Attack the deep secondary

If the Jets can establish the run early, they should be able to take a lot of deep shots through the air. The Bengals have given up 49 passing plays of at least 20 yards and nine passing plays of at least 40 yards, good for fourth- and sixth-most in the league, respectively. 

Darnold and the Jets hit a ton of big plays against the Raiders after a season without too many early this year. Robby Anderson picked up three plays of at least 20 yards himself against the Raiders and Braxton Berrios’ 69-yard catch-and-run set up an easy Jets score down the stretch. The Jets can’t play conservatively against a bad defense – they should exploit the Bengals as much as possible.