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Tanner Engstrand has high expectations for the Jets offense.

His goal is eight explosive plays every game.

By that metric, Week 1 was successful — the Jets had 11 of them.

The team counts explosive plays as passes of 16 or more yards and runs of 12 or more.

“We are always shooting for eight,” Engstrand said Thursday. “The more explosives you get, the higher [the] percentage of scoring drives, and so we’re always hunting those explosives. Again, something we have talked about since Day 1 here. The more explosives that you can find in a game, the higher chance you have to score, and the more points you are going to put on the board.

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