Like any great fraternity, the New York Jets are blessed – perhaps even cursed – with several rites of passage.
Zach Wilson will get two out of the way on Sunday.
Wilson, the Jets’ newest franchise quarterback, will make his MetLife Stadium debut on Sunday afternoon (1 p.m. ET, CBS). It comes against a New England Patriots team that has, to put it nicely, had the Jets’ numbers.
Sam Darnold, Wilson’s immediate predecessor and season-opening opponent, was winless in three meetings against the Patriots, who have taken 10 consecutive meetings from the Jets overall.