The Jets and Bills are in the spotlight for Thursday Night Football to kick of Week 2 of the NFL. Both teams are coming off of losses, and each need a victory in the worst of ways. Buffalo needs a win to keep coach Rex Ryan off the hot seat after an embarrassing loss to Baltimore last week. As badly as the Bills need a win, the Jets are already in must-win territory. After tonight, the Jets play Kansas City, Seattle, Pittsburgh and Arizona.

As I’ve written about all week, I do not like what I saw out of the Bills on offense. The Jets are a completely different animal than the Ravens defensively, and get Sheldon Richardson back from a one-game suspension. All signs point to another dismal night offensively from Buffalo. Lesean McCoy will struggle to find room to run against this ferocious front-seven. Tyrod Taylor needs to pull all the tricks out of his bag and look like Houdini in the pocket, as he will face all kinds of pressure from the aggressive blitzes that Jets coach Todd Bowles likes to use. Sammy Watkins has a one-way ticket to Revis Island to add to his injury troubles.

For the Jets to win tonight, Brandon Marshall will have to step his game up. Marshall disappointed last week, and not for lack of involvement as he was targeted often in the passing game. New York getting the Fitzpatrick-Marshall combination going will open things up for Eric Decker and Matt Forte. Buffalo is banged up defensively but looked decent against a one-trick pony in Baltimore.

I’m shocked that the line for this game currently favors Buffalo by a point. I get this is a division game, but the Jets are the better team. Take the Jets in this game no matter if this is a -1, +1, or even line. As far as the game goes, this could be a sloppy game as most Thursday night games tend to be. The desperation of the Jets should like a spark beneath this team to get a win before the nightmare stretch begins.

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