NFL Player News
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Jeremy Ruckert TE | NYJ
Jets' Jeremy Ruckert: Two catches in Thursday's win
Ruckert caught both of his targets for 15 yards in Thursday's 24-3 win over the Patriots.
Ruckert made his first two catches of the season as Aaron Rodgers completed multiple passes to eight different players. While this was Ruckert's best game of the young season, that was also the case for Tyler Conklin, who cemented his standing as the Jets' top tight end with five catches for a team-high 93 yards on six targets.
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Xavier Gipson WR | NYJ
Jets' Xavier Gipson: Makes first two catches of 2024
Gipson caught both of his targets for 16 yards and had four punt returns for 27 yards in Thursday's 24-3 win over the Patriots.
Gipson was one of eight Jets to catch multiple passes in Thursday's win, as Aaron Rodgers had his best game as a Jet with 281 passing yards and two touchdowns. While Gipson's shiftiness offers a path to playing time in the slot and as a gadget piece, most of his contributions have come on special teams, with Garrett Wilson, Mike Williams and Allen Lazard all well ahead of the second-year pro in the team's wide receiver pecking order.
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Isaiah Davis RB | NYJ
Jets' Isaiah Davis: Gets first NFL carries
Davis rushed three times for six yards and wasn't targeted in Thursday's 24-3 win over the Patriots. He also had a 27-yard kickoff return.
After being limited to special teams work in his first two NFL games, Davis got the first three carries of his NFL career, as the Jets mixed him in after getting some breathing room on the scoreboard. Davis is a distant third on the team's running back depth chart heading into Week 4 against the Broncos, behind Breece Hall and Braelon Allen, the latter of whom was selected one round before Davis in the 2024 NFL Draft.
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Braelon Allen RB | NYJ
Jets' Braelon Allen: Leading rusher in Thursday's win
Allen rushed 11 times for 55 yards and caught all three of his targets for 13 yards in Thursday's 24-3 win over the Patriots.
Allen finished with one more rushing yard than Breece Hall on five fewer carries, though Hall scored a one-yard rushing touchdown in the second quarter and had 16 more receiving yards on two more targets than Allen. Hall's still the top running back for the Jets, but Allen has become a prominent part of the game plan heading into a Week 4 home game against the Broncos, as the rookie fourth-round pick has 141 scrimmage yards and two TDs through three games while churning out 5.1 yards per carry.
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Antonio Gibson RB | NE
Patriots' Antonio Gibson: Eight touches in Week 3
Gibson rushed five times for 29 yards and secured all three targets for eight yards in the Patriots' 24-3 loss to the Jets on Thursday night.
Gibson logged one fewer carry than Rhamondre Stevenson but outgained him by six rushing yards. Gibson was also the only one of the two involved in the passing game, albeit to a modest degree. Gibson's downturn was notable considering he'd posted 96 rushing yards just four days earlier against Seattle, but New England's offense as a whole was held in check Thursday night. Gibson will look to bounce back in a Week 4 road battle against the 49ers on Sunday, Sept. 29.
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Demario Douglas WR | NE
Patriots' DeMario Douglas: Busy night in Week 3 loss
Douglas secured seven of nine targets for 69 yards and rushed once for nine yards in the Patriots' 24-3 loss to the Jets on Thursday night.
Douglas was essentially the lone offensive bright spot for the Patriots on the night, posting team-high totals across his receiving line. It was quite the resurgence for the second-year wideout, who'd been blanked altogether, including in targets, during the team's Week 2 overtime loss to the Seahawks. Douglas may prove to be the most consistent member of an inexperienced Patriots receiving corps over time, and he'll look to build on Thursday's momentum in a Week 4 road matchup against the 49ers on Sunday, Sept. 29.
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Allen Lazard WR | NYJ
Jets' Allen Lazard: Another TD in win
Lazard secured all three targets for 48 yards and a touchdown in the Jets' 24-3 win over the Patriots on Thursday night.
Lazard and Aaron Rodgers had recreated some of their old Packers magic in Week 1 against the 49ers, but the former had been held to just 11 receiving yards in Week 2. However, the chemistry was reignited Thursday night, with Lazard finishing with the second-highest receiving yardage total on the night for New York and bringing in a 10-yard scoring grab with 4:21 remaining in the first quarter. The seventh-year wideout had 11- and 27-yard catches on his other two receptions, so even with the downfield presence of Mike Williams on the field, it appears there's room for Lazard to thrive with his old Green Bay battery mate.
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Tyler Conklin TE | NYJ
Jets' Tyler Conklin: Breakout effort in Week 3 win
Conklin brought in five of six targets for 93 yards in the Jets' 24-3 win over the Patriots on Thursday night.
Conklin was the surprise co-leader in receptions on the night for the Jets while also setting the pace in receiving yards by a very wide margin. Conklin recorded multiple chunk gains, including his game-long 22-yard grab in the second quarter that got the ball down to the Patriots' six-yard line. There had been preseason talk of Conklin being a potential beneficiary of Rodgers being under center, but Thursday night was the first time that came to fruition after the veteran tight end generated just a 2-16-0 line through the first two games. Conklin will look to carry over the momentum into a Week 4 home matchup against the Broncos on Sunday, Sept. 29.
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Jacoby Brissett QB | NE
Patriots' Jacoby Brissett: Benched late in Week 3 loss
Brissett completed 12 of 18 passes for 98 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions in the Patriots' 24-3 loss to the Jets on Thursday night. He was replaced by Drake Maye with 4:24 remaining in the game.
Brissett's final numbers, which also included five sacks taken, tell the tale of how difficult a night it was for the Patriots offense. The veteran signal-caller hasn't averaged more than 5.5 yards per attempt in any of his first three contests, but due to the fact New England's Week 4 matchup on Sunday, Sept. 29 involves a visit to the 49ers, Brissett could get the call over the inexperienced Maye for that daunting assignment.
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Drake Maye QB | NE
Patriots' Drake Maye: Makes pro debut in fourth quarter
Maye replaced Jacoby Brissett with 4:24 remaining in the Patriots' 24-3 loss to the Jets on Thursday night and completed four of eight passes for 22 yards while adding two rushes for 12 yards.
Maye ended up helming a ragged 16-play, 46-yard drive that encompassed the final 4:24 of the game and culminated with the rookie third overall pick taking a sack at the Jets' 12-yard line. His longest completion came on the final pass he got off, a 15-yard connection with DeMario Douglas. Brissett threw for just 98 yards and averaged 5.4 yards per attempt while taking five sacks, so it remains to be seen if Maye, who was essentially just as ineffective over a more condensed period, will be considered for a daunting Week 4 road start against the 49ers on Sunday, Sept. 29.