For much of Sunday afternoon, it seemed like Geno Smith might have an unexpectedly solid return to MetLife Stadium as the Jets quarterback.

Smith gets Green Bay at home, 27th among quarterbacks in PFN’s Week 2 rankings after completing north of 79% of his passes in the easy win over the Titans. He accounted for exactly zero touchdowns in that spot,

Smith ran the Jets Ball Control Game to Perfection, Including a 19-play Drive

Did Geno Smith prove his doubters wrong in his 2026 Jets debut?

Welcome back, Geno. Geno Smith delivered a strong performance in his first start for the Jets in 10 years and, in the process, has Jets fans dreaming about what could be. Smith was accurate throughout Sunday’s 23-10 win over the Titans and managed the offense.

Jets QB Geno Smith completed 19 of his 24 passes and finished with 215 yards

Frank Reich is back in the NFL after spending 2025 as the interim head coach at Stanford, but he feels like he never left. "I feel like we as an offensive unit, certainly as a team, have begun building something that has staying power," Reich said on Thursday just days before the Jets face the Titans in Week 1.

Geno Smith will step onto the field for the New York Jets in Tennessee on Sunday as a symbol of perseverance and redemption.

Geno Smith was sacked a league-high 55 times in 15 starts for the Raiders last season, but he had a far different experience with the Jets on Sunday.

Against the Packers this week, the veteran QB will lean on a secret weapon he discovered in a middle-school art class.