Thursday, May 17th, 2012
The Buffalo Bills will travel to face AFC east divisional foe the New York Jets in a week 17 NFL pro football game on Sunday afternoon.
Kick off time from New York is scheduled for 1PM Eastern Time with television coverage provided by CBS.
The point spread opened up with the home team New York Jets favored by -2 points with an over under of 41 points.
The early money from the NFL wagering public has come on the side of the road underdog as the New York Jets have been bet down to a -1 point favorite. The total has moved down to 39 ½ points.
New York Jets money line gamblers will lay -115 odds with the road underdog Buffalo Bills returning -105 odds to pull out the upset win without the need for taking the points.
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It was all New York when these two AFC east teams met for the first time this season as the Jets earned the 38-14 rout of the Buffalo Bills as -5 ½ point road favorites back on October 3rd. The game landed over the closing total of 36 ½ points.
The Jets crushed the Bills on the ground as LaDainian Tomlins rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns and Shonn Greene produced 117 rushing yards on 22 carries. Quarterback Mark Sanchez completed 14 of 24 passes for 161 yards with two touchdowns and no picks.
The Bills had a rough day throwing the football as Ryan Fitzpatrick could only complete 12 of 27 passes for 128 yards but with two touchdowns and no picks. The team got very little on the ground as C.J. Spiller and Fred Jackson combined for 32 yards on 5 carries.
The Buffalo Bills enter their week 17 contest with the Jets with an overall mark of 4-11 on the season. The team puts up 18 points and 314 yards per game.
Buffalo will play their eighth road game this season where they stand at 2-5. Their only two wins on the highway this season came at Cincinnati and Miami.
They are coming off a 34-3 blowout loss to the New England Patriots last week as a +7 point road underdog.
The Bills put up 369 yards and converted on 3 of 10 on third down. The club ran the ball 21 times for 125 yards for a 6 yards per rush average. Buffalo could not get in the end zone in three red zone appearances. Buffalo played poorly by turning over the ball seven times and took none away from the Patriots.
Quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick completed 18 of 37 passes for 251 yards with no touchdowns and three picks.
Running back Fred Jackson on 13 carries rushed for 81 yards. C.J. Spiller the rookie gained 30 yards on 6 rushing attempts.
Wide out Naaman Roosevelt had 4 pass catches for 74 yards. Steve Johnson contributed with 5 receptions for 58 yards.
On defense the Bills surrender 25 points and 359 yards per game.
Buffalo allowed the Patriots offense to produce 348 yards and to convert on 8 of 17 on third down. The Bills got crushed on the ground by giving up 217 rushing yards on 41 carries for nearly 5 ½ yards per rush to their AFC east rivals.
They allowed the opposing quarterback to hit on 15 of 27 passes for 140 yards with three touchdowns and no picks.
The New York Jets hosts the Buffalo Bills in week 17 with a record of 10-5 on the season. The team puts up 21 points and 347 yards per game.
The Jets are at home for the eighth time this season where they stand at 4-3 this season. Their home losses came against Miami, Green Bay and the Baltimore Ravens.
The team is coming off a 38-34 road loss to the Chicago Bears as a +3 point road underdog.
Despite the loss with the Jaguars losing to the Redskins last week it qualified the Jets as a wildcard entrant in the AFC playoffs.
The team is in the sixth seed and has a shot for the fifth seed with a Steelers loss with a Ravens victory and if the Jets defeat the Bills.
It is very possible that the New York Jets may rest starters in this game as they will unlikely risk injuries and may take the rest option over the slim possibility of making a fifth seed.
Historically teams don’t go all out for a seed unless it gives them significant home field advantage and in this case there is not enough benefit to play the starters.
In the Jets loss to the Bears last week the team put up 393 yards and converted on 7 of 14 on third down. New York ran the ball 30 times for 124 yards for just over 4 yards per carry. The team turned it over twice and got one away from Chicago.
Quarterback Mark Sanchez completed 24 of 37 passes for 269 yards with a touchdown and pick.
On the ground Shonn Greene on 12 carries rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown. Veteran Ladainian Tomlinson had only 28 yards on 13 carries and a score.
Tight end Dustin Keller led the team with 7 catches for 79 yards. Braylon Edwards contributed with 6 receptions for 78 yards. Santonio Holmes had a solid effort last week with 4 grabs that went for 69 yards and a touchdown.
On defense the club surrenders 19 points and 300 yards per game.
They allowed the Chicago offense 322 yards and 3 of 9 successful tries on third down. The Jets were hurt on the ground as they allowed 120 yards on 27 Bears rushing attempts for nearly 4 ½ yards per rush. The Jets defense allowed just one Chicago touchdown in three red zone attempts.
They allowed the opposing quarterback to hit on 13 of 25 passes for 215 yards with three touchdowns and one pick.
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