The Buffalo Bills are looking to stay in the win column in Week 10 as they travel to New Jersey to take on the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium. Kick off is slated for 1 p.m. on Sunday.
The Bills (7-1) have won their last four games and are trying to keep the momentum going. How can Buffalo get the upper hand against the Jets (2-7)?
Here are Bills Wire's three keys to victory in Week 10:
Get after the quarterback
The Jets have allowed the fourth-most sacks in the NFL through nine weeks (28), averaging just over three allowed per contest, and now welcome a Bills defense that may be finding its identity around the midway point of the season. The Bills have six sacks over the last two weeks.
Pass rusher Greg Rousseau is leading the NFL in total pressures (51) and is also tied
for second in the NFL in sacks (eight).
Last week, Jets quarterback Geno Smith was sacked five times by the Chiefs in a blowout loss. This week, Rousseau and company will be pressing to do the same.
Establish ground game
The Jets rank 26th in the NFL in rushing defense, and last week they allowed the Chiefs to run for 163 yards on 5.1 yards per carry. Bills running back James Cook is coming off of a game where he had a heavy workload, running 31 times (one shy of his career-high) for 107 yards and a touchdown against the Vikings.
Cook may have to be ready to carry a lot of the weight on offense again in this one.
Protect Josh Allen
While the Jets have their deficiencies, their pass rush has shown glimpses of special play this year.They rank 12th in the NFL in sacks with 22, and rookie edge rusher David Bailey (second overall pick) is finding his groove as a pro. He's tied for fourth in the league with 7.5 sacks, including two last week against the Chiefs.
On the Bills' side, four of the five starting offensive linemen are on the injury report this week: Dion Dawkins (rib); Alec Anderson (ankle); Connor McGovern (neck); Specner Brown (ankle).
Brown was the only one to be held out of practice for his injury, while the others were limited. Last week, the Bills were without Dawkins and Anderson, and now Brown's status for Sunday is in question. The Bills have had great injury luck and cohesiveness on their offensive line for a couple years, but they've reached a point in the season where they are battling through. They'll be tested by Bailey and company.
This article originally appeared on Bills Wire: 3 keys to a Bills win at the Jets in Week 10
