An inside look at the Jets-Seahawks Week 13 matchup at MetLife Stadium:
An inside look at the Jets-Seahawks Week 13 matchup at MetLife Stadium: Marquee matchup
Seahawks QB Geno Smith vs. Jets CBs Sauce Gardner and D.J. Reed
The return of Geno Smith is the major subplot to this week’s game. Smith has not faced the Jets at MetLife Stadium since he left following the 2016 season.
The 2013 second-round pick of the Jets has reinvented himself in Seattle over the past three years and now returns as the No. 2 passing yards leader in the NFL with 3,035 yards.
“I’ve always had tremendous love and respect for that organization,” Smith said. “Obviously, the team that drafted me, gave me a chance out of the gate. A lot of great people there. Some people that I was there with, a lot of those people are now gone.
“So as far as the whole revenge thing, that’s not on my mind.”
The Jets defense has not had its best season. Gardner has struggled and the unit gave up a game-winning drive to the Colts in the previous game. Reed has had a strong season, but the Jets are going to need a better effort against Smith than they’ve shown lately.
“Man, he is, I don’t know what not to say about him, he’s got excellent mobility,” Jets interim coach Jeff Ulbrich said of the Seattle QB. “He’s killing people with his feet at times, he’s got the ability to extend plays, he’s way more athletic than you think when he moves around, and he makes the off-platform stuff go. He can make every throw.”Costello’s call
Much of the Jets organization has turned its eyes to 2025 with a search for a new GM and coach already underway.
