The Jets Setter

What you need to know:

The Jets and Falcons meet this weekend in a game that feels like a mirror staring back — two teams with talent, flashes of brilliance, and an unshakable habit of stepping on their own shoelaces. The Jets need this one like New York needs oxygen. The defense has carried the team long enough, and at some point, the offense has to show up with more than field goals and wishful thinking. If they can get competent quarterback play and avoid turning third downs into prayer sessions, they should control the tempo.

Atlanta’s no cupcake, though. Bijan Robinson can change a game in one cut, and if the Jets don’t bottle him up early, they’ll be chasing all afternoon. But here’s my gut feeling — this is the type of ugly, grind-it-out matchup where the Jets defense thrives. If they force turnovers and steal a short field or two, they walk out with a win. Not pretty, but pretty doesn’t matter. Wins do.