The Green Bay Packers aim to stifle Garrett Wilson and ignite a struggling ground game against the New York Jets.
According to ESPN Analytics, the Green Bay Packers have a 62.7% chance of winning this game.
A few years ago, it felt like they would've been a lock to beat the New York Jets.
Here in 2026, that's no longer the case.
Make no mistake about it: this is still a really good Green Bay Packers football team. The talent is there, and it starts at the top with Jordan Love.
With Love set to make his first career start against the Jets here in Week 2, here are three last-minute predictions as the 0-1 Packers head to MetLife Stadium.
Jets interception drought continues
The Jets haven't had an interception since Week 18 of the 2024 season. After going all of 2025 without one, that streak continued through Week 1 of the 2026 campaign.
Second-year QB Cam Ward didn't exactly have the game of his life against this Jets defense, but he protected the ball, and that's all that matters.
Love's lone INT in Week 1 was tipped, and while this offensive line still has a ton of question marks attached to it, Love should be able to avoid any turnovers here in Week 2.
Packers lock down Garrett Wilson
Brandon Cisse's introduction to the NFL wasn't perfect, but Packers fans have long been calling for him to get more playing time over Keisean Nixon.
Nixon had the first tackle of the year along with the team's first interception, so there's a case to be made for No. 25 to be on the field a good chunk of this game against the Jets.
Either way, Justin Jefferson exploded with a pair of touchdowns and 92 receiving yards in Week 1, but Wilson has just one career catch for eight yards against the Packers.
Green Bay's running game gets back on track
This prediction doesn't mean the offensive line is going to do a complete 180 from last week, but there's no world where the Packers average just 3.1 yards per carry against the Jets.
New York allowed 4.9 yards per attempt in Week 1, and that was against a Tennessee Titans team that ran the ball only 14 times.
Matt LaFleur is persistent, to say the least, so one would have to expect this Packers team is going to run the ball around 20 times like they did last week against the Vikings.
Remember, MarShawn Lloyd only had 37 yards on 13 carries while Chris Brooks totaled 29 yards on his seven attempts.
