Oakland Raided by the Jets Defense

It wasn't pretty, but the only stat that matters is Rex's Gang Green is 1-0 after beating the Raiders 19-14 at Jetlife Stadium on Sunday. Never a dull week in Florham Park, the Jets continue to play with chips on their shoulders and more often than not come through. From Mark Schlereth's comments about Eric Decker, to the media's attention on our lack of a secondary, and finally former Jet, Austin Howard, saying Oakland would push us around.

Great

The defense dominated the Raiders offense at the line of scrimmage. The heralded group of MoJo and Darren McFadden were held to just 25 yards rushing on 15 carries against the Jets front seven. Derek Carr was under duress the whole game, going 20-32 for 152 yards, while being sacked twice. Before the Raiders final drive, the only time they crossed into the Jets side of the field was after an interception thrown by Geno Smith. Our two-headed rushing attack, Chris Johnson and Chris Ivory ran for 212 yards, including a 71 yard gallop by Ivory to put the game away.

Good

Offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg called a really good game. The offense seemed to have a rhythm that has been missing for quite some time. The short passing game was very successful, and made Geno Smith look like a franchise quarterback. Smith was 23-28 with a touchdown, while making plays on his feet as well. Eric Decker caught five passes for 74 yards in his Jets debut.

Bad

The turnovers and penalties have to stop if the Jets want to come out of this their next three games with their heads still above water. The Jets were flagged 11 times for 105 yards, with most of those coming on the offensive side of the ball. Charles Woodson made a great play on his first quarter interception of Geno Smith but it could have been avoided. While Geno could make moves on his feet, he has to know when you just have to give up on a play. He took a sack that cost Nick Folk a makebale field goal attempt, and had a fumble inside the Raiders five. 

What's Next?

You have to think that Aaron Rodgers and the Packers will test our secondary more than Carr and the Raiders did this week. Add to the fact that the Pack had an extra 3 days to stew on their loss to the Seahawks in Thursday's Opening Kickoff game. That being said, the Packers have a weakness on their offensive line that could be exploited by our defense, and Eddie Lacy could miss the game with a concussion.