Indianapolis Colts vs Denver Broncos: The Colts have won the last couple of games to this team, but this year could be different. Nobody on either team needs to be reminded that the Bills swept the Jets a year ago, with Rex extra-fired up each time (especially in a November Thursday night win at the Meadowlands), and it pretty much cost the Jets the playoffs.
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Both teams are coming off opening week losses, but the Jets are present one-point favorites over the host Bills. The Bills need to get Tyrod Taylor and company moving but it won’t be easy here either as the Jets have three pro bowl caliber studs on the defensive line and a frustrated Darelle Revis who was torched for one of his worst games as a pro against AJ Green last week so this Jets defense will be out to prove their worth and the line has shifted nearly three points since it opened. Buffalo swept the Jets previous year with identical 22-17 outcomes – the second one in the season’s last game, where Ryan Fitzpatrick literally threw away his team’s postseason hopes with three fourth-quarter interceptions.
Back in January, the Jets came to Buffalo for the season finale. The Bills aren’t likely to get much going on the ground, so expect QB Tyrod Taylor to continually challenge the Jets underneath and to take some shots at Revis, even with WR Sammy Watkins nursing a foot injury. “I feel great. I can go out there and compete at the highest level”. It could not hold off the aggressive Ravens, making it hard for Buffalo to establish a rhythm.
Cyrus Kouandjio will get the start against the Jets. He can play or the Bills can decide to save him for another game. But Jerry Hughes had two sacks in Week 1, and cornerbacks Stephon Gilmore and Ronald Darby are among the best in the league.
After losing to the Cincinnati Bengals 23-22 in Week 1, the Jets find themselves in somewhat of a dire position in Week 2, thanks to a brutal schedule. That could be in question and it’s possible Watkins could be a game-time decision or miss some time. That second-and-10 was the play that hurt the most. Some Jets players cried in the locker room, and some cried on the flight home. New York’s defensive line is one of the NFL’s most disruptive, and was in on six of seven sacks last weekend. Williams has stepped in as the starter with Le’Veon Bell serving a three-game suspension to open the season.
So if the Bills can’t consistently get the ball to Watkins, and Fitzpatrick can’t solve the Buffalo defense, the running games will be important.
Jets ILB Darron Lee. They face another stingy defense in the Jets in week 2, and NY will surely have Watkins as their top priority to stop.
Atlanta Falcons (0-1) vs Oakland Raiders (1-0): Typically you would pick against the Raiders that is until they got good. If I own Matt Forte I would give him RB2 or flex consideration but I would also keep my eye on what the Jets do in the red zone.
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Going into the matchup, Fitzpatrick revealed that he doesn’t pay much mind to his history against Ryan. I think the Bills are going to win a low scoring close game.
