The New York Jets defense held a players-only meeting before departing for London, edge rusher Jermaine Johnson II said in advance of Sunday's international matchup with the Denver Broncos . The emphasis of the meeting was to attempt to right the ship after a miserable start to the season in which the Jets rank 31st out of 32 teams in scoring defense at 31.4 points allowed per game.
Defensive woes were one of the hallmarks of the Jets' 0-5 start to the campaign. They allowed at least 27 points to each of their five opponents and are fresh off their worst defensive performance of the season in a 37-22 loss to the Dallas Cowboys .
"Everybody was on the same page," Johnson said. "We have to be better. We can't be the reason we lose. That can't happen. We have too much talent. Co