NFL: Buffalo Bills @ New York Jets

 

Crunch game in the AFC East where these two are on 4-4 and 5-3 respectively, the Patriots are 8-0 and will be very difficult (impossible ?) to catch , but this year, with the Colts leading the South with a losing record and the only other non divisional leading team with a winning record being the Steelers, there is a real opportunity for both of these two to make the post season. Jets would be in a very strong position to do so , if they went to 6-3, but would not be out of things on 5-4, Bills would really like their chances on 5-4 , especially as it would be an incredible momentum builder after last weeks 33-17 win over the Dolphins, more of that shortly. Therefore we can make a case for today being more important to Buffalo, not least because they go to Foxborough to play the Patriots next week and 4-5 could quickly become 4-6 and they play a third consecutive road game after that, so today, is what I like to call a season defining game. If the Bills win, they can go to New England with confidence and who knows, maybe pull off an upset, they certainly look in better shape to do so now than they did a few days ago.
 

The Dolphins are pretty poor right now and can't stop anyone on the ground, but it was still noteworthy that TWO Buffalo running backs had 100 yard + games, LeSean McCoy ran for 112 yards, including a 48-yard touchdown , Karlos Williams posted 110 yards and two touchdowns , with quarterback Tyrod Taylor adding another 44 yards of his own, that's 266 yards, at a whopping average of 7.39 per carry. That says much about Miami, but also the threat that the Bills now post , Taylor was making his comeback after missing a couple of losses, the Bills are 4-2 with him as a starter, receiver Sammy Watkins also returned from injury and had eight catches for 168 yards and a TD. That is not all, after giving up 34 points in each of their last two starts, cornerback Leodis McKelvin also returned after missing the first seven games and his six tackles helped restrict the Dolphins to half that number. This is now the real Bills , not the fake imitation we have seen in recent weeks.
 

Buffalo coach Rex Ryan was in charge of the Jets for five years before being dismissed at the end of last year, he signed a $27m+ contract with the Bills 14 days later, so don't feel too sorry for him and I guess this is the one he really wants to win, he knows more about the Jets than any man alive, strengths and weaknesses and can guide his troops to a vital win.
 

 

 

Good Luck.