That 'd've thunk it? And can they do it once more?
Those are 2 questions that enter your mind when taking one last look back at the Jets' 34-31 shaking of the Cincinnati Bengals and also a glimpse ahead prior to their next game comes tonight versus the Indianapolis Colts, kickoff arranged for regarding 8:20 p.m. ET.
On the surface, presumably that Mike White, making his second begin for Zach Wilson at QB, and also the Jets are topped for an additional great efficiency. They have actually put the Bengals video game behind them yet are no doubt still cruising after returning to defeat the 5-2 Bengals. They're playing an additional Midwest opponent that has some of the very same characteristics of last Sunday's enemy:.
■ 2 teams with strong upper-middle-ranked offenses, led by veteran QBs (young veterinarian Joe Burrow of the Bengals, elder vet Carson Wentz with the Colts) and top running backs (Joe Mixon for Cincy, the NFL's fourth-leading rusher, and also Indy's Jonathan Taylor, the AFC Offensive Player of October sitting at No. 2 among NFL rushes and also No. 3 in skirmish yardage) in the organization and also both averaging 25-plus points/game.
■ Their defenses are both upper-middle too, with the Colts positioning an imposing picture for the Jets to try to move against with a strong-up-the-middle system led by LBs Darius Leonard and Bobby Okereke and also DL DeForest Buckner, whom Jets head trainer Robert Saleh is fairly familiar with, having trained him for 3 periods with the 49ers. Indianapolis is connected with Buffalo for the organization lead with 18 takeaways, and also their plus-8 turnover margin pairs up nicely with the Jets' minus-10.
New York Football T-Shirt Yet besides the turnovers, the Colts have some advantages that the Bengals really did not: (1) They're at home in Lucas Oil Stadium, as well as (2) they await the Jets, having actually come off a challenging 34-31 home overtime loss to the Tennessee Titans.
The Jets may have crept up on the Stripes. But the Horseshoes absolutely hear them coming.
But exactly how will the Colts take care of the "folk hero" that is White, that steadly tackled his organization picking apart the Bengals defense for 405 passing lawns and also three touchdown passes, two pertaining to pull the video game out in the last 4 1/2 mins and watched with equanimity as his jersey was sent on to Canton for display this week in the Pro Football Hall of Popularity?
" Mike's obtained a large smile on his face," Saleh defined White. "He's really purposeful in the means he sets about his organization. He's tranquil, he's amazing, he's gathered, and also I believe he radiates confidence. So it's an amazing time for him. And also it's seldom you get a possibility like Mike is getting, and also remain to benefit from it.".
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