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GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Jordy Nelson wont be on a snap count during his first game action in nearly 13 months, but if he goes to the sideline for a break, the Packers receiver doesnt expect that it will be because of his knee.A day after coach Mike McCarthy said Nelson would be full bore for Sundays opener at Jacksonville, Nelson said he would be ready for anything.Except maybe the heat and a bunch of deep routes.If I end up for some reason getting three deep balls in a row, yeah Im coming out, Nelson said Tuesday. Ill come out at the end of the year on that, too. Things happen throughout a game that, you know, I could run a bunch of short routes all the way down the field and never have a problem. Its just going to be how the game flows, but I think everyone, throughout the preseason, we could see guys running deep ball after deep ball. You know you can just get stuck on certain things that, it happens that way. So you take a play or two off and go back in.He appeared to practice without limitations on Tuesday during the portion that was open to the media. The Packers dont have to submit an injury report until after Wednesdays practice, which means they did not have to list his participation level on Tuesday. Nelson played 92.1 percent of the Packers offensive snaps in 2014, when he last played in a regular-season game. He missed all of last season after he tore the ACL in his right knee in a preseason game on Aug. 23, 2015, and he didnt take a single snap of game action this preseason.Were not going to put a number on it, Nelson said. Weve discussed it. I think the situation of being in Jacksonville, well play it snap-by-snap to be honest with you. Theres a lot of things that could happen differently. But seeing how the possessions are taken, seeing what the weather is like, I wouldnt be surprised if a lot of guys are rotating to stay fresh. But no, I feel great. Practice today felt great. Ive done a lot on my own to get ready. So I dont think it will honestly be an issue.Nelson said he wasnt sure what to expect from the Jaguars defense, and quarterback Aaron Rodgers concurred.It depends on how healthy they think he is, Rodgers said. But I think were all looking forward to the sight of No. 87 back on the field and healthy.Nelson barely practiced during training camp; he wasnt cleared for full team drills (11-on-11) until Aug. 29 and even then he was limited. Nelson traveled to the final two preseason road games and actually put on full pads to go through pregame warm-ups but did not play.Going through camp and everything would have prepared me better, Nelson said. But thats not the situation Ive been put in. I was in the meetings, I was at practice, I ran routes, so I dont feel like Im behind. Would it have been better going through camp? Yeah, probably. It wouldnt have hurt. But Im not worried about it. I dont think anyone in this locker room is worried about it. 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GLENDALE, Ariz. -- When Bruce Arians first met Todd Bowles, he immediately knew his young safety with the Temple Owls would make a great coach one day.Hed be calling out what play youre getting ready to run, the Cardinals head coach said. He just had a great feel for the game as a safety. ... Smart, tough. Just like he is as a coach.Thirty-three years later, Arians and Bowles will square off as NFL head coaches for the first time when Arians Cardinals (2-3) meet Bowles and the New York Jets (1-4) on Monday night at University of Phoenix Stadium. Neither team is off to a very good start, which will make their friendly rivalry play second fiddle to the game itself.Not that it wont be on both coaches mind, of course.Personally, with a guy that almost taught me half of my football life, you try not to let him down, Bowles said. In order to not let him down, youve got to win the game. Its gratifying to see him get his due, and I try to work hard as best I can not to make him out to be a liar for giving me an opportunity and then giving me this opportunity.But, hes like my uncle, my big brother. He taught me so much in life and in football. Words cant describe how I feel about him.Both coaches need a win Monday in the worst of ways.Arians and the Cardinals cant afford a third loss at home this early into the season, one that most observers pegged Arizona as a legitimate Super Bowl contender following a 13-3 record a year ago. Bowles and the Jets, meanwhile, might not recover if they lose their fourth consecutive game to fall to 1-5.Things have already gone in the Cardinals favor as Arizona welcomed the return of quarterback Carson Palmer back to practice this week after he missed last Thursday nights win at the 49ers because of a concussion.Exciting. It was a lot of different emotions, but exciting, Palmer said of watching the game from his couch. Obviously, youre bummed because youre not playing, but to see our defense play that way, to see us run the ball that way, to see Drew (Stanton) come in and have not gotten any reps and play the way he did, Fitz (Larry Fitzgerald) do what he did, and the offensive line. It was just great to see us go on the road in a tough place to play and get a division game and get on a winning track.The Jets got some bad news this week when it was learned star receiver Eric Decker has been lost for the season. He was placed on injured reserve and was scheduled to undergo shoulder surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff. Deckers absence puts that much more pressure on veteran wideout Brandon Marshall and, to a lesser extent, the Jets collection of young receivers.Erics a great football player, quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick said. He was very productive for us last year. He was going to be productive again for us this year, so weve got to have other guys step up now. There is nobody thats really going to be able to replace him, because he was and is such a special player, but weve got to supplement and get different guys going and play to their strengths, the other guys that we have stepping up.Its a touggh blow for us to lose a player like Eric, but it happens to everybody, and again, nobody is going to feel sorry for us that hes not going to be out there.dddddddddddd. Weve just got to push through and have other guys step up.New Yorks defense has been giving up big plays at an alarming rate and it could get even worse against the Cardinals, especially if cornerback Darrelle Revis cant play or is limited because of a nagging hamstring injury. Overall, the Jets rank last in average yards per pass (9.2) and are tied for second-to-last in passing yards per game (302).I dont know if Revis is going to play or not, but theres some experience, said Palmer, who has thrown six touchdowns against five interceptions. There are some guys that have played a lot of football back there. Its on Monday night. Theyre reeling for a win. We know theyre coming in here, expecting to win and were going to get their best shot.The Jets need a clean game from Fitzpatrick, an Arizona native that played high school football at Gilbert Highlands. Hes been intercepted a league-high 10 times, which included six picks during a recent loss to the Chiefs.It starts with me. I need to play better, Fitzpatrick said. Youre not going to be a very good offense if your quarterback isnt playing well, so I think thats the easiest solution. ... Ive been frustrated with my play. I havent played up to my abilities and what I expect out of myself, so I think as I play better, the offense is going to become more explosive and more consistent.The Cardinals have plenty of firepower in second-year running back David Johnson, who was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week after rushing for a single-season NFL-high 157 yards and running for two touchdowns in the win over San Francisco. With veteran Chris Johnson on injured reserve because of a groin injury, David Johnson figures to get more touches than even previously expected.When Bowles looks at Johnson, who ranks third in the league in rushing with 457 yards and first in scrimmage yards with 695 yards, he sees a younger version of his own star running back, Matt Forte.Obviously Matts older. Davids explosive now, Bowles said. He can do a lot of things that Matt does. He has great feet and good patience in the hole. He can juke you when he has to and he can run you over when he has to. He has outstanding hands, so he has the full trifecta.The Cardinals will be playing without both of their starting guards because of ankle injuries as right guard Evan Mathis is on IR and Mike Iupati is expected to miss at least one to two more weeks. Both John Wetzel and Earl Watford filled in adequately last week, Arians said, but the competition gets a lot tougher this week against the Jets ferocious defensive line.Yeah, theyve got their hands full, Arians said. They were uncovered for most of the game in San Francisco, blocking linebackers. Theyre going to have big, strong dudes on top of them this game. ' ' '