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Aaron Rodgers and the Jets look for their 1st win together on road in Tennessee

2024-09-13 02:16 Last Updated At:02:21

New York Jets (0-1) at Tennessee (0-1)

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Chicago Bears defensive end Darrell Taylor (52) creates a fumble sack of Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

New York Jets (0-1) at Tennessee (0-1)

Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis throws an interception for a Bears' touchdown off pressure from defensive end DeMarcus Walker during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis throws an interception for a Bears' touchdown off pressure from defensive end DeMarcus Walker during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Tennessee Titans head coach Brian Callahan meets with reporters after his team's 24-17 loss to the Chicago Bears in an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Tennessee Titans head coach Brian Callahan meets with reporters after his team's 24-17 loss to the Chicago Bears in an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh, left, walks on the sideline during the second half of an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, Calif., Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)

New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh, left, walks on the sideline during the second half of an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, Calif., Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)

New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers, right, sits on the bench during the second half of an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, Calif., Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)

New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers, right, sits on the bench during the second half of an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, Calif., Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)

New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh speaks at a news conference after an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, Calif., Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)

New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh speaks at a news conference after an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, Calif., Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)

New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers walks on the field during the second half of an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, Calif., Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)

New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers walks on the field during the second half of an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, Calif., Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)

Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis meets with reporters after his team's 24-17 loss to the Chicago Bears in an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis meets with reporters after his team's 24-17 loss to the Chicago Bears in an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) walks on the field after an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, Calif., Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)

New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) walks on the field after an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, Calif., Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)

BetMGM NFL Odds: Jets by 3 1/2.

Against the spread: Jets 0-1, Titans 0-1.

Series record: Titans lead 25-20-1.

Last meeting: Jets 27-24 OT on Oct, 3, 2021, in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Last week: Jets lost 32-19 at 49ers on Monday night; Titans lost 24-17 at Bears.

Jets offense: Overall (23), rush (31), pass (16), scoring (22)

Jets defense: Overall (28), rush (t29), pass (23), scoring (27)

Titans offense: Overall (25), rush (11), pass (24), scoring (T26)

Titans defense: Overall (1), rush (9), pass (1), scoring (18)

Turnover differential: Jets minus-2; Titans minus-2.

QB Aaron Rodgers. Yes, the four-time NFL MVP is back and looked mostly solid — albeit with a little rust — in his first game for New York after his debut season was ended by a torn Achilles tendon on his fourth snap.

QB Will Levis. Needing only to be a game manager with how well Tennessee’s defense was playing, Levis turned the ball over three times in the fourth quarter as the Titans blew a 17-point lead to lose a chance at a big road win to open coach Brian Callahan’s debut as head coach.

Tennessee's defense had little problem dominating a rookie quarterback in smothering No. 1 overall draft pick Caleb Williams in his debut and held Chicago to 148 total yards. Rodgers is a much different challenge, showing his ability to get twitchy defenders to jump and give him a free shot at the end zone in the Jets' opener.

Jets cornerbacks D.J. Reed (knee) and Michael Carter II (ankle) were limited early in the week, but both were expected to play. ... The Titans expect S Jamal Adams, drafted by the Jets sixth overall in 2017, to make his debut after being sidelined by an injured hip for the opener. Starting right guard Dillon Radunz (rib) is expected back after missing 15 snaps and having to go to the locker room last week. Five-time Pro Bowl WR DeAndre Hopkins is no longer on the injury report after being limited to 17 snaps in his return from a left knee hurt July 31 that kept him out of the preseason.

The Titans are 4-3 against the Jets when playing at Nissan Stadium, including a 26-22 win in New York's last visit Dec. 2, 2018. The Titans are 19-7 all-time in this series when playing at home, including a streak of six straight overall between 1991 and 1996. But the Jets have won three of the past four overall.

Rodgers was 13 of 21 for 167 yards with a touchdown and one interception off a deflected pass in the opener before sitting out the last drive as Tyrod Taylor finished up. Rodgers threw for fewer yards only 13 times in his 218 previous starts when he played at least 35 snaps. ... RB Breece Hall struggled against the 49ers, rushing for 54 yards on 16 carries, but had a touchdown in his fourth straight game. He lost a fumble on the Jets' second possession. Hall has four career fumbles, with one in each of his three season-opening games. ... WR Allen Lazard, Rodgers' longtime teammate in Green Bay, had a rough first season in New York last year but got off to a good start this year with two TD receptions — one each from Rodgers and Taylor. ... At 20 years and 233 days old, rookie RB Braelon Allen, a fourth-round pick out of Wisconsin, became the youngest player in the league to catch a pass since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970. Allen had a 9-yard reception and an 8-yard run in his pro debut. ... New York went 6 for 10 in third-down situations, an area in which it was near the bottom of the league last season. ... The Jets had an NFL-leading three touchdowns in the red zone last week. ... The run defense had an uncharacteristically poor showing against San Francisco, giving up 180 yards rushing — including a career-high 147 by Jordan Mason, who started in place of the injured Christian McCaffrey. ... Two-time All-Pro CB Sauce Gardner didn't allow a reception during his 22 coverage snaps against the 49ers. He has six such games with at least 20 coverage snaps, most in the NFL since his rookie season in 2022. ... This marks the 26th season at Nissan Stadium for the Titans who are building a new enclosed stadium in the parking lot next door set to open in 2027. ... Levis did not respond well under pressure last week. He was 5 of 13 for 61 yards with two interceptions when pressured in the opener according to Next Gen Stats. Levis has thrown five TD passes and ran for a score with only one interception in four starts at home last season. ... RB Tony Pollard ran for 82 yards rushing and a TD in his Titans' debut. ... RB Tyjae Spears had a team-high four catches for the Titans last week. ... WR Calvin Ridley led the Titans with 50 yards receiving in his debut and has had at least 50 yards receiving in three of his past four games. ... Hopkins had five TD catches in nine home games last season. He leads all active NFL players with 929 catches and 12,363 yards receiving. ... Titans OLB Harold Landry had six tackles and a sack in the opener. ... Jamal Adams was a two-time Pro Bowl safety for the Jets for Dennard Wilson who is now the Titans' defensive coordinator. He had five tackles and a sack in his only other game against the Jets while with Seattle.

Levis. There's something about being at home where he is 2-2 as a starter. He has a 93.5 passer rating throwing five TD passes and running for a score. He had only one interception in Nashville in four games.

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Chicago Bears defensive end Darrell Taylor (52) creates a fumble sack of Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Chicago Bears defensive end Darrell Taylor (52) creates a fumble sack of Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis throws an interception for a Bears' touchdown off pressure from defensive end DeMarcus Walker during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis throws an interception for a Bears' touchdown off pressure from defensive end DeMarcus Walker during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Tennessee Titans head coach Brian Callahan meets with reporters after his team's 24-17 loss to the Chicago Bears in an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Tennessee Titans head coach Brian Callahan meets with reporters after his team's 24-17 loss to the Chicago Bears in an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh, left, walks on the sideline during the second half of an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, Calif., Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)

New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh, left, walks on the sideline during the second half of an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, Calif., Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)

New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers, right, sits on the bench during the second half of an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, Calif., Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)

New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers, right, sits on the bench during the second half of an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, Calif., Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)

New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh speaks at a news conference after an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, Calif., Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)

New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh speaks at a news conference after an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, Calif., Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)

New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers walks on the field during the second half of an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, Calif., Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)

New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers walks on the field during the second half of an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, Calif., Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)

Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis meets with reporters after his team's 24-17 loss to the Chicago Bears in an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis meets with reporters after his team's 24-17 loss to the Chicago Bears in an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) walks on the field after an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, Calif., Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)

New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) walks on the field after an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, Calif., Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The FBI and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service on Tuesday were investigating the origin of suspicious packages that have been sent to or received by elections officials in more than a dozen states, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or that any of the packages contained hazardous material.

The latest packages were sent to elections officials in Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York and Rhode Island. Mississippi authorities reported a package was delivered there Monday, and the Connecticut Secretary of State's office said the FBI alerted it of a package that was intercepted.

The FBI is collecting the packages, some of which contained “an unknown substance,” agency spokesperson Kristen Setera in Boston said in a statement.

“We are also working with our partners to determine how many letters were sent, the individual or individuals responsible for the letters, and the motive behind the letters,” she said. “As this is an ongoing matter we will not be commenting further on the investigation, but the public can be assured safety is our top priority.”

It’s the second time in the past year that suspicious packages were mailed to election officials in multiple states.

The latest scare comes as early voting has begun in several states ahead of the high-stakes elections for president, Senate, Congress and key statehouse offices, causing disruption in an already tense voting season. Local election directors are beefing up security to keep workers and polling places safe while also ensuring that ballots and voting procedures won’t be tampered with.

The National Association of Secretaries of State condemned what it described as a “disturbing trend” of threats to election workers leading up to Nov. 5, as well as the second apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.

“This must stop, period,” the group said. "Our democ­racy has no place for political violence, threats or intimidation of any kind.”

On Tuesday, the FBI notified the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth’s office that postal service investigators had identified a suspicious envelope delivered to a building housing state offices. The package was intercepted. No employees from the office had contact with the envelope, which is now in the hands of the FBI.

Packages also were sent to secretaries of state and election offices in Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Wyoming this week. The packages forced evacuations in Iowa, Oklahoma and Wyoming. Hazmat crews in several states quickly determined the material was harmless.

The Mississippi Secretary of State’s Elections Division said it received a package similar to those sent to other states and that the state Department of Homeland Security was testing it. The division said it has notified county election officials to be on the lookout.

Oklahoma officials said the material sent to the election office there contained flour.

“We have specific protocols in place for situations such as this,” Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate said in a statement after the evacuation of the six-story Lucas State Office Building in Des Moines.

A state office building in Topeka, Kansas, was evacuated due to suspicious mail sent to both the secretary of state and attorney general, Kansas Highway Patrol spokesperson April M. McCollum said in a statement.

Topeka Fire Department crews found several pieces of mail with an unknown substance on them, though a field test found no hazardous materials, spokesperson Rosie Nichols said. Several employees were exposed to it and were being monitored.

In Oklahoma, the State Election Board received a suspicious envelope in the mail containing a multi-page document and a white, powdery substance, agency spokesperson Misha Mohr said. Testing determined the substance was flour.

State workers in an office building next to the Wyoming Capitol in Cheyenne were sent home Monday pending testing of a white substance mailed to the secretary of state’s office.

Suspicious letters were sent to election offices and government buildings in at least six states last November, including the same building in Kansas that received suspicious mail Monday. While some of the letters contained fentanyl, even the suspicious mail that was not toxic delayed the counting of ballots in some local elections.

One of the targeted offices was in Fulton County, Georgia, the largest voting jurisdiction in one of the nation’s most important swing states. Four county election offices in Washington state had to be evacuated as election workers were processing ballots cast, delaying vote-counting.

The letters caused election workers around the country to stock up the overdose reversal medication naloxone.

Election offices across the United States have taken steps to increase security amid an onslaught of harassment and threats following the 2020 election and the false claims that it was rigged.

LeBlanc reported from Boston. Christina Almeida Cassidy in Atlanta; Anthony Izaguirre in Albany, New York; Susan Haigh in Norwich, Connecticut; Jim Salter in O’Fallon, Missouri; Isabella Volmert in Lansing, Michigan; Mead Gruver in Cheyenne, Wyoming; Jonathan Mattise in Nashville, Tennessee; Sean Murphy in Oklahoma City and John Hanna in Topeka, Kansas, contributed to this report.

The Oklahoma State Election Board Office inside the state Capitol in Oklahoma City, was one of at least five states in the U.S. which election officials received suspicious packages on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Sean Murphy)

The Oklahoma State Election Board Office inside the state Capitol in Oklahoma City, was one of at least five states in the U.S. which election officials received suspicious packages on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Sean Murphy)

FILE - William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower stands June 22, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)

FILE - William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower stands June 22, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)

The Oklahoma State Election Board Office inside the state Capitol in Oklahoma City, was one of at least five states in the U.S. which election officials received suspicious packages on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Sean Murphy)

The Oklahoma State Election Board Office inside the state Capitol in Oklahoma City, was one of at least five states in the U.S. which election officials received suspicious packages on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Sean Murphy)

The Oklahoma State Election Board Office inside the state Capitol in Oklahoma City, was one of at least five states in the U.S. which election officials received suspicious packages on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Sean Murphy)

The Oklahoma State Election Board Office inside the state Capitol in Oklahoma City, was one of at least five states in the U.S. which election officials received suspicious packages on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Sean Murphy)

A hazmat crew from the National Guard's Civilian Support Team investigates after a suspicious package was delivered to election officials at the Missouri Secretary of State's Jefferson City, Mo., office on Tuesday Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Summer Ballentine)

A hazmat crew from the National Guard's Civilian Support Team investigates after a suspicious package was delivered to election officials at the Missouri Secretary of State's Jefferson City, Mo., office on Tuesday Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Summer Ballentine)

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