The New York Jets are still in playoff contention at 5-5, but things got a bit tougher with a loss to the Buffalo Bills last week and now head coach Rex Ryan and safety Ed Reed will play against their old team in the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium and the game will start up at 1:00 pm on CBS and streaming on NFL.com from the league website.
The Ravens lost last week against the Chicago Bears in a sloppy game in overtime and now the team will host the Jets and it should be a tough defensive matchup on both sides. The Jets are ranked 29th in the league in passing yards and eighth in rushing yards and the defense has been very good against the run, ranking first in the NFL in rushing yards allowed per game and that will likely be a big factor on Sunday for both teams. The Jets have a big division game coming up next against the Miami Dolphins at home and the team has been very inconsistent all season, as they have alternated wins and losses all season, which means the team could be looking at a win on Sunday. The offense and the defense have not been able to click on a consistent basis and the team has lost two of the last three games and those two were pretty uneven contests on the other side and Ryan will be hoping for a game like the team played against the Saints, which was a very impressive defensive performance.
Check here for the Jets and Ravens stream.
The Jets have a very tough schedule to finish the season and that will dictate whether the team will make it to the playoffs or not, as they play two home games against the Miami Dolphins and then the Oakland Raiders before hitting the road against the very tough Carolina Panthers and they are looking like a playoff team and one of the best teams in the NFC and after that the team will play the Cleveland Browns and then they finish the season with a road divisional contest against the Miami Dolphins and that could be a very crucial matchup for the Jets as they try to make the playoffs. The team has performed better than most expected, but they will need a strong finish to the season to make the playoffs and the Ravens have been somewhat disappointing as well at just 4-6. The team is still right in it for the division and they are currently in a three way tie with the Browns and Steelers for second place behind the Bengals.