Thursday, November 12, 2015

JET FUEL : THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL (WEEK 10)

Week 10 of Thursday Night Football will be held live from the Meadowlands at Met Life Stadium where the Buffalo Bills will match-up against the New York Jets in a AFC East battle that could have implications on the AFC Wild Card picture this upcoming winter. This will be Bills head coach Rex Ryan's first return to New York since being fired in the off-season. The Jets currently sit just one game ahead of Buffalo in the division and thus, a victory against Rex's former team couldn't be more ideal consider the times. Below I've broken down why I believe the Bills will win this game and what viewers can expect from this match-up.


(Oct. 3, 2015 - Source: Brett Carlsen/Getty Images North America)

Most NFL teams will agree that they perform best when they have their starting QB in the lineup on game day. Well, the Buffalo Bills are no exception to the rule. I know that NFL Analyst Heath Evans told us not to count on the Bills down the stretch but I contrarily think we definitely should in 2015. When they have had QB Tyrod Taylor, HB LeSean Mccoy and WR Sammy Watkins in the lineup the Bills have a season record of 3-1.  Two of their season losses came against the undefeated Cincinnati Bengals and New England Patriots. New York escaped the Jacksonville Jaguars 23-28 Sunday afternoon and will be dealing with a whole different offensive monster this week. I expect the Bills to come out victorious in a convincing 19-14 final. I expect a heavy dosage of McCoy and continual three and out possessions for the Jets offense. If Buffalo is able to get an early lead, New York might be stuck playing an uphill battle all evening. It'll be interesting to see how it turns out.


(Nov. 7, 2015 - Source: Al Bello/Getty Images North America)

J.. E..T...S Jets, Jets, Jets. This year's 5-3 New York Jets team is beginning to look like a club destined for the playoffs. After being destroyed by the Raiders in Week 8, New York was able to halt the Jaguars late game rally with a fourth quarter interception to get a Week 9 victory. On a short week, they''ll have to bring their A game against a Bills offense that ranks 8th in the league in points per game. Offensively the Jets will need to pound the rock with running back Chris Ivory and wear down a youthful Bills defense. If Ryan Fitzpatrick gets careless in the passing game however, we may experience a quieted Jets crowd for the majority of the game. A Jets victory here would put quite a hamper on the Bills chances of making it into the post-season so expect intensity levels to be at their peak. Enjoy.