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The Panthers capitalized on the mulligan with a field goal that broke the scoring drought and seemingly opened the flood gates, because Darnold then reminded everyone his arm can be a problem for opposing defenses. On the Panthers' next drive, Darnold tossed a dot to Robby Anderson, his former Jet compatriot, scoring on a yard moonshot.

A missed field goal by Ryan Santoso kept it at a three-field goal affair, but the Panthers on both offense and defense started to finally find a groove. The second half became more of a showing for the Panthers defense than Darnold, but that's all they needed considering Wilson continued to operate under duress and with little protection along with no aid from Tevin Coleman and the run game.

Playing from behind for the entire contest and being forced into a one-dimensional attack with a rookie QB at the helm was exactly what head coach Matt Rhule was hoping to see, and the result was exactly as you'd expect. Darnold and the Panthers were in the driver's seat while Wilson was mostly a deer in headlights, but he did do a bit of damage late versus Carolina -- throwing for a second career touchdown in the final minutes -- something to hold onto if you're a Jets fan.

There's a major concern on the injury front for Gang Green, however, with starting tackle Mekhi Becton being carted off of the field with an apparent knee injury in the third quarter.

That, needless to say, might be the biggest story of the week for the Jets, depending on what his test results reveal. Adding to that is just how dominant the Panthers defense was, going on to sack the rookie quarterback a total of five times in the game and forcing him into an interception and a fumble, although the Jets would recover the latter and avoid giving the ball away yet again in Carolina.

From a defensive standpoint, Thompson ruled the day, his aforementioned INT adding to a team-high 10 combined tackles, and the five sacks were spread out over five different players. That means the onslaught was more of a carpet bombing on Wilson with the first-year signal-caller having no idea where the next hit would come from. So by the time Christian McCaffrey put the exclamation point on his return with total yards from scrimmage that were nearly split even between rushing and passing yards, it was really all the Jets could do to make the final score a respectable one.

They weren't blown out, but they were embarrassed, a couple of flashes from Wilson notwithstanding. There's no other way to describe what happened in Carolina in his debut when considering the five sacks don't even remotely tell the entire story.

Unfortunately for the Jets, they were only able to muster a total of 45 rushing yards with no touchdowns from three players combined -- namely Tevin Coleman 24 yards on nine carries , Ty Johnson 15 yards on four carries and fourth-round rookie Michael Carter six yards on four carries -- giving Wilson nothing of merit on that front.

In all, the Panthers made the Jets one dimensional and then began pinning their ears back and welcoming Wilson to the league with their own brand of Carolina justice. He also threw an 8-yard TD pass to Davis with left that gave the Jets a chance. But, he got back up. He showed resolve. He really is. The Panthers announced less than an hour before the game that linebacker Shaq Thompson changed his number from 54 to 7 and linebacker Jermaine Carter changed his number from 56 to 4.

An NFL spokesman said there is no rule that clubs are required to make jersey number changes public before the start of the regular season. Jets punter Braden Mann left knee left in the first half after a teammate grabbed a Carolina player and fell into him. Kicker Matt Ammendola took over punting duties and did well, including a booming yard punt and two punts inside the yard line. After a solid start to his Panthers career , Darnold regressed to his Jets form over the past four games.

Darnold now has an abysmal record at MetLife Stadium since entering the league in So it was his decision and he went with it. This is the absolute worst-case scenario for the Panthers after trading three draft picks, including second- and fourth-round picks in Now Darnold looks exactly like he did when he played for the Jets, even though he has more weapons on offense. To leave a comment, you will need to Sign in or create an account if you already have an account.

Typed comments will be lost if you are not signed in. Williams also had his best success against left guards, posting a Elflein has been a terrible pass protector in the NFL.

Last season, he allowed the second-worst pressure rate among all qualified guards Williams is coming off of a second-half run in which he showed the potential to become one of the three best defensive tackles in the league. From Weeks , he ranked second among interior defensive linemen in run stops per game 2. If Carl Lawson were healthy, this mismatch would be even bigger than Williams-versus-Elflein which, as I just described, would take quite an enormous mismatch.

Shaq Lawson has created pressure at a strong level over the past two seasons. He had an Lawson is primarily a right-side defensive end. Erving has been one of the worst-performing tackles in the NFL since the Browns took him with the 19th overall pick in the draft. One of the big advantages that the Jets will have on offense is veteran wideout Corey Davis against rookie cornerback Jaycee Horn. Davis rotated between both sides of the offense with the Titans last season and did the same with the Jets this preseason.

Horn primarily stayed home at left cornerback this preseason. So, Davis should see Horn for about half of his time on the field. Horn, the eighth overall pick in the draft, is a talented, long, and physical corner who will likely have a successful career in the NFL. With that being said, history tells us that he is probably not going to play well this year. Rookie corners tend to put up brutal numbers early in their NFL careers. Through the first 10 weeks of the season, rookie cornerbacks combined to allow 39 touchdowns, seven interceptions, 9.