The quarterback-receiver connection everyone wanted to see was Adams reuniting with former Green Bay Packers teammate Aaron Rodgers. The Jets traded with Las Vegas for Adams days earlier as part of a dramatic week that included firing head coach Robert Saleh and demoting play caller Nathaniel Hackett. But moving Adams, who was staying with Rodgers during the week, into the starting lineup didn’t jumpstart the offense as New York fell to 2-5.

Adams was targeted nine times but managed to catch the ball for 30 yards three times. His presence created space for teammates, but the Jets struggled to finish drives after Rodgers was intercepted twice by Beanie Bishop Jr.

Rodgers also passed for 276 yards with a touchdown.

The bright spot for the Jets’ weekend is that pass rusher Haason Reddick opted out of his contract on Sunday, allowing New York to insert a player with 58 career sacks into a defense struggling with attrition.