The over/under total for Thursday opened at 43, but has slowly dwindled down into the mid-30s as it’s become increasingly apparent that the weather is going to be horrible.
Jacksonville has managed to score 76 points in the last two weeks, but lighting up the scoreboard at MetLife Stadium could be a challenge. What the game may devolve into is a battle for field position.
While the Jets offense is nothing to write home about, the team’s defense is built for the challenge of a sloppy game. Opposing offenses average just 26.3 yards per drive against the Jets defense, the lowest in the NFL. Those drives last just two minutes, 38 seconds on average, fourth lowest in the league.
Stringing together a 15-play, 80-yard drive in the cold, wind, and rain could be too much to ask from the Jaguars. But Jacksonville can’t win a field position battle if it allows that stout Jets defense to rack up three-and-out after three-and-out.
The Jaguars have to find a way to scratch and claw their way to first downs.
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