The 5-7 New York Jets head to the Mile High City for the first time in six seasons to face the disappointing 3-9 Denver Broncos.
New York Jets (5-7) at Denver Broncos (3-9)
History
- Jets head to Denver for the first time since 2011 (17-13 loss).
- Broncos are 4-1 in last five meetings dating back to ’05.
- Broncos posted 31-17 win at MetLife Stadium in ’14 in teams’ last meeting.
Jets By The Numbers
- Defeated Chiefs, 38-31, in Week 13.
- 5-7 record in ’17 (5-11 in ’16).
- Scored 266 points, 29 offensive TD in 12 games in ‘17 (scored 275 points, 26 offensive TD in ’16).
- Allowed 92 points in five wins, 196 points in seven losses in ’17.
- Outscored 120-61 in the fourth quarter and OT in 12 games in ’17.
- Scored fewer than 20 points in 46-of-92 games dating back to ’12.
- Allowed 54 TD passes, totaled 18 INT in 28 games dating back to ’16.
- 30 takeaways in 28 games dating back to ‘16 (30 takeaways in ‘15)
- 44 takeaways in 19 wins, 16 takeaways in 25 losses dating back to ’15.
Broncos By The Numbers
- Lost to Dolphins, 35-9, in Week 13.
- 3-9 record in ’17 (9-7 in ’16).
- Lost eight straight games (opened 3-1 in ’17) by a combined 241-108 score.
- Allowed 315 points in 12 games in ’17 (allowed 297 points in ’16, allowed 296 points in ’15).
- QB Trevor Siemian: 11 TD passes, 15 turnovers (12 INT, two lost fumbles) in nine games (seven starts) in ’17.
- Scored 140 points in last 10 games (totaled 66 points in first 2 games in ’17).
- Allowed 26 TD passes in 12 games in ’17 (allowed 13 TD passes in ’16, allowed 19 TD passes in ‘15).
- Allowed 26 TD passes in 12 games in ’17 (allowed 32 TD passes in 32 games from 2015-16).
- 11 takeaways in 12 games in ’17 (24 takeaways in ’16, 27 takeaways in ’15).
- Allowed 1,104 rushing yards (92.0 YPG) in 12 games in ’17; allowed 2,085 rushing yards (130.3 YPG) in ’16.
Things To Look For
Who would have thought back in the summer that the Jets would equal their win total of a season ago with four weeks to play while the Broncos would be in the midst of an eight-game losing streak? There’s not much going right in the Mile High City these days while Todd Bowles’ team has been pretty content with the performance of veteran quarterback Josh McCown. New York plays three of its final four games on the road and regardless of Denver’s record, this will be a tough assignment.
