The Las Vegas Raiders will try to get back on track after getting blown out by the Atlanta Falcons when they go back on the road to face the New York Jets.
And if there was an opponent that could give the Raiders a get right game, it would likely be the Jets. That’s because they’ve been that kind of team all season.
That’s what happens when you’re 0-11 and have the worst-ranked offense and the 29th-ranked defense.
That futility has the Jets on pace to join the 2008 Detroit Lions and the 2017 Cleveland Browns as the only teams to go 0-16 in a season.
As expected of a team that’s this bad, there’s simply not much talent at all to speak of.
The team’s leading rusher is 37-year-old Frank Gore, who’s averaging only 3.7 yards a carry, and Jamison Crowder leads the team in receiving with 456 yards despite the fact that he’s missed four games this season.
That lack of playmaking has severely affected quarterback Sam Darnold, who only has thrown three touchdowns against eight interceptions and is currently out with injury.
Darnold might not even be the Jets' starting quarterback next season if they finish as the team with the No. 1 overall pick and are able to draft Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence.
Looking at the defense, it’s not much better. The Jets are tied for seventh-worst in the league with only 18 sacks and have the third-worst pass defense.
The Jets do rank 11th against the run, but that’s about the only positive their defense has going for them.
It all points to a matchup where it’s the most winnable game for the Raiders at a time where if they want to make the playoffs it’s must-win every week.
