Jets-Patriots was the game this week, but it was barely a game. The Jets scored touchdowns on two of their first three drives and it was all over but the painful experience of watching Jacoby Brissett. But a few takeaways from the night.

QUARTERBACKS

I have in the past had less than flattering things to say about Aaron Rodgers, not just his off-field controversies but also his more recent on-field flaws, which come from being 40 years old and coming off an Achilles injury. But Rodgers was in MVP form last night, rolling out (!), scrambling for yards (!), completing passes on the run (!) and oh yeah throwing perfect darts downfield with the flick of his wrist. He threw for 281 yards and 2 touchdowns, and watching his first two games of the season I questioned whether such an outing was possible from him. Score one for the old guy.

His offensive line was improved, to be sure, but this was also a Peyton Manning or Tom Brady type performance where the ball was coming out so quickly and accurately that he didn't need 5 seconds to survey the field: step, step, dart. In the first half he was 15 of 20 for 170 and I think only one of those throws (a throwaway through the back of the end zone) should have actually been incomplete. New England's undermanned defense (some key injuries already) has looked more like it's going to look this year the past couple of weeks than in the upset at Cincinnati, and Rodgers isn't the last quarterback who's going to rip it up. Over the next month he'll see Minnesota's pass rush, Buffalo and Pittsburgh, which will be tougher. But he's still got it.

Jacoby Brissett was bad. He doesn't move around very well, his offensive line is terrible, there's no feared receiver to draw multiple defenders, theoretically springing someone else open. He threw for 36 yards in the first half, about what Rodgers had after one drive. The Patriots put in Drake Maye for the final series, helping the Jets Defense zip up to 7 sacks (so probably no movement on the ridiculous Haason Reddick standoff this week, unless Reddick decides, dang, I gotta get me some of that). No shock, Maye will be starting here before long, and at least he can move around some, but I think this game illustrated what he's in for once he starts. Do Patriots fans really want to see him driven into the turf a few times by T.J. Watt in Week 5?

RUNNING BACKS

I had this idea that both defenses would focus on taking away the main running back for their opponent, betting the under on those guys' total yards. Worked great for Rhamondre Stevenson, who went nowhere. A successful bet also for Breece Hall, who finished with 93 total yards, but as elite fantasy players do, he still rolled up 18 PPR points, with a really impressive touchdown spiral into the end zone and 4 receptions.

Braelon Allen must be discussed. His first four carries went for 11, 5, 11 and 7 yards. Wound up finishing 11 for 55 while catching all 3 passes thrown his way. How is it that six other running backs were taken in the fourth round before him? There is absolutely no way the likes of Will Shipley, as a for instance, could have scouted out better to NFL teams than Allen. He's going to continue to get up to a third of the work for the Jets and the way they'll run the ball (and throw to their backs) he's going to be a starting option in a lot of leagues. And that's if Hall stays healthy.

WIDE RECEIVERS

I had high hopes for Garrett Wilson in this game, and most had high hopes this season. It was not a great game for him. Yeah, he was fine in fantasy lineups, catching 5 passes and scoring, making for a 14-point game. But all 4 or at least 3 of his missed connections looked like good throws that he wasn't quite aligned for, not squeezing or getting his feet in bounds or turned around properly. I get it: he's not used to having a competent quarterback throwing him darts as soon as the ball is supposed to be there at the perfect spot. But this could/should have been a 7 catch for 80 yards type of outing. I'm hopeful they're still coming. I don't actually have Wilson anywhere, I was busy blowing picks in that area of fantasy drafts on Puka Nacua.

Allen Lazard is now up to 3 TDs on the season. I dismissed Lazard just this week, but he made a nice move on his touchdown and it's clear that his rapport with Rodgers counts for a lot -- Rodgers knows where he's going to be, Lazard knows where and when the ball is coming. Just 3 catches on the night though, with Mike Williams and Wilson seeing more targets and the tight end joining the party. Williams got an early end-zone bomb, but looks like he's going to be a bit player in the passing game. Wilson still the guy, Lazard and Williams, I believe, make the most sense in best-ball.

Apparently DeMario Douglas wasn't happy about his lack of opportunities so far, and they made it up to him -- 7 of Brissett's 18 targets, and half (6) of his 12 completions, plus 1 from Maye for 69 yards. Right now, he is the team's best wide receiver. That's not really saying a lot, considering the offense won't be throwing many touchdowns -- through three games, the Patriots haven't passed for 150 yards in a game yet. But if injuries or Acts of God force you to roster a Patriots wide receiver, it should be Douglas. K.J. Osborn played three quarters of the time without having a ball thrown his way, so presumably he was in the same zip code as Sauce Gardner.

TIGHT ENDS

Maybe someone sent a memo to Nathaniel Hackett (assuming he has some involvement in Rodgers' offense) pointing out that Tyler Conklin has hands connected to his wrists. After two games where Conklin caught 1 pass on 2 targets in each, and was doubtless dropped in 80 percent of leagues, he caught 5 passes for 93 yards. This was presumably a matchup-driven thing where Rodgers just liked the coverages; I'm not sure he'll be a weekly play. But when a tight end goes over 90 yards in today's NFL, he has to enter the start discussion going forward. Nice game.

On the other side of the ball, Hunter Henry turned in the kind of game that happens when your quarterback throws for only 98 yards, catching 2 passes for 9 yards. Perhaps Henry stayed in to block more, though it was hard to tell with Brissett getting snowed under for sacks on 5 of his 23 dropbacks. We're just four days from Henry catching 8 passes for 109 yards, a game that earned him a positive ranking, had a lot of people starting him last night, and will one day be a stat line that scientists gather to examine to try to figure out how on earth it happened. It won't always be as bad as last night, but clearly the floor in this offense is very, very low.

MISCELLANEOUS

So Bills-Jets are the contenders in the AFC East, and their Monday night game in Week 6 (yes that's three showcase games for the Jets in the first six weeks, good lord) and rematch in Week 17 should end up deciding the division. As for the Patriots, well, they play hard and have some defensive talent, but a couple of key guys are already hurt, and with their offense, winning games will be tough. In Week 4 they're at San Francisco -- that will go well. ... Morgan Moses left the game late with a knee injury. Something to check into, the Jets offense would clearly miss him.