Coming off one of the greatest comeback victories in franchise history, the Buffalo Bills (1-0) travel to New Jersey to face the New York Jets (0-1) Sunday afternoon in their first AFC East divisional clash of the 2025 NFL season.
Today’s edition of Buffalo Rumblinks leads off by examining the key matchups to watch and positional analysis as the Bills look to avoid a trap game vs. the Jets and start the season 2-0 for the fifth time in the last seven seasons.
The Bills have struggled to beat the Jets in the Meadowlands, losing two of their last three road games against their AFC East counterparts. This year’s Jets team boasts a new-look offense, led by former Chicago Bears and Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Justin Fields, and the Jets are coming off a season-opening loss to Pittsburgh where they scored 32 points and amassed nearly 400 yards of offense in a 34-32 loss.
We discuss how the Jets’ offense could pose a challenge to a depleted Bills defense; examine what Josh Allen and Buffalo’s offense needs to do to maintain their second-half magic from Week 1; explain how the pressure is on rookie defensive tackle T.J. Sanders to contribute with Ed Oliver sidelined; analyze what adjustments defensive coordinator Bobby Babich must make heading into the team’s first divisional game of the year; hear how Jets’ cornerback Sauce Gardner is not looking forward to facing Allen and Buffalo’s high-octane offense; and more!
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