A major defensive turnaround appears underway for the New York Jets.
Over the first three weeks of the season, the defensive line was the most disappointing unit on the team. Despite high draft picks and tens of millions of dollars invested, they were average at best, with all but Quinnen Williams underachieving.
Then everything changed in Week 4. The Jets’ defensive line came alive and battered Mitchell Trubisky and Kenny Pickett in Pittsburgh. They followed that up with an even better performance against the Miami Dolphins.
This is how the Jets’ pass rush statistics from Weeks 1-3 compare against Weeks 4-5:
Weeks 1-3
- 432 Pass Rush Snaps
- 38 Pressures
- 8.