Five bold NFL Week 11 predictions: Jets, Zach Wilson win on Bill Belichick’s turf; Cowboys make tactical error

We’re more than halfway through the NFL season now, and things like the playoff picture are inching closer to looking more solidified. There’s a slate of games this weekend that could have a dramatic impact on division standings and conference seeding, and while we don’t yet know what will happen in any of them, we sure can make predictions. 

We’re going to use this space to make five bold predictions about Week 11. 

The Bills get back on track in a big way

Buffalo has lost back-to-back games for the first time since Weeks 13 and 14 of last season. And just like the Bills got back on track following back-to-back losses a year ago by demolishing an inferior opponent, they will do the same this year. In 2021, it was a 31-14 victory over the Carolina Panthers. This year, the Bills will hang a 40-spot on the Cleveland Browns in a game played inside Detroit’s Ford Field dome. 

The Browns defense is simply not equipped to deal with all the weaponry Josh Allen has at his disposal. A game in the elements would have been an advantage for Cleveland, even if it was being played in Buffalo. The combination of the Browns’ offensive line and Nick Chubb would have been able to slow things down and grind away. But playing in the football equivalent of Coors Field favors the Bills, and the Browns won’t be able to keep up. 

The Jets go on the road and beat the Patriots

We all know the history of young quarterbacks playing against Bill Belichick. It’s not great. Since 2000, quarterbacks in their first two years in the league are just 19-72 against the Patriots. In New England, they’re a despicable 6-44. The last time Wilson started a game there, the Jets lost 54-13. (He was injured during the game and…