The NFL season got a little longer this week, as league owners approved the addition of a 17th game to the yearly schedule. This new game will a fifth interconference battle based on divisional finish the year before. For example, the New York Jets and their AFC East brethren will battle their NFC counterparts in the 2021 debut, with the Jets taking on their fellow fourth-place finishers from Philadelphia.
What sort of unique challenges does the new schedule present? ESM investigates…
It’s An Extra Game of Experience
Even with some valuable veteran additions in tow, the Jets are still a young team at heart.