The New York Jets were beaten on all fronts against the San Francisco 49ers in their 2024 NFL season opener.
The Jets lost 32-19 and while their offense couldn’t stay on the field, the defense matched that by not getting off of it. A big reason for that was a slew of missed tackles.
The clear misses on defense is what led to San Francisco running back Jordan Mason ripping off 147 rushing yards and a touchdown despite being relatively unknown.
Did you keep track of how many times New York’s defense missed tackles? Pro Football Focus did.
According to the football analytics outlet, Gang Green tried and failed to tackle 49ers players 18 total times. Woof.
Per PFF’s metrics, here were the worst grades handed out to Jets defenders for tackling in Week 1 as well:
- Jermaine Johnson: 25.3
- Ashtyn Davis: 26.6
- Sauce Gardner: 27.6
- Will McDonald: 27.7
- Jamien Sherwood: 30.0
- Quinnen Williams: 38.9
- Solomon Thomas: 40.0
