New York Jets at Buffalo Bills: Sunday 1:00PM ET

The New York Jets (5-4) come off of their bye week to go into Buffalo to play the Bills (3-7) this Sunday afternoon at 1PM ET. The Bills lost to the Jets 27-20 in week 3 and look to try and take the second, and last faceoff of the season. The Bills rookie quarterback EJ Manuel is making his second appearance after coming back from a knee injury and a poor game against Pittsburgh last Sunday.

Put pressure on EJ Manuel early:

One of the keys for the Jets is to get the 'sons' (Harrison, Richardson, Wilkerson) working early. Last time these teams faced each other the Jets sacked Manuel 8 times. Getting pressure kept EJ guessing and uncomfortable in the pocket, completing only 19 of his 42 pass attempts. If they can set the tempo early, it can change the passing game for the Bills for the continuation of the game and keep EJ from getting into rhythm.

Get the running game going:

Last time these teams faced off, Bilal Powell rushed for 149 yards off of 27 carries. With Chris Ivory healthy this time and coming off of a huge game, rushing 139 yards with only 18 carries against the Saints, Ivory can have another huge impact on this one. They need to get him around the edge and keep him away from Mario Williams if they wanna pull this one out.

The same goes for the Bills. Buffalo's receiving core is beat up for this game and if they want a chance in this one they need to create some sort of running game, even though that has been a difficult task against the Jets all year. Despite allowing only 73.8 rushing yards/game, Fred Jackson was able to round up 72 yards off 7 carries, gashing them for 59 of those yards up the middle on one missed tackle. Also, even though he hasn't been the player they expected him to be this year, they need to find a way to work CJ Spiller into their gameplan.

Throw the deep ball:

Geno threw for 331 yards and 2 TDs on only 16 completions last time these two went against each other. Smith completed a 51-yard TD to Stephen Hill early in this one and hit Santonio Holmes on another 69-yard TD to seal the game. The Jets haven't let Geno throw deep as of late, but they need to let him in this one. He's shown he's capable of throwing a dime of a deep ball, but he's also shown he's capable of throwing multiple interceptions off the deep ball too. Regardless, he was successful against Buffalo with the deep ball last game and I think they have to let him loose again.

CUT DOWN ON THE PENALTIES:

In their last outing, the Jets committed a franchise record 20 penalties for 168 yards. It was the only thing keeping the Bills relevant in this matchup. They need to not let the rivalry get to them and keep level-headed if they want a chance.

New York Jets 24 - Buffalo Bills 13

I think Chris Ivory can come out and have another big game for the Jets and help them to finally overcome their win - lose trend so far this season. If they can get pressure on EJ Manuel throughout the game, they can definitely come out on top and maybe, just maybe, we'll see a turnover from the newly acquired Ed Reed.