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Listless Jets Crushed by Buffalo Stampede

 BILLS 45 - JETS 17 

So much for the Mike White momentum. 


Any debate about who would likely be the Jets starting quarterback moving forward was put to bed after White tossed four interceptions, and looked totally uncomfortable against the Buffalo Bills. 

It wasn't all that surprising. The Bills are one of the best teams in the AFC; they have one of the NFL's top defenses. The Bills did an outstanding job taking away the middle of the field, and their zone coverage was impeccable. The dared White to go down field, and it didn't work. 

On the flip side, the Jets defense, once again, couldn't get a stop. Josh Allen tore the Jets porous secondary for 366 yards and two touchdowns, while Stefon Diggs, eight receptions, 162 yards, and Gabriel Davis, three receptions, 105 yards, ate up the yardage through the air. 

New York gave up 489 yards of offense and 26 first downs. Buffalo was 4-of-7 on third down, and they did all of this on just 54 plays. That is how dominant the Bills were.  It took Buffalo only five plays to score the first touchdown of the day, a Matt Breida 15-yard reception from Josh Allen, to set the tone for the rest of the afternoon. 

Come the second half, Buffalo all but put the game away within the first five minutes of the third quarter. Allen guided Buffalo on a 75-yard opening touchdown drive on just five plays.  Diggs had a 23-yard reception on the first play of the third quarter. A few plays later Emmanuel Sanders hauled in a 24-yard pass. 

A play later, Isaiah McKenzie was in the end zone to make it 24-3 Buffalo. 


 

Minutes later, White tossed a pick on the Jets first play of the second half. Two plays later, Buffalo was back in the end zone.  First Allen hit Davis for 49-yards to the Jets' 15-yard line. Then Breida plowed through the Jets defense like a knife through butter to blow it open at 31-3. 

Over the last four games, the Jets defense has given up on average 43 points per game. It doesn't matter who is under center if you can't stop the other team. That has been a huge issue for the Jets, especially of late. 

As far as the quarterback is concerned. Expect the Jets to go back to Zach Wilson next week if his knee is healthy. If not, White would probably get the nod over Joe Flacco. But chances are the Jets coaches are going to do everything they can this week to get the second overall pick back on the field.

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