New York Jets vs. Cincinnati Bengals
It appears that Carson Palmer will not be playing today due to a bum elbow and that’s awful news for the Bengals and great news for the Jets. Ryan Fitzgerald proved earlier in this season against the Browns that he’s not ready for primetime let alone a matchup against Brett Favre. The Jets have 13 sacks this season already and they no doubt will be bringing the house against Fitzgerald which will force him to make bad throws as he threw 3 picks in his only start this season. Of course, it would help if the Bengals had some sort of a running game but there’s little chance of Chris Perry and Cedric Benson finding running room against a Jets’ defense that is allowing 75.5 yards rushing per game and 3.1 yards per carry.
The Jets will have the luxury of doing whatever they want on offense against the porous Bengals’ defense. They will probably try to run a more balanced attack than usual as the Bengals are allowing 171.0 yards rushing per game and 4.5 yards per carry. Brett Favre has to be excited about going against the Bengals who only have 3 sacks this season which should mean he has plenty of time to find open receivers. Look for Laveranues Coles, Jerricho Cotchery and Chansi Stuckey to all have big games this week against the Bungles.
PREDICTION: NEW YORK JETS 30, CINCINNATI BENGALS 3
