Overview
- Both teams opened the 2026 season with Week 1 wins as the Jets beat the Tennessee Titans 23-10 and the Giants beat the Dallas Cowboys 28-20.
- Jets quarterback Geno Smith played a mistake-free game and New York’s defense held the Titans to just 10 points.
- Giants rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart threw three touchdown passes and Isaiah Likely led the receiving corps with 78 yards and two scores.
- Coaches credited large, vocal traveling crowds and an electric MetLife atmosphere for lifting their teams and boosting fan optimism across the region.
- The dual 1-0 start is the first since 2009, a season often recalled in local lore, but reporters warned that on-field flaws and Week 2 tests at Green Bay and at Los Angeles make the season’s trajectory still uncertain.