New England Patriots vs. New York Jets: Betting Odds, Analysis, NFL Pick

In consecutive weeks, Pittsburgh has beaten the Indianapolis Colts, Cincinnati Bengals and Denver Broncos. Where do the Broncos go from here to ensure that they clinch the AFC West Division title, or at the very least, a playoff berth? The Seattle Seahawks (9-5) and Minnesota Vikings (9-5) have even stronger holds of the wild card spots after wins in Week 15. The Browns will look to Johnny Manziel again, who had his best game of the season (372 passing yards) the last time these two met.

At 9-5, NY is basically tied with Pittsburgh for the sixth seed in the AFC playoff standings.

The New England Patriots are finishing the 2015 regular season with a two-game road trip that gets started on Sunday when they face the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium.

Bowles said he and his assistants spent Sunday preparing for this weekend’s must-win game against the New England.

The Steelers had that special feeling after pulling off their best comeback in 18 seasons against the Broncos on Sunday. We know that already, but he is good enough to lead this team deep into the playoffs. Denver’s best chance of avoiding this is simple: win out. “This is everything for us this week trying to get a win in this game”. If the Steelers, the Chiefs, and the Jets all win out, they will also be 11-5. In order for the Jets to make the postseason, one of those three teams will have to lose one of their two final games, coupled with NY winning out. This would be the third game between the Vikings and Packers this season.

The Broncos’ path to the postseason remains in their hands, but they have lost their margin for error after an ill-timed two-game losing streak. If the Broncos were to lose both games, the only way they could back into the playoffs with four straight losses would be if either the Steelers or Jets lost their final games, too. However, because of the afore-mentioned tiebreaker situations, they could be out at 11-5.

Patriots Week always comes with a certain type of buzz, even if that was dulled in Week 7 by Bowles’ philosophy to not treat New England differently than any other opponent.

This one is actually very simple: If the Broncos win their final two games and the Patriots lose theirs, the Broncos are in. Roethlisberger threw for 379 yards and three touchdowns in relief while Antonio Brown caught 10 passes for 139 yards and two touchdowns. RB Bilal Powell (seven catches for 54 yards) has quickly turned into an indispensable piece out of the backfield.

In a Thursday night game in Week 4, the Ravens upset the Steelers at Heinz Field in overtime, 23-20. In their first meeting, New England limited Chris Ivory to 53 total yards, and he’s had a tough time putting up FanDuel points over the past three weeks.

The Jets can be eliminated in Week 16. In the receiving end, Emmanuel Sanders had 181 yards and one touchdown in 10 receptions while Demaryius Thomas added 61 yards and two touchdowns in five receptions.