3) Joe Knows Running – The ground game with Joe Mixon has been excellent. The veteran running back has started and finished four games this season, gaining more than 100 yards in each of those four games, and scoring a touchdown in each contest as well.
He’s played in five games in 2024, and is averaging 100.6 yards on the ground per. That’s the third-best mark in the NFL.
Mixon thinks it’s just the start of something greater.
“I feel like I’ve been only getting better,” Mixon said. “We just got to keep on continuing to get better, and letting the little things take care of the big things. Just stand out in our technique and detail and being able to execute. That’s what it comes down to.”
The Jets run defense is around the middle of the pack in the league, giving up an average of 125.6 yards per game.
4) Hammer time – The Texans pass rush has been outstanding this season. Defensive end Will Anderson, Jr. was named the Defensive Player of the Month for October, and he’s currently third in the NFL with 7.5 sacks. Fellow defensive end Danielle Hunter is a few sacks behind him at 5.5, and in terms of quarterback pressures, they’re flipped. Hunter leads the league with 51, while Anderson is fourth with 39.
Their ability to cause havoc is not lost on Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
“I’m going to have to move around a little bit,” Rodgers said. “Will and Danielle are great pass rushers and not the only ones who get a good push in the middle. They can bring five-man pressures, six-man pressure, all-out pressure, so I got to be able to move a little bit, and I’m not the runner I once was.”
Rodgers has been sacked 18 times in 2024.
5) No flags, no turnovers – Houston’s tied for eighth in the NFL in turnover differential at plus-4, while the Jets are near the bottom of the league at minus-3.
Both teams get flagged quite a bit, as the Texans are tied for…
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