While the Jets and Giants will conclude their preseason slates Saturday night at MetLife Stadium, the teams competed in a lengthy practice Wednesday in Florham Park that might have served as the final go-around against an opponent for Aaron Rodgers and Jets starters before the regular season kicks off in San Francisco on Sept. 9. The Jets got the better of play on both sides of the ball much to the delight of a packed crowd at the Atlantic Health Training Center.

Offense

After a slow start in last week's joint practice with the Panthers, the Jets offense started fast and remained hot throughout Wednesday's session with their cross-town rival.

QB Aaron Rodgers started the day with completions on all three of his attempts in 7-on-7, including a big gain up the sideline to WR Xavier Gipson. Rodgers would later put the finishing touches on a productive practice (and summer) with three consecutive scoring drives.

"It was a great feeling to put that end of practice together," C Joe Tippmann said. "Have to give a lot of credit to Aaron for what he does as a veteran guy, it's amazing. Once we get into that two-minute, he snaps and is a different person. He is sitting there making signals, making calls and making sure everyone is on the same page. Just to see that and see everything come together on offense and us put what he has in his head on paper on grass, it was awesome, especially being able to finish with touchdowns."

In the move-the-ball period, Rodgers and WR Garrett Wilson connected for arguably the best throw-and-catch of camp. The veteran quarterback dropped back to the Jets' 35-yard-line and hurled perfect 55-yard pass in the air to Wilson, who beat CB Nick McCloud, for the touchdown. The Jets offensive line provided strong protection throughout the afternoon against a talented defensive front and Rodgers was bolstered on his long scoring toss by LT Tyron Smith's knockdown block of edge rusher Brian Burns.

The Green & White wrapped up practice with a situational period. The offense trailed by 19-14 with 58 seconds left in the second quarter and started on its 49-yard line. Rodgers first led his unit down the field in six plays and found WR Allen Lazard along the backline of the end one as time expired.

While Rodgers led a methodical drive, QB Tyrod Taylor needed two plays against his former team. After an incompletion to WR Jason Brownlee, Taylor went right back to the second-year wideout hitting him in stride for a 51-yard score.

"I love seeing Aaron run through those two-minute periods," CB D.J. Reed said. "It's like he's just playing catch out there and it's really exciting to see him do what he does."

In the first period, a red-zone period which started at the Green & White's 20-yard-line, the four-time MVP found RB Breece Hall up the seam for a touchdown behind the safety. Rodgers would have had two more red zone scores had it not been for a couple of drops.

The next period, Rodgers and Wilson connected on a pair of chunk plays. The future Hall of Fame QB rolled out to his right and flipped a pass over the Giants linebackers to Wilson, who found a soft spot in the coverage. Five plays later, Wilson made a sliding catch over the middle for a first down.

Defense

The offense's performance will fill the headlines, but the defense had an impressive day against Giants QB Daniel Jones & Co.

"I thought we had a good practice," CB D.J. Reed said. "On the defensive side, I thought we ran to the ball and we finished well in the two-minute."

In the two-minute end-of-half session, after Aaron Rodgers and his group found pay dirt, the Jets defense stopped the Giants first-team offense on four plays. Jones completed his first pass for a short completion before throwing at Reed near the sideline each of the next three plays. They were all incomplete.

"I was playing boundary corner," Reed said of the drive. "All the formations were by-1 [formation], so usually if you're playing man [coverage] and it's a by-1, the ball is usually going to go to your side. I was just ready for the moment. I played one coverage in press, one in press-bail and one coverage off, so I gave three different versions of man, but I was able to get the job done."

Giants HC Brian Daboll said of the Jets defense: "They play fast, they're aggressive. They're assignment sound. Coach Saleh does a great job. … They tend to do what they do, they do it fast and they have a lot of good players."

Jetcetera
Rookie T Olu Fashanu did not practice due to a minor elbow strain. … CB Qwan'tez Stiggers warmed up on an adjacent field after he missed Tuesday's practice with a personal matter. … UDFA DE Braiden McGregor had a nice practice with a run stuff and added a pressure on Giants QB Tommy DeVito. … QB Tyrod Taylor connected with WR Jason Brownlee for 2 TDs including Brownlee's juggling touchdown grab in the far-left corner of the endzone. … QB Aaron Rodgers threw a no-look pass to TE Jeremy Ruckert, resulting in a chunk gain. … Rodgers got the Giants to jump offsides twice, resulting in a pair of free plays. … QB Adrian Martinez and rookie WR Malachi Corley hooked up for a pair of long receptions along the sideline.