The playoff-bound Buffalo Bills will look to keep things rolling at home against the New York Jets. The Bills are heavy home favorites for this Week 17 AFC East matchup.
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The Bills (12-3) can secure the No. 2 seed in the AFC bracket with an 11th straight win at home. Buffalo also has won nine out of its last 10 games, a stretch that started with a 23-20 victory over New York back in Week 6. The Jets (4-11) are stumbling to the finish line with just two wins in their last 10 contests.
Buffalo saw its NFL-record-tying eight-game streak of 30-plus points end last week but still got the job done, defeating New England 24-21. Josh Allen didn’t put up big numbers, but he got plenty of help. James Cook ran for 100 yards and the defense forced three turnovers, one of them resulting in a score.
Allen has put together an MVP-worthy season. He’s accounted for 38 total touchdowns (26 passing, 11 rushing and one receiving) and is second in the league with a 76.8 quarterback rating. Allen also is 7-2 against the Jets since 2020, when the Bills won the first of their five straight AFC East titles.
While Allen has thrived, the opposite is true for Aaron Rodgers. Questions about his future are swirling as he puts the finishing touches on one of the worst seasons of his Hall of Fame career. He needs to win out just to avoid posting the fewest wins in a full season (he went 6-10 in 2008), and his 90.8 passer rating is the lowest of his career.
The Jets’ offensive woes are not all Rodgers’ fault. The team is second to last in the league in rushing offense (88.7 yards per game) and has scored eight times on the ground. Contrast that to Buffalo’s NFL-high 29 rushing touchdowns and it’s pretty clear why these teams are separated by eight games in the standings.
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