Avoiding the season sweep among Jets vs. Dolphins pregame storylines

The Jets avoiding the season sweep to the Dolphins is among the pregame storylines for this week’s game.

After an embarrassing loss to the Bengals last week, the New York Jets will look to avoid the season sweep when the Dolphins come to MetLife Stadium on Sunday.

The last time these two teams faced each other, the Dolphins had their way with the Jets in a 26-18 win in October. At the time, the Dolphins were a winless team, which made it look even worse. With both teams out of the playoff race, so the loser of this game will be in a better position for the 2020 NFL draft.

With that being said, let’s take a look at this week’s pregame storylines.

Can the Jets avoid the sweep?

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Coming into 2019, everyone looked at the Dolphins as an easy victory. For the Jets, they’ve been a challenge.

In the first matchup, Ryan Fitzpatrick torched the Jets defense for 288 yards and three touchdowns while Sam Darnold struggled. Since then, Darnold has improved drastically, but Fitzpatrick is still playing quality football.

Given the injuries the Jets have on defense, Fitzpatrick and the Dolphins have a great opportunity to come in and light up the scoreboard. If the Jets were to lose this game, it would be the topper for a forgetful season.