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Jets-Packers Capsule

NEW YORK JETS (1-0) at GREEN BAY (0-1)

Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, CBS

OPENING LINE -- Packers by 8½

RECORD VS. SPREAD -- New York 0-1, Green Bay 0-1

SERIES RECORD -- Jets lead 8-3

LAST MEETING -- Packers beat Jets 9-0, Oct. 31, 2010

AP PRO32 RANKING -- Jets No. 18, Packers No. 6 (tie)

JETS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (11), RUSH (1), PASS (24).

JETS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (1), RUSH (1), PASS (1).

PACKERS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (29), RUSH (23), PASS (26).

PACKERS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (21), RUSH (31), PASS (10).

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES -- Jets won previous meeting at Lambeau Field 38-10 on Dec. 3, 2006, when RB Cedric Houston ran for 105 yards and two TDs. ... QB Geno Smith completed 82.3 percent of passes (23 of 28) last week against Raiders, third-highest completion rate in Jets history. Smith won four of past five starts. ... Jets looking to be more efficient after going 1 for 4 on TDs in red zone in opener. ... Since joining league in 2008, RB Chris Johnson's 8,033 yards rushing second only behind Adrian Peterson's 8,849. ... Eric Decker leads AFC wide receivers with 32 touchdown receptions since 2011. ... DE Muhammad Wilkerson has sack in five of past six games against NFC teams. ... Jets C Nick Mangold and Packers LB A.J. Hawk were childhood friends in Centerville, Ohio, attended Ohio State together, and were each first-round draft picks in 2006. ... Packers' .273 winning percentage against Jets is worst against any NFL team. ... Packers two wins away from joining Bears as only teams in NFL history with 700 regular-season victories. ... Green Bay 6-2 under coach Mike McCarthy in home openers, 5-1 with Aaron Rodgers as starting QB. ... Rodgers 8-3 with 30 TDs and six interceptions against AFC teams since 2011. ... WR Jordy Nelson has five touchdown catches in past five against AFC teams. ... Packers started rookies in TE Richard Rodgers and C Corey Linsley last week, second straight year team had two rookies in season opener after RB Eddie Lacy and LT David Bakhtiari in 2013. ... Linsley first rookie to start opener at center since at least 1970. ... Since 2010 including playoffs, CB Tramon Williams third in NFL with 19 interceptions, CB Sam Shields fourth with 17 interceptions. ... P Tim Masthay needs three punts inside 20 to tie Craig Hentrich for franchise record of 104.

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