With each of the three interior starters missing (left guard Kelechi Osemele, center Ryan Kalil, and right guard Brian Winters), the New York Jets‘ starting offensive line struggled to get on the same page in pass protection. As was the case for the second-straight game, Alex Lewis started at left guard, Jonotthan Harrison started at center, and Tom Compton started at right guard.
Those three have each looked solid for the most part thus far, showcasing the potential to provide quality depth, but they had a rocky start against New Orleans. Sam Darnold dropped back to throw only 13 times.