The writer goes on to state that Ryan isn't to blame for Buffalo's lack of success in the last 16 seasons and says that firing the coach after two seasons would be a mistake.

According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, the Bills and Jets are a pick'em right now while the over/under currently sits at 40 points.

It's also worth noting that Fitzpatrick struggled previous year not only against the Bills, but also against teams familiar with his play.

They said that this is a new season, and that what happened the last time they were in Buffalo doesn't matter anymore. "Last year, beat them twice". Eight months later, it still sticks with them.

"I feel like I'm better now than I've been at any point in my career", the 12th-year veteran said.

And a depleted Buffalo roster knocked the Jets out of the playoffs in the season finale, a 22-17 Buffalo win that featured three fourth quarter interceptions by Bills defenders. "Anybody knows to win the division, you have to go through Buffalo, Miami and New England". They roughed up a bunch of quarterbacks in that time period. If you're an National Football League fan and aren't going to be near a TV tomorrow evening, you might want to finally try it out. Both teams will get in the end zone only once on offense.

Quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick noted the challenges, but made a decision to look at it all as a glass half-full type deal.

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There were five instances in which the Bills faced second-and-8 or longer where Roman called for a run, and none of those plays produced a first down.

In that moment, the momentum changed.

Fitzpatrick's mission is clear: Lead the Jets to the playoffs this season. We just have to play better. "Yeah, there [was] some stuff ... that I wish I had back".

So maybe they have a little redemption coming or at least wanting to bury a rival. "You get the extra rest [and] you sit at 1-1", he said. But for Decker and Fitzpatrick, it's a consensus.

Still, this move to make Douzable the captain in Week 2 is nothing more than Ryan's way of poking his former team. "This is just a football game now, and I think that's kind of how everybody views it".

When kick-off begins, we will be opening our live game thread where you can join in on the conversation throughout the entire game in our comments section. Some media sources have used that statistic to spin the narrative that Rex "owns" Fitzpatrick, or that Rex is "inside Fitzpatrick's head". He said he's better for it - even if he wouldn't say exactly how. "Last time we made a big stink about, 'Hey you've really done well against somebody, ' that guy (Tom Brady) lit me up for 600 yards out there", Ryan said.

Bruce will have to find his voice at halftime Thursday night when he addressed the crowd at New Era Field. That's no chip shot, but the team needed it. Brandon Tate looks like he could provide a boost in the return game for the Bills, while punter Colton Schmidt looks as solid as ever and the coverage units were great. Linebacker Jordan Jenkins (calf) and cornerback Darryl Roberts (foot) are listed as doubtful. Wilkerson, dealing with ankle and toe issues, has been limited in practice and is listed as questionable.