NFL Week 2: Jets End INT Drought, Watson Benched — SkimNews
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- New York Jets carry an NFL-record 18-game interception drought into their Week 2 home opener against the Packers — their last pick came in Week 18 of the 2024 season against Miami.
- Jordan Love completed just 50% of passes in Week 1 with a 23.8% off-target rate (worst among QBs) and a 7.1% turnover-worthy throw rate, with two additional interceptions dropped by Green Bay receivers.
- Deshaun Watson posted a 25th-ranked EPA per dropback and a turnover-worthy throw rate tied for the league's highest in Week 1; the column projects Browns coach Todd Monken could replace him with Shedeur Sanders against Tampa Bay.
- Trevor Lawrence went 18-of-23 for 245 yards and four touchdowns (150.6 rating) in Week 1 but rushed only twice for 3 yards; coming off a 2025 season with 359 rush yards and nine rushing TDs, he sits at +350 to score anytime vs. Denver on DraftKings.
- Mark Andrews tied Zay Flowers for the Ravens' team-high with six targets in Week 1, and with Flowers (hamstring) and Ja'Kobi Lane (IR) sidelined, the column projects him to 12-plus targets against New Orleans; the Ravens-Saints total sits at 46.5.
- Antonio Williams, a Commanders third-round rookie from Clemson, led Washington with 64 receiving yards and a touchdown on just 11 routes in Week 1 (44% target share when on the field), and draws a Dallas defense that allowed Giants tight end Isaiah Likely six catches for 57 yards and a TD from the slot in Week 1.
Why it matters: Each bold call rests on a stated Week 1 number rather than a hunch: Love's league-worst off-target rate backs the Jets' INT drought call, Watson's bottom-tier EPA supports an in-game benching, and Andrews' target vacuum after Flowers' hamstring injury and Lane's IR move opens a double-digit target projection. Fantasy and bettor lineups for Week 2 hinge on whether those underlying metrics hold.
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