Official Game Thread: Oakland Raiders @ New York Jets

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The Oakland Raiders have a clear path to the playoffs. After winning six of their first 10 games, the No.7 seed in the AFC faces one of the NFL’s easiest schedules from Week 12 through the remainder of the 2019 NFL season.

Sunday afternoon presents the Raiders with a very winnable game. Oakland will visit the New York Jets.

Both teams are coming off wins against bad teams. Oakland defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 17-10. New York blew out the Washington Redskins 34-17.

The Jets have won two consecutive meetings with teams that are headed for a top-five draft pick. They beat the New York Giants 34-27 in Week 10.

The Raiders will easily be the Jets’ toughest opponent in over a month. New York was defeated by the Jacksonville Jaguars and Miami Dolphins by 22 combined points in Week 8 and Week 9. Neither team is a playoff contender.

Oakland is in the postseason hunt because of how they’ve played against teams they’re supposed to beat. The Raiders are 5-0 against sub-.500 teams.

With Sam Darnold under center, the Jets are 1-3 against teams that have at least four wins. New York upset the Dallas Cowboys at MetLife Stadium on Oct. 13 when Darnold won AFC Offensive Player of the Week.

Darnold could have another big day in Week 12. The Raiders are 21st in scoring defense and 25th in opponents’ yards per play.

But Oakland’s defense has largely been fine against bad teams. The Raiders gave up 47 total points in wins over the Bengals, Denver Broncos and Chicago Bears. Oakland surrendered 24 points apiece to the Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Chargers.

The Raiders moved the ball better against the Bengals than their 17 points might indicate. Josh Jacobs had 112 rushing yards on 4.9 yards per carry. Derek Carr only had four incompletions, averaging 10.1 yards per attempt.

Oakland had scored at least 24 points in each of their previous five games. The Raiders are fourth in the NFL with 6.1 yards per play.

The Jets are dead last in the NFL with 4.3 yards per play. Only eight teams have given up more points than the Jets.

Official Game Thread: Oakland Raiders @ New York Jets

The Oakland Raiders have a clear path to the playoffs. After winning six of their first 10 games, the No.7 seed in the AFC faces one of the NFL’s easiest schedules from Week 12 through the remainder of the 2019 NFL season. Sunday afternoon presents the Raiders with a very winnable game. Oakland...

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[Gramoah]

This will be a really tough game for the Jets to win and it will surely give us a better picture of their growth. The Jets run defense I believe is for real against any team and while the Raiders may have some success running the ball think the Jets will limit them quite a bit. I expect Carr to attack the Jets weakness, the pass defense, where he will have more success. Our pass rush, even though improved, will struggle to get to the QB this week due to his quick release and strong "O" line pass defense. To win this one our "O" line needs to be stellar and give Sam time to work. IF the Jets win this one, and it's possible, I will be both surprised and elated.

 

[TonyFtLaud]

I see a Jets win.
The Raiders love to run and our D matches up very well. They barely held off the Bengals. Our secondary is bad, Oakland's is worse, they constantly give up big plays. They have no pass rush . They have struggled on the Road (1-4). Long cross country trip will be the difference,
Jets win, 31-24.

 

[MiJetFan]

I see this as a huge test for the Team. I think the Jets can play with the Raiders and I think we stop the run to some extent. What scares me is the secondary. If Williams dares Chucky and Carr to beat us through the air we could be in trouble. I think it will come down to the 4th qtr and the team that can win the line of scrimmage will be the winner.

 

[Greentilldeath]

Predicted both the last 2 wins...... now we go for 3 straight... I’ll say 24-17 Jets. I have no faith in Derek Carr.....

 

[biggerdan]

21-17 Jets

 

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3 Matchups to Watch: Jets-Raiders

Jets RBs vs. Raiders Rush D
The Green & White rushed for a season-high 115 yards on the ground last Sunday against the Redskins on a season-high 31 carries that were split between four running backs — Le’Veon Bell (18), Bilal Powell (7), Josh Adams (4) and Ty Montgomery (2). In Week 12, the Jets will face the Raiders’ No. 17 rush defense that’s allowing 105.9 yards per game. Bell hasn’t gained more than 70 yards on the ground this year, but head coach Adam Gase said he’s still done a good job.

“Him getting used to the line is always beneficial because you can get a feel, but he’s done a good job of understanding what we’re trying to do, be efficient and stay ahead of the sticks,” Gase said. “We’re lacking explosive plays right now, but if we just keep hammering away at what we’re doing, then those will come. They just haven’t yet.”

Josh Jacobs vs. Jets Run D
The Green & White confront another challenging matchup in rookie RB Josh Jacobs, whose 923 yards ranks fourth in the NFL. Jacobs, this year’s No. 24 overall pick, has rushed for at least 100 yards in four of his last six games and has eclipsed 120 yards in three of those games.
“He’s a good back,” S Jamal Adams said. “I don’t think I played against him while I was in school, but he’s a good back. I’ve watched him, I have a lot of respect for him and he’s a guy that’s going to be downhill. We have to get to him before he gets to the second level because he can be special. We have to slow him down as best as we can.”

But more than Jacobs, the Raiders’ OL is one of the league’s top units, bolstered by the offseason additions of LG Richie Incognito (6-3, 325) and RT Trent Brown (6-8, 380). The large humans on Oakland’s starting OL average 336 pounds.

“They have a pretty stout offensive line,” Jets' OLB Jordan Jenkins said. “They have Richie, they have Trent, they have some pretty big guys up there. Josh is a downhill runner, a hard-hitting back. He’s almost at 1,000 yards and he’s making some strides. He’s a really good runner.”
Fellow OLB Brandon Copeland added, “They have a great run game. They all move and think as one and in unison. Obviously when you’re playing a team like that, discipline in your run gaps and run fits is going to be crucial to us having success and trying to stop them.”

Jets Third-Down Defense vs. Raiders Third-Down Offense
While the Jets defense has played well the past two weeks (against the Giants and the Redskins), the Raiders pose a much different challenge. Led by Derek Carr, who’s completing a career-high 72.3% of his passes, Oakland has the league’s third-best third-down offense, converting nearly half the time (48%).

“It’s something that we’ve been focusing on because we know we’re capable of being better on third down,” Jets' DL Henry Anderson said. “For us up front, continue to find ways to get more pressure, winning one-on-one matchups, getting in the quarterback’s face and if we’re not going to get to the quarterback, at least get a hand up or hit him and affect the throw in some way to help the guys in the back end.”

 

[joeuser]

Sorry 2 all who believe otherwise but...

I think we'll lose... I'm not a guru or glass is half full guy tho. I'm just a disenfranchised Jets fan & I hate the NFL

 

[TebowCan'tThrow]

Sorry 2 all who believe otherwise but...

I think we'll lose... I'm not a guru or glass is half full guy tho. I'm just a disenfranchised Jets fan & I hate the NFL

Welcome aboard. I have no idea if the Jets win, but they surely could. The Raiders are a very average team. I just want to see the growth or regression of Darnold which I hope doesn't happen for the rest of the season.

 

[MiJetFan]

I'm getting psyched up for this one. I want the Jets to come out and destroy the Raiders. Come out strong and keep the pedal down until the clock reads zero in the 4th qtr.

 

[Jetsrule128]

Jets- DL Jordan Willis DB Matthias Farley LB Paul Worrilow OL Leo Koloamatangi LB CJ Mosley CB Darryl Roberts CB Nate Hairston OL Ben Braden OL Ryan Crozier LB Ukeme Eligwe DL Bronson Kaufusi OL Corbin Kaufusi WR Josh Malone LB Jamey Mosley OL James Murray WR Jeff Smith QB Mike White

Raiders QB Deshone Kizer WR Keelan Doss CB Lamarcus Joyner LB Preston Brown C Erik Magnuson T David Sharpe DT Terrell Mcclain -RB James Butler G Lester Cotton DE Kendall Donnerson WR Rico Gafford OL Kyle Kalis CB Dylan Mabin CB Nick Nelson LB Quentin Poling WR Anthony Ratliff Williams TE Eric Saubert

 

[cheaterhater]

I checked a few days ago and this game was supposed to be on CBS in Ct. Today, they removed it and are putting on Panthers saints. 2 nfc teams by the way. Wtf? Guess I won't be seeing anymore Jet games this season

We're off to TSO concert today anyway but no Jets on tv sucks

 

[cheaterhater]

So enjoy the game without me boys

 

[cheaterhater]

Actually they had it wrong on the guide. Game is on. Can watch first half hour

 

[cheaterhater]

Third and long guaranteed first down every damn time

 

[hatnlvr]

we're doing a good job moving the ball right now, really need to score

 

[hatnlvr]

nice first down pickup! the O Line did a good job there of buying Darnold some time

 

[cheaterhater]

Who are these guys?

 

[hatnlvr]

looked like the same routes back to back LOL

 

[hatnlvr]

still would love to know who is scripting the opening drives, they seem to be the best drives of the games for us