Jets' Garrett Wilson, Breece Hall: 49ers 'Whooped Our Ass' and 'Just Played Harder'

New York Jets wide receiver Garrett Wilson and running back Breece Hall didn't think there was any room for doubt in their team's 32-19 loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Monday Night Football.

Wilson acknowledged the Jets are "not there yet" and that the 49ers "whooped our ass today."

Hall struck a similar tone when he said San Francisco "just played harder than us" and provided an example for the level New York needs to be at.

To say Monday's game was a reality check for the Jets is a bit of a stretch because many were questioning their championship credentials. They sat 13th in Bleacher Report's NFL power rankings entering Week 1.

More than anything, New York's performance largely reinforced existing concerns.

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers was 13-of-21 for 167 yards, one touchdown and an interception in his first start since tearing his Achilles.

ESPN's Rich Cimini provided a deeper dive into the numbers.

"On passes of 10 yards of fewer, he completed only five of 12 for 46 yards and an interception (not counting designed screens)," Cimini wrote. "He finished the day with a 10.7% completion percentage below expectation, which is his worst mark since 2021 — the third of his four MVP seasons."

The offense was on the field for just 21:20 after finishing 25th in time of possession in 2023. Turnovers were another theme that carried over from last year as Hall lost a fumble in addition to Rodgers' interception.

The biggest surprise for the Jets was an unpleasant one. Their defense, which was among the NFL's best a season ago, gave up 401 yards and allowed San Francisco's backup running back to carve the unit up with regularity. Jordan Mason had 147 yards and one touchdown on the ground.

There's no need to panic after just one game. New York clearly has some flaws to iron out, though, if it wants to achieve the ambitions it initially laid out for itself when it acquired Rodgers last summer.