It’s not the prettiest game to kick off Week 3 of the NFL season, but we’ve still found an approach worth following from the New York Jets’ perspective. We’ll be looking at wide receiver Allen Lazard, who has carved out a solid role for himself early in the season.

The Atlanta Falcons presented a solid game plan in Week 2 against the Philadelphia Eagles, which included Bijan Robinson. The only problem was that it wasn’t about throwing to him. He dropped his only shot in the first quarter that would have given him a big gain on his third attempt. We had some bad luck the first few weeks of the season.

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Allen Lazard O28.5 Receiving Yards (-110) FanDuel

When Lazard joined the Jets last season, it was largely thanks to the presence of Aaron Rodgers. After Rodgers got injured just four snaps into the season, Lazard struggled to find his stride and eventually fell out of the rotation altogether. He got a handle on that early in year two as he finds himself second He is the player with the most receiving yards on the team and ranks third in targets and receptions, only Breece Hall and Garrett Wilson are better.

After two weeks, the Jets have established a clear top-3 wideouts, with Lazard currently in second place in that ranking, with the second most Snapshots played so far and surpassed Mike Williams in Week 2. Wilson was the first read 35 percent of the time, the highest on the team, but Lazard isn’t far behind at 25 percent. Lazard crossed that line with ease in Week 1 and missed it by just a few inches in Week 2 when Rodgers missed him on a long ball.

This week, the Jets face the New England Patriots. The Patriots held the Cincinnati Bengals at bay in Week 1, but they got illuminated through the air by the Seattle Seahawks in Week 2. Quarterback Geno Smith completed 33 of his 44 pass attempts for 327 yards. The team’s top two wideouts were DK Metcalf and Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who caught 22 of their 30 passes for 246 yards and a score. New England has one of the better defenses in the league, but that line is too low for a guy like Lazard, who plays in blowout wins and has a great connection with his quarterback after seven years together.

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