{"id":391440,"date":"2022-01-08T21:37:46","date_gmt":"2022-01-08T18:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/jets-can-use-bills-rematch-to-spark-future-ambitions\/"},"modified":"2022-01-08T21:37:46","modified_gmt":"2022-01-08T18:37:46","slug":"jets-can-use-bills-rematch-to-spark-future-ambitions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jets-can-use-bills-rematch-to-spark-future-ambitions\/","title":{"rendered":"#Jets can use Bills rematch to spark future ambitions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Jets can use Bills rematch to spark future ambitions<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<div class=\"inline-module inline-module--columnist inline-module--author\">\n<div class=\"inline-module--author__img\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"76\" height=\"69\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/mark-cannizzaro1.png?w=76&amp;h=69&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-nyp_columnist size-nyp_columnist\" alt=\"Mark Cannizzaro\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/mark-cannizzaro1.png 76w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/mark-cannizzaro1.png?w=38 38w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 76px) 100vw, 76px\"\/>       <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Sunday marks the end for the Jets, who hope it\u2019s just the beginning.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When the Jets play the Bills in Orchard Park, it will be their 17th and final <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> of the 2021 season. A game like this for a team with no playoffs for which to compete often means players meekly playing out the string with their bags already packed for offseason destinations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But, for a 4-12 team playing a season finale in frigid Western New York and no postseason hopes, there\u2019s more than a touch of added spice to this game for the Jets.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re not the Dead Team Walking they were a year ago, when they closed the season knowing head coach Adam Gase was about to be fired and quarterback Sam Darnold was about to be jettisoned.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Jets believe they\u2019re a team on the rise, and they\u2019d like nothing more than to alter the playoff path of the Bills, who on Nov. 14 waxed them 45-17 at MetLife Stadium while amassing 489 yards of offense and forcing five turnovers on defense.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A Buffalo win would clinch the AFC East title and guarantee the Bills at least one home playoff game. A loss could send them into the playoffs as a wild-card team playing on the road.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRedemption is definitely in our hearts,\u2019\u2019 Jets defensive lineman Sheldon Rankins said. \u201cIt\u2019s definitely a good test for us to go out there and show the growth we\u2019ve made.\u2019\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/FOOTBALL-NFL-NYJ-BUF_-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"The Bills celebrate during their blowout Week 10 win over the Jets. \" class=\"wp-image-20763411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/FOOTBALL-NFL-NYJ-BUF_-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/FOOTBALL-NFL-NYJ-BUF_-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/FOOTBALL-NFL-NYJ-BUF_-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/FOOTBALL-NFL-NYJ-BUF_-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The Bills celebrate during their blowout Week 10 win over the Jets. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">USA TODAY Sports<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich, whose unit was embarrassed by the Bills in the teams\u2019 first meeting, recalled of that humiliating day: \u201cWhen a team has a comfortable lead on you and they keep throwing the ball deep on you, that leaves a mark, that leaves an impression.\u2019\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Head coach Robert Saleh has talked for the past month about the importance of December football, how different it is and how critical it can be for young players to get a feel for it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Podcast\" width=\"100%\" height=\"188px\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/51eb5108-f1a1-5e0b-b551-547d9fe42d98\/61d60c0931ccf80012d206ea?accentColor=2a2a2a&amp;bgColor=f6f6f6&amp;font-family=proxima%20nova&amp;logo=false&amp;secondaryColor=cc3333\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden;\"><br \/>\n        <\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Saleh\u2019s hope is that, after this season is complete, the next time his team is playing in December it will be in games with postseason implications. Knowing that wasn\u2019t possible this season, Saleh made it a mini-goal for his players to soak in the added pressure and intensity that December brings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sunday at Highmark Stadium will represent the closest thing Saleh\u2019s Jets can get \u2014 in atmosphere at least \u2014 to the kind of games they hope to be playing a year from now.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve talked about December football \u2026 and this is the first stadium we\u2019re actually going into that\u2019s going to feel that way,\u2019\u2019 Saleh said. \u201cBuffalo is playing for a division Jets can use Bills rematch to spark future ambitions, it\u2019s going to be sold out, it\u2019s going to be loud, it\u2019s going to be cold. It\u2019s going to be everything you dream of as a kid in terms of going into a stadium and it just being as live and as juiced up as it\u2019s going to be, and we\u2019re going to get their absolute best shot.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe got to give it right back to them, we got to make them earn it. It\u2019s just a really cool opportunity for us to go in there and feel the energy, feel the juice, feel the urgency at which they\u2019re going to play. It\u2019s a tremendous opportunity to grow a lot in this moment, and it\u2019s something that I\u2019m really looking forward to our guys answering the bell on.\u2019\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/010522Jets07BK.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Robert Saleh at Jets practice Wednesday. \" class=\"wp-image-20763428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/010522Jets07BK.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/010522Jets07BK.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/010522Jets07BK.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/010522Jets07BK.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Robert Saleh at Jets practice Wednesday. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bill Kostroun\/New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Jets are coming off a game in which they squandered an opportunity to knock off the defending Super Bowl champions, letting Tom Brady and the Buccaneers drive down the field for the winning touchdown in the final seconds.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>That game was a pretty good measuring stick for how far this team has come despite its youth, inexperience and long list of injuries to key players. Sunday at Buffalo will present a similar opportunity.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo me, it\u2019s like the ultimate measuring stick of where we are, how far we\u2019ve come,\u2019\u2019 Ulbrich said. \u201cWe always know to be a playoff contender in this league you have to own your division and you have to create an impression and you got to dominate your division opponents. So, part of [that] is to let this division know it\u2019s not the same old Jets team that they\u2019ve been accustomed to.\u2019\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Jets have a way to go before they\u2019re authorized to remove the \u201csame old\u2019\u2019 before their name. They\u2019re 0-11 against division opponents in the past two seasons. Their last victory against an AFC East foe came in a 13-6 victory at Buffalo in the 2019 season finale.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Making that number 1-11 would do wonders for this team, even though it won\u2019t result in a playoff berth. And doing it against a Bills team that had its way with the Jets two months ago would add to the juice.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that\u2019s just going to [accelerate] the growth of this team,\u2019\u2019 special teams coach Brant Boyer said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Jets need as much acceleration as possible. It\u2019s time to start winning.\u00a0\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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