The AFC East isn’t the elite division that was anticipated.
The three-time defending division champion Buffalo Bills (5-4) have already misplaced extra video games than final season. The Miami Dolphins (6-3) nonetheless haven’t defeated a profitable group in three tries.
The New York Jets (4-4) can’t rating factors with out Aaron Rodgers, however have stayed within the combine due to a stingy protection. The as soon as-proud New England Patriots (2-7) are a catastrophe.
All 4 groups misplaced in Week 9.
Josh Allen and the Bills have been imagined to be Super Bowl contenders, however they’ve been inconsistent since a lopsided win over Miami in Week 4. They’re 2-3 over the previous 5 video games and each victories have been shaky. The offense merely isn’t clicking and the protection was picked aside by Joe Burrow in a 24-18 loss on Sunday night time.
“The big thing for us is just to find a way to get in that groove, however it is,” embattled offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey mentioned. “I mean, it could be running the ball, it could be throwing the ball, there’s different ways to do this. The big thing for us is not becoming one-dimensional and predictable and I think that’s what we try to do.”
Bills coach Sean McDermott supported Dorsey however the offense must get going. They’ll face an improved Denver protection subsequent Monday night time. The Broncos shut down Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs in a 24-9 victory in Week 8 after holding Kansas City to solely 19 factors in a loss two weeks earlier than that.
The Dolphins have misplaced to the Chiefs, Eagles and Bills. Their six wins came to visit groups which are presently a mixed 14-37. They could not play a profitable group over the following 5 video games, nonetheless, however end up towards the Cowboys, Ravens and Bills.
“I don’t think our team is in need of any prove-it in that way,” Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel mentioned about beating a profitable group. “I think that it’s important to understand that the narrative will continue until we change it. But I honestly also don’t think that that’s something that’s in the back of our team’s mind.”
The Jets’ hopes crashed when Rodgers went down with an harm. At his greatest, Zach Wilson is a recreation supervisor who isn’t able to lifting the group to victory together with his arm. He had two turnovers and was sacked eight instances in a 27-6 loss to the Chargers on Monday night time. They’ll have an opportunity to rebound on the street at Las Vegas (4-5) on Sunday night time.
The Patriots have gone from dominating the division throughout an unprecedented two-decade run of excellence to turning into a doormat. Bill Belichick’s six Super Bowl championships could not assist him hold his job.
Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud has proven celebrity potential within the first half of his rookie season. He was spectacular in a 39-37 comeback win over Tampa Bay, throwing for a rookie-report 470 yards and 5 touchdowns towards a troublesome protection.
Stroud has 2,270 yards passing, 14 TDs and just one interception for a 102.9 passer score whereas main Houston to a 4-4 report.
The No. 2 total choose from Ohio State shouldn’t be solely making a robust case for AP Offensive Rookie of the Year however he belongs within the MVP dialog, though FanDuel Sportsbook doesn’t listing him among the many high 10.
“He’s still learning, he’s still growing, but the plays that he’s able to make — you don’t win games in this league unless you have a quarterback who can make those type of plays,” Texans rookie coach DeMeco Ryans mentioned.
“He’s continued on his way to becoming that guy, but you see that ability that he has, you see the leadership that he has, and you see how his teammates — they all believe in him. That’s what I’ve seen grow from once we drafted him until now. You just see him continue to grow each week, see him just continue to just put confidence in our entire team and that’s what I started to feel from that — that confidence that he puts in everyone around him.”
The Ravens (7-2) could not get the hype different groups obtain, however they’ve been the NFL’s most spectacular group over the previous 4 weeks. They’ve received 4 in a row, together with dominant victories over a pair of first-place groups. Baltimore routed Detroit 38-6 in Week 7 and dominated Seattle 37-3 on Sunday. Lamar Jackson is again to taking part in at his 2019 MVP degree. The run recreation will get the job finished irrespective of who’s within the backfield. The protection is suffocating and opportunistic.
Baltimore has an opportunity to extend its lead within the AFC North over the following two weeks with powerful residence video games towards the Browns (5-3) and Bengals (5-3).
The Raiders didn’t even wait to get to .500 to have a good time as in the event that they received one thing large. They lit up victory cigars after a 30-6 rout over a woeful Giants group. Inspired by interim coach Antonio Pierce, the Raiders beat down New York and third-string quarterback Tommy DeVito. The cigars weren’t simply concerning the victory. It appeared extra as if gamers have been having fun with the tradition change attributable to the departure of coach Josh McDaniels.
“I’m very appreciative of it,” Pierce mentioned of gamers shopping for into his message. “When you’re straightforward, it is what it is. You don’t have to worry about anything.”
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