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'Game wrecker' rises to occasion as Packers stake their own comeback vs. Jets

Paul Bretl For the State Journal
Sep 20, 2026
Sep 20, 2026 Updated 1 hr ago

FOOTBALL-NFL-NYJ-GB/ — Green Bay Packers defensive end Lukas Van Ness, right, applies the pressure on New York Jets quarterback Geno Smith during a game Sunday at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.
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A much-needed Green Bay Packers win over the New York Jets on Sunday helped the Packers avoid a disastrous 0-2 start to the season, and the catalyst behind the late road victory was the Green Bay defense, specifically defensive end Lukas Van Ness.

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