The Bills are only giving up 262.2 yards per game. They also rank first in passing yards allowed (177.0), points allowed (14.75), third in rushing yards allowed (85.6) and they’re third in interceptions (11). Their pass rush isn’t as fierce as they hoped (18 sacks, which ranks them 18th
in the NFL), but their secondary has been so good, especially at disguising coverages, that even quarterbacks with time don’t have many clear options for where to throw the ball.
That’s going to put a lot of pressure on White to do what he’s been doing – make quick reads and throws, probably mostly short ones, just to keep the offense moving along slowly. In other words, he’ll need to play “boring” football. And he’ll need to really hope that the Jets’ rushing attack – which has looked better the last two weeks, but still hasn’t topped 100 yards since way back in Week 2 – can do something against the Buffalo front.
The real unfortunate part for White, though, is that despite what the Jaguars were able to do to Buffalo last week, he’ll probably need to score a bunch of points to have any chance in this game. The Bills have the eighth-ranked offense and are averaging nearly 30 points per game, despite that disaster against the Jaguars.
What happened in that game? Bills quarterback Josh Allen said it was all because he “played like s—t.” He was still 31 of 47 for 265 yards, but didn’t throw a touchdown and was picked off twice. His offensive line really struggled too, and the Bills had just 301 total yards.
Don’t expect that to happen again, though, given the way Allen and the Bills have played this season. It should help him that the Jets’ defense has been mostly terrible for the past month or so. Their defensive line was practically non-existent in Indianapolis, which is a big reason why they gave up a ridiculous 260 yards on the ground. In fact, they’ve been ripped for more than 500 yards twice (by the Patriots and Colts) in the last three games.
