It was a fairly sloppy first half for the New York Jets, full of penalties and not much offense. To be fair, it was basically the Jets JV squad versus the Atlanta Falcons varsity squad. Let’s run through a few notes and observations from the first half Monday, as the Jets trail, 16-3.
The Jets had mostly their reserve defense (six starters did not play) to start the game against most of the Falcons starting offense, including QB Marcus Mariota and TE Kyle Ptts. Other than a big reception of over 50 yards from Pitts, the Jets held steady on defense, including a third-down stop in the red zone, holding the Falcons to a field goal on their opening drive.
