To get the season off to a good start, his backup, Jordan Mason, did not let down in his first career start, leading his team to a 32-19 victory.
When Aaron Rodgers returned to the NFL field in Week 1 following his ruptured Achilles tendon on the fourth play of the Jets’ “Monday Night Football” game against the Buffalo Bills, all eyes were on him.
Despite Rodgers’ first-ever touchdown throw in this game, Mason took center stage at Levi’s Stadium, his home field.
Mason ran for a career-high 147 yards on 28 runs, including his first-career touchdown.
Mason set the tone early on, and the Jets’ tough defense from 2023 was nowhere to be found.
Mason got things rolling on the Jets’ fourth possession after the team’s first touchdown, which came on a 12-play drive that ended with a three-yard rush from Breece Hall. Jake Moody’s two field goals, one after the Jets’ touchdown, allowed San Fran to tie the game at six points, but Mason’s four consecutive runs set up a lot of opportunities for quarterback Brock Purdy.
