EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets knew they blew it.
They were 11 minutes away from a 2-0 start, their first since 2015. Instead, a fourth-quarter collapse and a 20-17 overtime loss to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday had the Jets frustrated that their home opener ended in disappointment.
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Green Bay Packers wide receiver Skyy Moore (23) put his hand in the face of New York Jets fullback Andrew Beck (47) face during an NFL football game in East Rutherford, N.J., Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
New York Jets wide receiver Garrett Wilson (5) falls into the end zone during an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers in East Rutherford, N.J., Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
New York Jets running back Breece Hall (20) reacts during an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers in East Rutherford, N.J., Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
New York Jets head coach Aaron Glenn points on the field during an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers in East Rutherford, N.J., Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
“We just have to close the game better,” quarterback Geno Smith said. “We had the lead, obviously, in the fourth quarter. We had opportunities to close out the game and we didn’t capitalize on those. So, for us, it’s always going to get back to the drawing board and find ways to get better.”
According to ESPN, the Jets were the first team since at least 1941 to lose after holding an opponent to less than 200 yards (Green Bay had 199); an opponent had 100 or more yards in penalties (the Packers had 133 on 14 penalties); and having a positive turnover margin (New York was plus-1). Teams were 44-0 in those situations.
“There’s a number of things that go through my head that we have to fix,” coach Aaron Glenn said. "It’s always tough when you feel like you were right there in the thick of it and then you didn’t overcome and you let the other team overcome and win, and that’s something that’s tough.
“But I will say this: This loss is not going to define who we are and what we’re about. I will say that. And it’s not OK. And our guys are going to take it like that: It is not OK.”
When the Jets took a 17-7 lead with 11:04 remaining in the fourth quarter on Jason Sanders' 32-yard field goal, it had the white towel-waving fans — for the team's “White Out” — in the rain-soaked stands at MetLife Stadium feeling giddy. New York was outplaying Green Bay the entire game, keeping Jordan Love mostly in check.
Then, the Jets collapsed. And the Packers jumped on their sudden opportunity.
“They did what great teams do down at the end of the game,” linebacker Demario Davis said. “They showed they’re resilient, closed the gap and took the lead at the end. Just have to give them credit.”
Love marched Green Bay down the field 73 yards on seven plays, capped by a 3-yard touchdown pass to Christian Watson to make it a three-point game.
New York then stalled on offense and Skyy Moore returned a punt 63 yards to the Jets 19 — and a once solid lead looked tenuous at best.
The defense stepped up, keeping the Packers out of the end zone. But Trey Smack's 34-yarder tied it with 2:59 left.
The Jets had a chance to put the game away, though. Garrett Wilson started the drive with an 11-yard catch. An 8-yard grab by Wilson two plays later took it to the 2-minute warning. On third-and-2 at the Jets 49, Breece Hall got 1 yard. Glenn chose to go for it — and Braelon Allen was stuffed for no gain.
“It was tough (today), but I still have a lot of trust in our run game,” Glenn said. “And in that situation, I want to go try to win the game. We’re in the position to try to win it.”
New York's defense again came through, keeping Green Bay from doing anything and sending it to overtime. The Jets won the coin toss and Glenn put the ball in his offense's hands again.
“Usually, if you can get yourself in a situation like that and you can really control the clock, you can control exactly how they’re going to play offense once you go and score,” Glenn said.
But Smith was sacked on the first two plays and Isaiah Williams was called for a false start. It made it third-and-30 and a 12-yard catch by Kenyon Sadiq did little to move the chains. So, New York punted and Love and the Packers took over.
This time, sealing it.
Green Bay marched down the field and were helped by an unnecessary roughness call on Jarvis Brownlee Jr., the Jets' 13th and perhaps most costly penalty.
“It just can't happen," Glenn said.
After Matthew Golden's 14-yard catch put the ball at the 8, the Packers sent out Smack for his 26-yard winner. And it left the Jets and their fans stunned.
“I think especially for the offense, it hurts,” said Hall, who had 29 yards on 16 carries. “I feel like we could’ve helped the defense out a little more, showed them a little more love in putting a few more points on the board, for them to be a little more comfortable. I think the offense, we definitely let the defense down big time, for sure.”
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Green Bay Packers wide receiver Skyy Moore (23) put his hand in the face of New York Jets fullback Andrew Beck (47) face during an NFL football game in East Rutherford, N.J., Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
New York Jets wide receiver Garrett Wilson (5) falls into the end zone during an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers in East Rutherford, N.J., Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
New York Jets running back Breece Hall (20) reacts during an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers in East Rutherford, N.J., Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
New York Jets head coach Aaron Glenn points on the field during an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers in East Rutherford, N.J., Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and wounded a man Sunday afternoon in Austin, Texas, local authorities said, and anti-ICE protesters quickly gathered at the scene.
The unidentified man was in serious but stable condition at a hospital after being shot once in the torso on the capital city's north side, Austin officials said at a news conference.
The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, did not participate in the news conference and didn’t respond to repeated requests for details.
City police officers were not involved in the operation or the shooting, which occurred after a traffic stop, Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said while briefing reporters along with the city's mayor and other officials.
Mayor Kirk Watson, a Democrat, said he wants the city's police department to be involved in the investigation so it can provide “clear, third-party eyes” in the process. Watson said he does not think it would be appropriate for ICE to conduct an investigation on its own.
Austin residents have “a right to feel safe in their city,” Watson said. A proper investigation will only enhance credibility, he added.
Davis said she did not yet know the nationality of the person who was shot. The chief said there were not many facts she could provide so soon after the incident but added that her department’s special investigation unit was at the scene.
A dark blue Toyota Corolla was parked under an overpass with damage to its passenger-side door and what appeared to be bullet holes. The car was towed away in the early evening and traffic began moving again.
A large law enforcement presence was present along with a crowd of about a hundred protesters. Some demonstrators cursed at police officers holding riot shields, while others yelled out as passing cars honked in support of the protest. One man held a sign saying, “Nobody is safe” and, on the other side, “ICE Nazi.”
Asked if Austin authorities knew where the involved federal agent is, given that agents have left states after previous shootings nationwide, the mayor said: “We do not know that. But my hope would be that, an agent that’s involved in an officer-involved shooting would not leave the city. Certainly not leave the state."
The office of Travis County District Attorney José Pompa Garza asked that local police and prosecutors be included in the investigation.
“We further request cooperation from the federal government in giving us access to the evidence,” the DA's office said in a statement Sunday evening.
U.S. Rep. Greg Casar, a Democrat representing parts of Austin, called for transparency as the shooting is investigated.
“It is awful that this horror has come to our doorstep," Casar told reporters. "For Austin to be safe, ICE should end its surge here.”
The shooting comes as ICE surges enforcement across the country this summer, producing more than 50,000 arrests a month for the first time in its history in July and August.
In July, an ICE officer fatally shot 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, of Houston, after federal agents driving unmarked vehicles pursued him while he was taking his construction crew to a job site.
Also in July, 25-year-old Johan Sebastián, a Colombian man, was shot by an ICE officer in Maine. The officer is an Army veteran who has struggled with serious mental health issues since early childhood and never should have been given a badge and gun to patrol American streets, several of his close relatives told The Associated Press.
The administration’s enforcement efforts were widely condemned last winter after the killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minnesota.
Weber reported from Los Angeles. Contributing were Associated Press journalists Rebecca Boone in Boise, Idaho; Kimberlee Kruesi in Providence, Rhode Island; and Tim Sullivan in Minneapolis.
People speak during a demonstration where a man was shot in his vehicle by an ICE officer, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Joel Angel Juarez)
A vehicle, center, where a suspect was shot by an ICE officer is seen under an overpass, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Joel Angel Juarez)
Authorities deploy non-lethan weapons near a demonstration where a man was shot in his vehicle by an ICE officer, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Joel Angel Juarez)
Authorities with batons stand near a demonstration where a man was shot in his vehicle by an ICE officer, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Joel Angel Juarez)
People protest at the site where local authorities say a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer (ICE) shot and wounded a man in Austin, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Joel Angel Juarez)
Authorities deploy non-lethan weapons near a demonstration where a man was shot in his vehicle by an ICE officer, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Joel Angel Juarez)
Texas state troopers stand behind police tape at the site where local authorities say a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer (ICE) shot and wounded a man in Austin, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Joel Angel Juarez)
People gather where local authorities say a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer (ICE) shot and wounded a man in Austin, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Joel Angel Juarez)
People protest where local authorities say a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer (ICE) shot and wounded a man in Austin, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Joel Angel Juarez)
In this photo taken with a smart phone Police move a car from the area where an ICE officer shot a man in Austin, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Jesse Bedayn)
In this photo taken with a smart phone Police move a car from the area where an ICE officer shot a man in Austin, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Jesse Bedayn)
In this photo taken with a smart phone Police stand in front of the area where an ICE officer shot a man in Austin, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Jesse Bedayn)
Austin Mayor Kirk Watson speaks during a news conference at Austin City Hall, Sept. 20, 2026, after a federal immigration agent shot and wounded a man in North Austin, Texas (Sara Diggins/The San Antonio Express-News via AP)
U.S. Rep. Greg Casar speaks during a news conference at Austin City Hall, Sept. 20, 2026, after a federal immigration agent shot and wounded a man in North Austin, Texas (Sara Diggins/The San Antonio Express-News via AP)
Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis speaks during a news conference at Austin City Hall, Sept. 20, 2026, after a federal immigration agent shot and wounded a man in North Austin, Texas (Sara Diggins/The San Antonio Express-News via AP)
In this photo taken with a smart phone Police block a street after a shooting involving an ICE officer in Austin, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Jesse Bedayn)
In this photo taken with a smart phone Police block a street after a shooting involving an ICE officer in Austin, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Jesse Bedayn)
FILE - A federal agent wears an Immigration and Customs Enforcement badge in New York, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)
