For all the star pass rushers the New York Jets have faced over the years, none have haunted them more in recent memory than Bradley Chubb.
Whether it was during his time with the Denver Broncos or now with the division-rival Miami Dolphins, Chubb has consistently saved some of his best football for his matchups with the Jets. It turns out there's actual verifiable evidence for this as well.
In a recent article by Dalton Wasserman of Pro Football Focus, Chubb was named the most dominant player against the Jets since 2020. The numbers are staggering and frustrating for Jets fans who have watched him repeatedly wreak havoc on their offensive line.
In the four games Chubb has played against the Jets since 2020, he's racked up a whopping seven sacks, 24 pressures, two forced fumbles, a 18.8% pass-rush win rate, and an overall Pro Football Focus grade of 91.8, making him the highest-graded player against the team over the last five years.
NY Jets might be able to slow down Bradley Chubb in 2025
Chubb's dominance reached a peak in Week 15 of the 2023 season when he not only tormented the Jets once again but recorded the highest-graded game (94.0) of his entire NFL career. Fortunately for the Jets, an ACL injury sidelined Chubb for the entirety of the 2024 campaign, and they didn’t have to see him last year.
But with Chubb expected to be healthy for the start of the 2025 season, the Jets will see their longtime nemesis twice again, including under the bright lights of Monday Night Football in Week 4. Whether things go differently this time is up to their rebuilt offensive line and their new-look offense.
The good news for the Jets is that this year’s version of their offensive line looks nothing like the ones Chubb has feasted on in the past. After years of patchwork units and injury-plagued depth charts, the Jets appear to have finally invested in sustainable, long-term solutions up front.
Last year's first-round pick Olu Fashanu is expected to start at left tackle, while 2025 first-rounder Armand Membou should lock down the right side. Both players should give the Jets some optimism that they'll be able to slow down Chubb this season.
Adding to that optimism is the quarterback change. Justin Fields, while far from a finished product, is far more mobile than the statuesque version of Aaron Rodgers, who tried to gut through multiple injuries last season.
Fields' escapability should give the offensive line a wider margin for error, even if he still needs to speed up his internal clock. Combined with offensive coordinator Tanner Engstrand’s movement-heavy system, the Jets will have more tools to counter an elite edge rusher like Chubb than they’ve had in years.
That said, Chubb’s dominance is not something that can be schemed away entirely. His return to a loaded Dolphins front will be one of the ultimate litmus tests for this Jets offense, especially early in the season when the two teams meet in Week 4.
If the new-look offensive line can hold its own under the Monday night lights, it’ll be an early sign that this unit is finally turning the corner, and maybe, just maybe, exorcising a long-standing AFC East demon.
If the Jets are finally going to solve their Bradley Chubb problem, this feels like the year to do it.
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