Wilson Throws 2 TD Passes As Jets Beat Packers – CBS New York

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Zach Wilson supplied the New York Jets extra purpose for optimism whereas choosing aside a Green Bay Packers protection resting practically all of its starters.

Wilson directed three scoring drives and threw his first two landing passes of the preseason within the New York Jets’ 23-14 victory over the Inexperienced Bay Packers on Saturday.

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The Jets have gone by way of an meeting line of quarterbacks whereas looking for their first playoff berth since 2010. They’re hoping they lastly have discovered a keeper in Wilson, the rookie from BYU who went second general on this 12 months’s draft.

“I believed he had good command,” Jets coach Robert Saleh stated. “I believed he was underneath management. I believed he dealt with stress nicely. He was good out and in of the huddle.”

Wilson went 9 of 11 for 128 yards, together with a pair of 18-yard scores to Tyler Kroft.

He led the Jets to 2 TDs and a subject aim in his 4 collection towards a Packers protection that didn’t play Professional Bowl picks Jaire Alexander, Za’Darius Smith and most of their different notable names.

“It was an amazing have a look at loads of our youthful gamers versus a few of their starters, and I believed our guys went on the market and competed onerous,” Packers coach Matt LaFleur stated. “However we made manner too many errors to win the soccer recreation, and we’re all the time attempting to win right here.”

The one Wilson-led drive that didn’t lead to factors got here when the Jets opted to punt on fourth-and-1 from their very own 49-yard line.

Corey Davis caught 4 passes from Wilson for 70 yards. Davis signed a three-year contract with the Jets value $37.5 million after spending his first 4 seasons with Tennessee.

“I simply have loads of belief in him and all his one-on-one routes, that he’s going to get open,” Wilson stated. “I hope he’s acquired belief I’m going to get him the ball.”

The Packers didn’t play reigning MVP Aaron Rodgers or backup quarterback Jordan Love, who damage his throwing shoulder final week whereas making his pro debut in a 26-7 preseason loss to the Houston Texans.

That left Inexperienced Bay counting on Kurt Benkert, who went 18 of 25 for 151 yards with a 5-yard landing go to Jace Sternberger and an interception. He engineered a 19-play, 81-yard landing drive regardless of tripping over linemen and falling backward on consecutive performs throughout that collection.

His hopes of creating Inexperienced Bay’s 53-man roster rely on whether or not the Packers resolve to maintain three quarterbacks.

“I really feel like I’ve finished every part that I might,” Benkert stated. “I really feel like I’ve put myself in a fairly good place, however on the finish of the day, I do know it’s a numbers recreation and I might play (poorly) they usually want me on the 53, or I might play very well they usually don’t want me and I’m on the follow squad.”

RESTING PACKERS

The Packers didn’t gown 32 gamers for Saturday’s recreation, together with practically all their regulars. They’d sat out 30 gamers of their preseason opener with Houston per week earlier.

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LaFleur famous that they weren’t merely resting all of them and that a few of these gamers have been out on account of harm.

COSTLY WEEK FOR JETS

The accidents proceed piling for the Jets, who held two joint practices with the Packers right here earlier than Saturday’s exhibition recreation.

Defensive finish Carl Lawson ruptured his Achilles tendon and backup security Zane Lewis injured his knee in Thursday’s follow, knocking each out for the remainder of the season. Backup offensive lineman Conor McDermott was carted off the sphere Saturday with a knee harm. Linebacker Jarrad Davis damage his ankle.

Backup quarterback Mike White left with a rib harm late within the third quarter.

Offensive sort out Morgan Moses and cornerback Bless Austin didn’t play due to what Saleh termed as private causes.

HILL SCORES AGAIN

Inexperienced Bay’s Kylin Hill, a rookie seventh-round choose from Mississippi State, moved nearer to securing a spot on the roster because the Packers’ No. 3 operating again. One week after turning a brief completion right into a 22-yard landing, Hill reached the tip zone once more on a 12-yard run.

“Seventh-round choose, that’s simply my day by day grind, my motivation,” Hill stated. “After I’m drained, that’s what I take into consideration, simply to show lots of people fallacious in my life.”

ODDS AND ENDS

Corey Ballentine had a 73-yard kickoff return to arrange a Jets landing. … Inexperienced Bay’s T.J. Slaton and New York’s J.T. Hassell recorded sacks. … New York’s Matt Ammendola was 3 of three on field-goal makes an attempt with kicks of 30, 46 and 54 yards. .,. New York’s Brandin Echols and Lamar Jackson intercepted passes. … Inexperienced Bay’s Malik Taylor had 4 catches for 66 yards.

UP NEXT

Jets: Wrap up the preseason schedule at residence Friday towards Philadelphia.

Packers: At Buffalo subsequent Saturday.

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