Petty completed 15 of 24 passes for 160 yards and one interception during Saturday's preseason loss to the Lions.
Petty, who played the entire second half, looked much more comfortable leading the offense than Christian Hackenberg did in the first half. Then again, Petty played against the Lions' backups, while Hackenberg mostly went up against first-team players. While it's dangerous to draw too many conclusions from preseason, Saturday's game simply confirmed what the Jets probably already knew: Josh McCown will give them the best chance to win games in 2017.