Today at 4:25 p.m. ET, the New York Jets (1-0) and Green Bay Packers (0-1) clash at Lambeau Field for NFL Week 2 action live from Green Bay. The game can be live streamed here. New York fans can hear all of the action on 98.7 ESPN while Green Bay fans can do the same on WTMJ 620.
New York is coming off of a 19-14 Week 1 victory over the Oakland Raiders while Green Bay has had 10 days to stew after suffering a 36-16 loss to the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks on Thursday Night Football.
The Packers offense was held to just 255 yards in Week 1, but there is no shortage of confidence here as they enter Week 2 with an 0-1 mark for the third consecutive season.
"We know the offensive power that we have," said Randall Cobb, according to ESPN. "We know we can be dominant. It's just about executing the plays that are called."
Cobb had six catches for 58 yards in Week 1 and received the only touchdown pass from Aaron Rodgers in the game. Rodgers, who has won 28 of his last 31 starts at Lambeau Field, went 23-for-33 (69.7%) for 189 yards with a touchdown and one interception.
Rodgers will look to expose New York's patchwork secondary by finding Cobb and Jordy Nelson, who finished with nine receptions for 83 yards and no touchdowns in the opening game. With Dee Milliner (ankle) likely to play, but not slated to start, Darrin Walls and converted safety Antonio Allen will likely be the starting cornerbacks for the Jets again this week.
The Packers should have running back Eddie Lacy back in the fold after he was sidelined with a concussion in Week 1. The reigning Offensive Rookie of the Year had 12 rushes for 34 yards last week before the injury.
The Jets enter play feeling good about their defensive line after allowing just 25 rushing yards to the Raiders last week, but the team knows it will have to improve upon the 11 penalties it took in Week 1 if it is to improve to 2-0.
Second-year quarterback Geno Smith went 23-for-28 (82.1%) for 221 yards with a touchdown and an interception in Week 1 but he had three costly plays and had just one scoring drive while making four red zone trips.
"That's not up to our standards," Smith told ESPN. "We want to do a lot better there."
New York will hope to get its three-headed monster going at running back as Chris Johnson (13 carries, 68 yards and zero touchdowns in Week 1), Chris Ivory (10--102--1) and Bilal Powell (1--4--0) all pose a threat on the ground.
Wide receiver Eric Decker is still looking for his first touchdown in green and white after signing a five-year deal to defect from the AFC champion Denver Broncos. Decker posted five receptions for 74 yards in Week 1.
The Jets look to improve to 2-0 while the Packers hope to bounce back and earn their first victory of 2014 when these teams go head-to-head this afternoon at Lambeau Field in Green Bay.
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