Your Thursday Night AFC East Defensive Tussle Open Thread

Flannel pyjamas on? Check. Beer cracked open? Check. Scotch poured? Check. Snacks at the ready? Check. Willful forgetting of workday? Check.  Fantasy lineups checked? Check. Dog’s ears scratched? Check. Inquiry made into status of older son’s day? Check. Inquiry made into status of younger son’s day? Check. Shoo-ing away of wife? Check. Inchoate plan to miss work tomorrow slowly forming? Check. Well, it seems like everything is in order here. To the game…

Buf @ NYJ: Cliche-wise there’s a saying about puppy love being important to only the puppies involved and I think this applies here. If the Jets take this their wild-card positioning gets that much more comfy. Bills-wise, a win would be Andre The Giant-huge in that it would leap-frog them over the Jetskis for that same status. Rushing-wise the Bills need to get to 125 yards-when they reach this mark they win. Against the Jets D-Line this will be a significant accomplishment so I think the key is QB Taylor. If he can grab a few first downs with his footsies the Bills chances of winning increase greatly. D-wise which team comes out on top?-the one that wins the turnover differential. Eight of their nine combined wins correlated with getting more TO’s. Injury-wise New York’s secondary is screwed-DB’s Pryor, Skrine and Cromartie are all busted up. Bills-wise, McCoy is a “suit up and pray for the best” situation.