Las Vegas Raiders at New York Jets: Week 13 Preview and Prediction
By Nick Bailey
The Las Vegas Raiders, looking to bounce back from last week’s loss, head to the East coast once again to take on the New York Jets.
The Las Vegas Raiders and Jets are both coming off blowout losses, but the surprising part is the Raiders lost by more to the Atlanta Falcons than the Jets lost to the Miami Dolphins, a future Raiders opponent. In a shocking loss to the Falcons, the Raiders were beaten from the outset, and what should have been a solid road win turned into a nightmare, as they lost 43-6.
The Jets put up only three points against the Dolphins’ defense, as they couldn’t really move the ball much on offense. Quarterback Sam Darnold only passed for 197 yards on 16 completions with two interceptions, but even with the passing game struggling, wide receivers Breshad Perriman and Denzel Mims made some pretty nice, and contested catches.
Future Hall of Fame running back Frank Gore had a pretty good game on the ground as well, rushing for 74 yards on 18 carries, and could bring the Raiders defense some trouble on Sunday with his hard-nosed running style.
The Jets defense didn’t play all that bad against Ryan Fitzpatrick and the Dolphins’ offense. They made the Dolphins punt four times on the day, only allowed 49 yards to their leading running back, a familiar face to Raiders fans in Deandre Washington, and only allowed 20 points, even though they were on the field a bunch because of the offensive struggles.
With the Raiders struggling against a Falcons defense last week, it isn’t out of the realm of possibility that they could struggle a bit against this Jets defense.
Raiders struggled mightily in Week 12
Las Vegas showed up defensively to start the game against Atlanta but left their offense back in Vegas. Derek Carr had his worst game of the year with three fumbles and an interception ending in a pick-six. The running game also struggled in this one, as Josh Jacobs sprained his ankle early and left the game. The injury doesn’t sound too serious, and they hope to have him back by Sunday’s game.
The Raiders’ defense played decently in the first half of this game, keeping the Raiders in it as the offense struggled. Clelin Ferrell once again missed the game, but he should be back this weekend, which is good news for the run defense. Trayvon Mullen also played a really good game on Sunday, and the secondary came up with an interception by Johnathan Abram off a tipped pass by Isaiah Johnson.
If they want to win on Sunday, they better get things back on track.