NFL Game Preview: New York Jets (1-1-0) vs. Detroit Lions (1-1-0)

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FOX: Adam Amin, Drew Brees, Kristina Pink (field reporter)

Kickoff is scheduled for 1:00 PM ET

Ford Field | Referee: Brad Rogers

Regular Season: DET leads series, 8-7 (away team won past 4)

Last reg. season meeting: 12/18/22: DET 20 at NYJ 17

Aaron Glenn (NYJ) vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 0-0 Reg. Season: 4-15 (.211)

Dan Campbell (DET) vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 1-1 Reg. Season: 54-44-1 (.551)

NY Jets Last Game: L, 20-17 vs. GB (OT) (Week 2)

Detroit Last Game: L, 41-31 at BUF (Week 2)

JETS NOTES

• QB GENO SMITH completed 27 of 41 atts. (65.9 pct.) for 247 yards & TD in Week 2. Has TD pass in 7 of his past 8. Completed 38 of 56 atts. (67.9 pct.) for 395 yards & TD in his last start vs. Det. (9/30/24 w/ Sea.). • RB BREECE HALL led team with 92 scrimmage yards (63 rec., 29 rush) & had 5 catches last week. Has 115+ scrimmage yards & rush TD in 2 of his past 3. Aims for his 4th in row with 90+ scrimmage yards. • RB BRAELON ALLEN had rush TD in Week 2. • WR GARRETT WILSON had 5 receptions for 57 yards & TD last week. Has 5+ catches in 9 of his past 10 on road & rec. TD in 4 of his past 5 on road. Had 4 catches for 98 yards in last meeting. • WR ADONAI MITCHELL had 6 receptions for 63 yards in Week 2. Aims for his 3rd in row with 60+ rec. yards. • WR ISAIAH WILLIAMS had career-high 6 receptions last week. • DL JOWON BRIGGS had 4 tackles, sack & FF in Week 2. Has TFL in 2 of his past 3 on road. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. NFC with sack. • EDGE DAVID BAILEY (rookie) had sack & 1st-career FF last week. Leads rookies with 2 sacks this season & is 1st player since James Houston (2022) with sack in each of 1st 2 games. • EDGE KINGSLEY ENAGBARE had sack & FF in Week 2. Has TFL in 3 of his past 4. Aims for his 3rd in row with sack. Had 0.5 sack in his last game vs. Det. (11/27/25 w/ GB). • LB JAMIEN SHERWOOD had 6 tackles, TFL & PD last week. Has 6+ tackles in 6 of his past 7. • S ANDRE CISCO had 5 tackles, TFL, FF & PD in Week 2. Has 5+ tackles in 4 of his past 5. Had 5 tackles in his only career game vs. Det. (11/17/24 w/ Jax.). • CB AZAREYE’H THOMAS had TFL & PD last week. Aims for his 9th in row with PD & 5th in row with TFL. Has PD in 4 of his 5 career road games.

LIONS NOTES

• QB JARED GOFF passed for 327 yards & 4 TDs for 130.0 rating in Week 2, his 12th career game with 4+ TD passes & 25th consecutive game with TD pass, longest active streak in NFL. Ranks 1st with 40,155 pass yards & 4th with 262 TD passes since 2016. Passed for 252 yards & TD in last meeting & aims for 3rd in row vs. NYJ with TD pass. • RB JAHMYR GIBBS totaled 113 scrimmage yards (61 rec., 52 rush) & had TD catch in Week 2. Leads NFL with 52 scrimmage TDs (41 TD, 11 rec.) & ranks 3rd with 5,328 scrimmage yards (3,788 rush, 1,540 rec.) since 2023. Aims for 3rd in row with 100+ scrimmage yards & TD. • WR AMON-RA ST. BROWN led team with 9 receptions for 142 yards & 2 TDs in Week 2, his 64th career game with 5+ receptions, tied with Justin Jefferson for 3rd-most games with 5+ catches by a player in his 1st 6 seasons. Leads NFL with 566 receptions, ranks 2nd with 48 TD catches & 4th with 6,461 rec. yards since 2021. • TE SAM LAPORTA had 6 catches for 52 yards & TD in Week 2. 1 of 3 TEs (Mark Andrews & George Kittle) with 20+ TD receptions since 2023. • EDGE AIDAN HUTCHINSON had sack & FF in Week 2. Ranks tied-6th with 46 sacks since 2022. Had 5 tackles & TFL in last meeting. Aims for 3rd in row with sack. • LB JACK CAMPBELL totaled 6 tackles in Week 2 & aims for 3rd in row with 6+ tackles. Had 7+ tackles in all 8 home games in 2025. • LB DERRICK BARNES had 6 tackles & sack in Week 2. Aims for 3rd in row with 5+ tackles & sack. • CB D.J. REED aims for 3rd in row with 6+ tackles. Totaled 220 tackles, 32 PD & 2 INT in 46 games with NYJ (2022-24). • S ROCK YA-SIN totaled 6 tackles last week & aims for 3rd in row with 6+ tackles. • S CHUCK CLARK totaled 69 tackles, sack, FF & FR in 12 games with NYJ (2024)

Game Odds

New York Jets                    48.5

Detroit Lions                      – 6.5

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Saturday, September 26, 2026

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