The Jets will face another elite quarterback when Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys come to MetLife Stadium. Prescott is off to a hot start, passing for 1,119 yards, with 121 completions and 56 passing first downs to lead the NFL. He is also third in the league, completing 72.9% of his throws.

"Now, he's getting the ball out quick," DC Steve Wilks said. "He's doing a great job of really extending plays. We saw that last Sunday night [a 40-40 tie against Green Bay], and the things that he was able to do. He's not looking to run. His eyes are still down the field trying to find the open receiver, and they do a great job, too, once they realize that he's traveling, really trying to adjust their routes, whether they're going vertical, rather than coming back to the sideline. I think he does a great job in reading defenses and understanding equating pressure and getting the ball out quickly does a good job with his cadence."

With CeeDee Lamb recently sideline by an ankle injury, Prescott has turned to WR George Pickens, who caught 8 passes for 134 yards and 2 TDs against the Packers last week; and TE Jake Ferguson, who has 34 receptions for 223 yards so far this season.

"It's going to be a challenge this week," Wilks said.

STC Chris Banjo Juggling Kickoff Returners

With RB Braelon Allen on the injured list, Isaiah Davis is likely to see more action taking handoffs (and catching passes) in addition to handling kickoffs.

"We're still going through our evaluation process," special teams coordinator Chris Banjo said. "All the different guys that we're fortunate enough to have in our team, they all possess different skill sets."

Davis' skill set has been particularly productive in the four games he's returned kickoffs. He is fourth in the league with a 29.4 yard average from 11 KO returns that covered 323 yards, including a 41-yard return last week at Miami.

"I think Isaiah has been doing a phenomenal job back there, his attention to detail, his urgency to get to the ball," Banjo said. "I think he's been doing a really, really good job."

He added: "He's just a football player. He's a football player. He's highly competitive, and he has a high sense of urgency."

Since joining the Jets, Isaiah Williams has returned 3 KOs for 70 yards (23.3 yards per), with a long return of 30 yards. He has also handled 2 punts for 29 yards. Williams, however, did have a challenging game at Miami last week -- a lost fumble on a third-quarter punt, then calling for a fair catch inside the 5-yard line instead of letting the ball possibly bound into the end zone.

"We're always evaluating who can kind of give us the best opportunity," Banjo said.

On Friday, the Jets added Avery Williams to their practice squad. He was released by the Eagles in August and led the NFL in average yards per punt return for Atlanta in 2022 (16.2) and he has returned 58 punts for 630 yards in his career. Williams has also returned 54 kicks for 1,211 yards, averaging 22.4 yards per return.

OC Tanner Engstrand: QB Justin Fields Is 'the Ultimate Competitor'

After being sidelined for a week while in the concussion protocol, Jets QB Justin Fields came back and played a strong game at Miami, which included a snaking 43-yard TD run and a TD pass to WR Garrett Wilson. Fields and RB Breece Halleach rushed for 81 yards in the game.

"I thought Justin took what the defense gave him," OC Tanner Engstrand said. "What he didn't do is force the ball into zoning linebackers and turn it over."

He added: "This guy is like the ultimate competitor. He really is. He just wants to win so bad. ... He's on that next level of wanting to win and get this thing going in the right direction, which we are. He just wants to win so bad. And so, I love that about him."

CB Sauce Gardner: 'I Should Make Every Play'

Jets CB Sauce Gardner, who was unable to thwart Dolphins TE's Darren Waller 4-yard TD reception Monday night, does not like allowing receptions on his watch. To anyone. Anytime.

"Anytime somebody catches the ball on me, especially if it's for a touchdown, but just catching the ball on me in general, that's my mentality," Gardner said. "Like, you caught it one time, you don't catch another ball. Yeah, I think I should make every play. If I'm close, I feel like I can make every play."

After the Steelers DK Metcalf made a shoestring catch against him in Week 1, Gardner said a coach told him not to worry, that he was only human.

"And I'm like, 'I don't think that way.' " Gardner said. "I think that I'm just a different species. I don't like giving nothing up. ... I'm disappointed anybody catches the ball on me. You catch the ball once, catch it twice – you damn sure you ain't going to catch the third one."

Gardner spoke at length on Thursday about penalties, 4 of which he has committed this season and the several by the team that had an impact on the result last week at Miami.

"Corner is already the hardest position to play in the league. That doesn't make it [any] easier," Gardner said, referring to flags for interference and holding. "Especially being somebody my size, being aggressive, and [there are] receivers built just like me, but they can be more aggressive when it comes to trying to get open."