-Pro honors even though he missed the Packers’ final three games.
Jacobs didn’t have the same kind of production in 2025 that he’s put up in past seasons, but Green Bay’s offense is at its best when he’s running the backfield. In two years with the Packers, he’s rushed for 2,258 yards and 28 touchdowns, and New York won’t have to deal with him in this one.
The timing matters for the Jets, too. Their first month of the season leaves little margin for error. After a road game against the Tennessee Titans, who finished 3-14 last season, they come home to play Green Bay before heading out for back-to-back games against the Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears.
That means New York will be seeing three teams that posted winning records in 2025 over a stretch of three straight weeks. Detroit will have some absences of its own in Week 3, but the bigger picture is still clear: the schedule opens with a rough climb.
For a team that has struggled in recent memory, the first two games loom especially large. If the Jets want to get rolling early, they’ll need to handle business against the Titans and then take advantage of a Packers team that should be missing both Parsons and Jacobs at MetLife Stadium.
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