2) Can New York’s offense get some help?
The Jets defense has played a major role in its winless start, allowing 31.4 points and 347.4 yards per game while the offense has averaged 22.4 PPG — the second-most by a winless team through five games in NFL history. Remarkably, Aaron Glenn’s unit has yet to force a turnover this season, making it the first team since at least 1950 to start a season 0-5 while having zero takeaways, according to NFL Research. It’s soured the positive start from Justin Fields, who is just one of two QBs (Jalen Hurts) in the NFL with a 100-plus passer rating and zero interceptions so far. Fields is 0-26 in his career when his team allows more than 20 points, the worst of any QB since 1970 (minimum 10 starts). Unlike their opponent on Sunday, the Jets have been unable to get after QBs in 2025, generating only three sacks in the last four games. The Jets are capable of controlling the game with a healthy ground attack that ranks third in the NFL with 144.4 rushing yards per game, but the defense is also inclined to reverse that game script out of New York’s favor, yielding a 140.4-yard per game average.
3) Surtain looms over healthy Fields-Wilson connection
The Jets’ passing offense has been carried by Garrett Wilson, who has generated 33 receptions for 382 yards and four touchdowns — all team highs and top 10 in NFL. Fields, who owns a 125.3 passer rating this season when targeting Wilson, might have to be careful targeting his No. 1 wideout with Patrick Surtain II draped all over him. According to Next Gen Stats, Wilson has been targeted just seven times in three games against Surtain, who has allowed just three receptions for 34 yards while finding one interception and two pass break-ups in the matchup. Wilson comes into London hot, having scored touchdowns in three straight games, but the reigning Defensive Player of the Year might force Fields to look elsewhere. While tight ends Mason Taylor (20 receptions, 175 yards) and Jeremy Ruckert (eight receptions, 72 yards; TD) have been Fields’ more reliable secondary options, the Jets remaining WRs have struggled to produce as Tyler Johnson is the next leading receiver with 63 yards.
