Both the Jets and the Bills injected some life into their sluggish and
unsatisfying seasons on Sunday, posting ugly but entirely effective wins over
turnover-prone opponents. The Jets plucked four interceptions from Jake “Santa
Claus” Delhomme – one of them a pick-six – to turn back the Carolina Panthers,
17-6. The Bills – under their new coach, interim boss and former defensive
coordinator Perry Fewell – grabbed four interceptions from Miami quarterback
Chad Henne to race past the Dolphins, 31-14. Three of Buffalo’s four takeaways
occurred in the final 3:35 of regulation, as the Bills scored 17 points in the
final minutes. Fewell reveled in the final flourish, which began when kicker
Rian Lindell hit a 56-yard field goal to give his team a 17-14 lead.
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NFL Handicapping: What The Jets Have To Do To Win
We could try to be creative and interesting with each of these teams’ game
keys, but it’s pointless to do so. The Jets have to protect the ball and take it
away from the Bills. Coach Rex Ryan’s team has a painfully bad quarterback right
now in Mark Sanchez. The Jets’ offense scored only 10 points against Carolina,
when you factor in the pick-six against Jake Delhomme. If Sanchez can avoid
turnovers and entrust this game to his defense, New York has a shot. If the Jets
hand the Bills the turnovers Chad Henne gave to them this past Sunday, they’ll
be in trouble.
NFL Handicapping: What The Bills Have To Do To Win
The calculus is no different for Perry Fewell’s team when it travels north of
the border for what is technically a designated home game. The Bills can’t give
the Jets the free points Carolina provided. Quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick
committed only one turnover (an interception) against Miami last Sunday, and as
a result, the Bills stayed in contention and were able to benefit when the
Dolphins hemorrhaged in the fourth quarter. This is not going to be a shootout,
to say the least. The team that wins the turnover battle, or – if that’s even –
gets more high-impact turnovers that either score directly or create red zone
opportunities is highly likely to win.
NFL Prop Betting:
Team To Score First & Score In First Six Minutes
The only way an early score is created in this game is if an interception is
taken to the house, or very close to it. As long as these teams try to establish
the running game early on, there shouldn’t be points scored until late in the
first quarter (at best).
NFL Prop Betting Pick: Bills Will Score First & No Score In First Six
Minutes
