New York Jets vs Buffalo Bills Week 2: The # 1 Key to win the NFL game
Gang Green lost a devastating NFL game to the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 1. On Thursday Night, the New York Jets face their former head coach Rex Ryan in Week 2. What is the #1 matchup to the game between the New York Jets and Buffalo Bills?
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Ryan Fitzpatrick vs Rex Ryan
How does it feel when your opponent has your number? Quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick knows all too well. In his career, he is 2-8 in 10 games when facing the defenses of Rex Ryan. Fitzpatrick lost 1 game when he was the QB of the Cincinnati Bengals in 2008. In his 4 years passing for the Buffalo Bills from 2009 to 2012, he lost 7 games against Rex Ryan. And everyone knows how Rex beat him and the New York Jets twice in 2015, including the final game in Week 17 to stop the Jets from going to the playoffs.
Look at Ryan Fitzpatrick’s numbers.
NFL Career
From 2005 to 2015, Fitzpatrick has a 60% completion percentage. He averages 205 yards per game. His touchdown-to-interception ratio is 1.33/1.
Versus Rex Ryan
47.1% completion percentage. Only averaging 171.5 yards per game. Throws 15 touchdowns against 12 interceptions. 1.25 touchdowns for every interception
Rex just dominates the QB with his defensive schemes. He knows all the tendencies of Fitzpatrick and adds wrinkles to his schemes to confuse him. Plus, he knows that the Jets QB doesn’t have a strong arm to throw long, deep passes, which he accounts for in his defenses. Even Fitzpatrick admits his weaknesses.
“I know I’ve got to do better. There’s just a lot of stuff, in terms of thought process, in terms of making the right throws, that I’ve just got to come in and do. I don’t know that it’s necessarily his defense versus my quarterback play. It’s just me going out there and making smart decisions and good throws.”
If he can not figure out how to solve Rex Ryan’s defense, not only will his career record versus Rex go to 2-9 but the New York Jets will fall to 0-2 and face missing the playoffs again in 2016. Everything rests on the arm of Ryan Fitzpatrick.
