Sam Darnold’s return to the Jets from a three-week bout with mononucleosis resulted in the first win of the season, an impressive performance against Dallas in which the second-year quarterback earned AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors.
Even with a daunting divisional matchup looming Monday night against the unbeaten Patriots, Darnold believes the offensive upside for the Jets is even greater, especially once starting tight end Chris Herndon also returns from a hamstring injury.
“Right now we’re just missing Chris, once all the guys are back together, I think we’re unstoppable as an offense or we can be,” Darnold said after practice Thursday in Florham Park.