New York Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick hands off the football to running back Chris Ivory during their recent game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. (Photo : Getty Images)
An interesting AFC East matchup between the Buffalo Bills (4-4) and New York Jets (5-3) is set at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford this Thursday, November 12th to kick-off Week 10 games of the 2015 NFL season.
The Bills are coming off a huge 33-17 win over the Miami Dolphins at the Ralph Wilson Stadium last Sunday following a bye week, as per the Miami Herald.
Wide receiver Sammy Watkins caught a career-high 168 yards in eight receptions and had one touchdown to spark Buffalo over the struggling Dolphins.
Starting quarterback Tyrod Taylor is back after recent struggles with injuries and threw an almost flawless 11-of-12 for 181 yards, one touchdown, zero interceptions, but had three sacks for a 98.0 QBR and a total rating of 146.5.
The Jets are also fresh from a 28-23 victory against the Jacksonville Jaguars at the MetLife Stadium last Sunday, via NJ Advance Media.
New York endured injuries to its key players, foremost of which is starting signal caller Ryan Fitzpatrick, who is currently nursing a torn left thumb ligament, but still played through the pain on Sunday.
Other players who have current injury issues are right guard Willie Colon (knee), center Nick Mangold (neck), and wide receiver Brandon Marshall (ankle and toe) for the offense and safety Calvin Pryor (ankle), cornerback Antonio Cromartie (left thigh) and kicker Nick Folk (right quad) for the defense and special teams.
The key for the Jets' attack would be running back Chris Ivory, who has to ease the scoring burden off Fitzpatrick to beat the Bills at home in their midweek contest.
Prediction: Jets win, 24-14.
Buffalo Bills starting lineup
Offense: Taylor (QB), K. Williams (RB), Felton (FB), Woods (WR1), Hogan (WR2), Clay (TE), Glenn (LT), Incognito (LG), Wood (C), Miller (RG), Kouandjio (RT)
Defense: M. Williams (DE), Bryant (DT), Dareus (DT), Hughes (DE), Lawson (OLB), Brown (MLB), Bradham (OLB), Gilmore (CB1), Darby (CB2), D. Williams (SS), Graham (FS)
New York Jets starting lineup
Offense: Fitzpatrick (QB), Ivory (RB), Bohanon (FB), Marshall (WR1), Decker (WR2), Cumberland (TE), Ferguson (LT), Carpenter (LG), Mangold (C), Colon (RG), Giacomini (RT)
Defense: Wilkerson (DE), Harrison (NT), Richardson (DE), Coples (OLB), D. Davis (ILB), Harris (ILB), Pace (OLB), Revis (CB1), Cromartie (CB2), Williams (SS), Gilchrist (FS)
