NFL Mon Info

In honor of Aaron the Great’s arrival in the Big Apple, and
the fact that Joe Namath and the Jets played in the inaugural
NFL Monday Night game in 1966, this one’s for you Joe Willie.
Speaking of turning back the hands of time, the Jet Pack hosts
division rival Buffalo sporting a long-term 8-5-1 ATS mark at
home on Monday nights in division battles. The Flyboys also
bring a nifty 10-6 SU and 11-5 ATS mark in this series into this
contest, including 4-0 SUATS as a competitive dog of 4 or fewer
points. Meanwhile Aaron Rodgers enters on a nine-game win
skein on Mondays. He is also 6-1-1 ATS as a home dog in his
NFL career. Furthermore, Rodgers reunites with OC Nathaniel
Hackett and former Packers’ WR Allen Lazard and Randall Cobb.
For Rodgers he melds onto a team whose defense allowed the
second fewest YPP last season (4.84). And per CBS Sports, the last
time Rodgers had a top-eight scoring defense was 2010, his only
Super Bowl victory. Additionally, Rodgers has 10 seasons with
4,000+ passing yards. Enter the Bills, the preseason favorite to
win the AFC East, and second choice to Kansas City to capture
the AFC title this season. However, going back a decade only a
dozen teams currently in the league had never won a Super Bowl
– the Bills being one of them. However, two of the twelve teams
have fi nally done so. Can Buffalo become the third? What we do
know is Josh Allen fi nished second in the NFL in total yards and
TDs behind Patrick Mahomes last season. In closing, not only is
Marc’s BETCHA DIDN’T KNOW ‘Heartache Tonight’ calling out
the Jets, Jets, Jets, but the Well Oiled-Machine also supports THE
CLINCHER: NFL ‘Hard Knocks’ teams – read: the Jets - are
22-10-1 SU and 24-9 ATS of late, including 6-0 ATS in season
opening games the past six years. by Playbook

BUFF 1ST HALF  4-0 FAV

Last four years, Buffalo is 13-9 ATS as road favorites.
— Last five years, Buffalo is 9-5-1 ATS in AFC East home games.
— Bills are 10-1 ATS in last 11 games with spread of 3 or fewer points.
— Josh Allen is 56-28 as an NFL starter.
— Buffalo is 4-0 SU/3-1 ATS in last four road openers.
— Under is 5-2 in last seven road openers.
— Bills are 7-3 ATS in last ten Week 1 games.

— Last 7 years, Jets are 34-80 SU; they have new QB now, guy named Rodgers.
— Jets haven’t made the playoffs since 2010.
— Rodgers is 158-85-1 as an NFL starter, 11-10 in playoff games.
— Last two years, Jets are 5-9 ATS as a home underdog.
— Last five years, Jets are 4-11 ATS in AFC East home games.
— Last three years, Jets are 3-8 ATS in games with spread of 3 or fewer points.
— Jets are 4-8 SU in last 12 home openers, 7-3 ATS in last ten.
— Over is 4-1 in their last five home openers.

— Buffalo won five of last six series games.
— Bills won four of last five series games in New Jersey.

John Rothchild
Bills

JIMMY ADAMS
5% Buffalo Bills -120

Jack Jones
20* NY Jets +2.5

INSIDER SPORTS REPORT
0-3 YESTERDAY
4* Tampa Bay (Glasnow) -130 over Minnesota (Gray)
3* Buffalo/N.Y. Jets UNDER 45.5

Brandon Lang
50 Dime New York Jets.

By John LanFranca

With all the hype this game is getting, it’s easy to forget these are two of the top defenses in the NFL. The Jets and Bills finished second and third, respectively, in points allowed last season. Jets games in general were low scoring – only 36 total points per game were scored in games they were involved in.

No team in the league was better at limiting opposing touchdown drives than the Jets on a per-drive basis. In fact, the Bills had 22 possessions against the Jets defense last year and could only muster four touchdowns.

When the Jets have the ball, I expect a run-heavy approach with efficient passing attempts mixed in. The offensive line still has some question marks that need to be answered, which leads me to believe the coaching staff will call a fairly conservative game to protect their new star signal caller.

Aaron Rodgers is still going to manage the line of scrimmage in a way that drains the play clock and in turn speeds up the game. This contest will turn into a grind featuring two great defenses, despite the big names at QB.

1. Garrett Wilson to score a touchdown at any time (+140)
2. Josh Allen to throw for 200 or more yards (-425)
3. Garrett Wilson to record 50 or more receiving yards (-260)
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1. Khalil Shakir under 8.5 receiving yards (-115)
2. Khalil Shakir under 0.5 receptions (+185)
3. Aaron Rodgers over 32.5 pass attempts (-130)
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