This weekend the Chicago Bears will battle against the New York Jets. In their last game the Bears demolished the Vikings. Even though the Bears pulled away and took the victory in impressive fashion the game was close early in the 2nd half. In order to walk away with a very important victory the Jets managed to hold off the Steelers in the end. Coming off of big victories on the season both these teams are 10-4.
The total for the game is currently sitting at 36 whereas in NFL lines betting odds the Bears will be the 1 point favorites in this game.
The quarterbacks for each team will need to step up and make plays as these teams both have strong defenses. Neither quarterback has been as consistent as their teams would like them to be while both of these quarterbacks have shown flashes of the capability to make big plays which is the only problem. Under pressure both of these teams are known for making dumb turnovers.
Out of their last 7 games the Bears have now won 6. Even though the Jets are actually a strong road team, they will have the home field advantage. On the road, they have only lost one of their last 7 games. In this matchup, historically the Bears have had the advantage. Between these two teams the Bears have won 5 of the last 7 games.
The Bears try to force Sanchez to throw the ball as they will certainly focus in on the run. Even though it seems that teams have started to figure him out as the season has progressed, Sanchez was solid at the beginning of the season.
This weekend the Pittsburgh Steelers will battle against the New York Jets. While the Steelers have won 4 in a row and look like the top challengers to the Patriots in the AFC, the Jets are coming off of back to back losses.
The over/under total for the game is presently sitting at 36, the Steelers are 6-point favorites in NFL Odds.
After their tough loss to the Patriots the Jets look like they might be sliding. They could not get anything going against the Dolphins as they were absolutely smashed. Even though the Steelers may have the best defense in the NFL, the Dolphins are a solid defensive team.
Between one of the best run defenses in the league against one of the best run offenses in the game, this game will be an epic battle. To get their offense going the Jets rely heavily on the run. On the ground the Steelers allow just 60 yards per game unfortunately. They will force Sanchez to step up in this game if the Steelers keep the Jets under 100 yards.
He has not been nearly as good as of late while Sanchez started the season strong. In his first 5 games he threw 0 interceptions. He has not had a single game in which he did not throw an interception since week 6. The Jets will have a very difficult time winning if he doesn’t protect the ball in this game. In order to the performance of Sanchez, this game will likely come down.
