The Jets fell to 0-1 yesterday with a 34-32 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Let’s give out some anti-game balls (and game balls)

Anti-Game Balls

Brandon Stephens

Michael Carter II

I think it would be fair to say the Jets lost this game above all else because of their secondary. It was a very rough game for the team’s number two cornerback Stephens and the team’s slot cornerback Carter. They were both in the middle of a lot of ugly plays.

The book on Stephens in Baltimore is that he frequently was in position to make a play against a receiver one on one but failed to turn his head or make a play on the football. That was true on a couple of occasions Sunday. Stephens’ issues went beyond that, however. He committed a penalty. He also was out of position on a couple of coverage busts wh

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