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Lack of energy, missed opportunities among takeaways from Jets’ loss to Bengals

Jets Wire breaks down the Jets’ Week 13 loss to the Bengals with four takeaways from the action.

The same old Jets are back.

Granted an ideal opportunity to make it four wins in a row against the winless Bengals, New York looked like the team that started the season 1-7 and gave Cincinnatti its first win of the season by a final score of 22-6 thanks to what was essentially a no-show performance.

The Jets can now say goodbye to any hope for a miraculous postseason push. They can also say goodbye to the momentum that seemingly had them trending in the right direction. Before putting this ugly loss in the rearview mirror, let’s take a look back at the action with four takeaways.

Typical Jets

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Leave it to the Jets to lay an egg against the worst team in football after winning three games in a row.

New York had a prime opportunity to extend its winning streak to four against a winless Bengals squad, but fell flat on its face in Cincinnati. Maybe it was the dreary weather and nearly empty stadium that threw the Jets off. Maybe they simply got caught flat-footed by underestimating the Bengals and assuming they would lie down for them.

Either way, there’s no denying that Sunday’s performance was the latest example of the same old Jets coming out to play.

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Jets vs. Bengals inactives: Darryl Roberts returns, Chuma Edoga sits out

Jets vs. Bengals inactives report for Week 13.

The Jets welcome back some depth at cornerback on Sunday, as Darryl Roberts is returning to the field following a three-game absence due to a calf injury.

While Roberts was injured, Arthur Maulet and Bless Austin stepped up as a solid cornerback duo, meaning Roberts is unlikely to assume a starting spot upon his return. Regardless, the veteran will have the chance to make some plays whenever defensive coordinator Gregg Williams deems it necessary to put him on the field.

As one injured Jet returns, another is forced to sit out. Chuma Edoga will miss Sunday’s game due to a knee injury suffered against the Raiders last weekend.

Prior to the injury, Edoga had turned the corner at right tackle after a rough start to his career. Brandon Shell will assume his spot in the starting lineup until he can return.

As for the Bengals, they’re still without star wideout A.J. Green. Quarterback Ryan Finley is active despite his benching and will serve as Andy Dalton’s backup in Week 13.

Jets vs. Bengals: A chance at 4 straight, Darryl Roberts’ return among pregame storylines

Jets Wire breaks down Gang Green’s Week 13 matchup with the Bengals by taking a look at four pregame storylines to keep an eye on.

It’s hard to believe the Jets will have a chance at their fourth win in a row against the Bengals on Sunday considering where the team was less than a month ago.

With three consecutive wins in its back pocket, New York has climbed out of the conference basement to nearly return to respectability. A win over Cincinnati in Week 13 would give the Jets a 5-7 record — a far cry from the 1-7 mark the team possessed four weeks ago.

What should Jets fans be aware of before Gang Green takes the field this weekend? Let’s take a look at some pregame storylines to keep an eye on.

Can the Jets make it 4 in a row?

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The Jets are finally playing the way everyone expected them to entering 2019.

Albeit against underwhelming competition, New York has put together three consecutive dominant performances. The Jets have outscored opponents 102-47 over that span and have left no doubt with each of their last three victories.

New York has a real chance to make it four in a row against a winless Bengals squad. It would be very Jets to lose this game, but odds are that isn’t going to happen.

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Darryl Roberts shouldn’t sniff starting lineup in return against Bengals

Jets Wire breaks down why Darryl Roberts’ return to the field against the Bengals shouldn’t mean his return to the starting lineup.

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

That’s the approach defensive coordinator Gregg Williams should take when deciding Darryl Roberts’ role against the Bengals in Week 13.

Roberts is set to return to the field against Cincinnati after missing New York’s last three games with a calf injury. As Roberts sat out, rookie Bless Austin and Arthur Maulet stepped up and established themselves as a formidable cornerback duo, bringing stability to a unit that has struggled mightily in 2019.

Now, Williams has a decision to make. Does he insert Roberts back into the starting lineup? Or, does he ride the hot hand and leave both Austin and Maulet in prominent roles?

Frankly, this shouldn’t be too tough of a call for the veteran defensive coordinator. Austin and Maulet have been producing at prolific levels. Austin limited his assignment to only three catches for 32 yards against the Raiders last weekend. Maulet kept everything in front of him, allowing six receptions for a mere 32 yards. Granted, the competition hasn’t been great, but there’s no reason to shake things up and disrupt a duo that has been nothing but solid the past three weeks.

Making this an even easier decision for Williams is how poorly Roberts has played this season. The Jets gave the converted safety a three-year, $18 million contract this offseason to keep him in the Big Apple. All the 29-year-old has done in return is prove why he didn’t start his career as a cornerback, getting burned by opposing wideouts with regularity. His antics haven’t helped his standing with the fanbase, either.

Roberts is on his way to becoming a salary cap casualty in the offseason. Austin and Maulet are trending toward being key pieces in the secondary moving forward. Why would Williams not only go away from what’s working for his defense, but pull a player with the potential to be a contributor for the long run in favor of one who is likely to get cut in a couple of months?

Williams’ decision on Roberts shouldn’t focus on whether or not he should return to the starting lineup. It should focus on whether he deserves any sort of playing time at all. There’s really no sense in playing a cornerback who gets cooked more often than not, especially in favor of players who do their job and help New York’s defense thrive.

Despite low production, Le’Veon Bell happy with his season

The numbers don’t help his cause, but despite low production, Le’Veon Bell believes he’s playing the best football of his career.

Le’Veon Bell’s first season with the Jets isn’t exactly up to the All-Pro standard that he set for himself in Pittsburgh, but the running back feels like he’s playing at a similar level.

“I feel like I’ve been running hard, breaking a lot of tackles, and I haven’t dropped a ball all year,” Bell said Friday before the Jets traveled to Cincinnati. “I’ve been doing great in blitz pickups and pass protection. I haven’t been making a lot of mental mistakes and any time they call upon me, I make a play. This is some of the best football I’ve played in my whole career. I don’t care what the stats say.”

There’s a lot of evidence that would point to this season not being up to par with Bell’s career numbers. He has 557 yards rushing, which ranks 19th in the NFL. In his first 11 games in green and white, Bell is averaging a career-low 3.2 yards per carry and 50.6 yards per game on the ground. His longest run of the season is for only 19 yards.

While Bell has yet to rush for over 70 yards this season, the Jets are doing a good job of utilizing his versatility as a gifted weapon in the backfield. Although, his 33.5 receiving yards per game is nearly 14 yards less than he averaged his final two seasons in Pittsburgh.

Over the last four games, Bell has averaged 97.3 yards from scrimmage compared to 63 yards per game in Weeks 5-8. With the Jets turning a corner on their season, it’s no coincidence that Bell is playing some of his best football of the season.

In the last two games, Bell has been used increasingly in the slot. Bell lining up as a receiver hadn’t been a viable option for the Jets due to the consistent struggles of the offensive line and Adam Gase needing to deploy Bell at the line to chip edge rushers.

Last Sunday against the Raiders, Bell had five receptions for 59 yards, three yards shy of his one-game season high. Bell said he and Gase envisioned using him more out wide at the beginning of the season and he hopes his role will expand in the final five games.

“Now, we have more flow, so [Gase] is able to move me around a little more because he knows I have a better understanding of the offense and I’ve been putting good football on tape,” Bell said. “He’s been finding different ways to utilize me other than the running game, so hopefully we continue to grow with that.”

“Us moving around as many guys [on the offensive line], I think that didn’t make it easy on anybody,” Gase said. “Just trying to get some kind of rhythm, just trying to find different ways to use him. I think the last couple weeks, we’ve gotten him out, got him some space and got him the ball and let him go do his thing and I think that’s worked out well.”

New York Jets at Cincinnati Bengals odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Sunday’s New York Jets at Cincinnati Bengals sports betting odds and lines, with Week 13 NFL betting picks, tips and best bets.

The New York Jets (4-7) and Cincinnati Bengals (0-11) meet at 1 p.m. ET Sunday at Paul Brown Stadium. We analyze the Jets-Bengals sports betting odds and lines, with NFL betting picks and tips for the Week 13 matchup.

Jets at Bengals: Week 13 preview, betting trends and notes

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  • The Bengals turned back to QB Andy Dalton under center after ‘evaluating’ QB Ryan Finley over the past three games. The offense averaged 11.0points per game under Finley, while posting 18.0 PPG with Dalton under center.
  • Cincinnati has hit the Under in five of the past six games, and seven of the past nine.
  • The Bengals are a dismal 2-5 against the spread in the past seven games against losing teams and 1-7 ATS in the past eight at home vs. teams with a losing road mark.
  • The Over cashed in four of the past five for the Jets while going 4-1 in the past five overall and 4-0 in their past four against losing teams.
  • The Under is 5-1 in Cincinnati’s past six overall and 33-16-2 its past 51 vs. AFC teams.
  • The Jets rank 31st in the NFL in total yards per game (262.1), passing yards per game (188.5) and rushing yards per game (73.5), but they have scored exactly 34 points in each of the past three outings.

Jets at Bengals: Key injuries

Jets: WR Demaryius Thomas (hamstring) is questionable.

Bengals: WR A.J. Green (ankle) remains out.

Jets at Bengals: Odds, betting lines and prediction

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Saturday at 3:45 a.m. ET.

Prediction

Jets 23, Bengals 17

Moneyline (?)

The JETS (-167) are expected to add to the misery of the Bengals (+135) and keep them with a goose egg in the win column. The way QB Sam Darnold and the offense have been operating lately, there’s no reason to believe they can’t top these winless Bengals.

New to sports betting? A $10 wager on the moneyline returns a $6.00 profit with an N.Y. Jets victory.

Against the Spread (?)

The JETS (-3.5, +105) opened a little higher, but the public has been all over the Bengals (+3.5, -125). Perhaps they like the fact Dalton is back, perhaps they’re just going on percentages that the Bengals have to win sooner or later. Either way, take the Jets. It’s always pleasing to go against the public.

Over/Under (?)

Pass. The projected total of 41.5 (-115) is perfect for this game. If Darnold and the offense do what they have the past few weeks, this is an easy Over play. But when do the Jets ever do what they’re supposed to do and live up to their potential?

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Adam Gase will let Jets out of practice early on Thanksgiving

Adam Gase said he’ll let Jets players out after practice tomorrow so they can get to Thanksgiving dinner.

Adam Gase appears to be in the holiday spirit.

The head coach said he’ll let his players out after practice early Thursday so that they can get to Thanksgiving dinner. Instead of eating turkey and stuffing, however, Gase plans on consuming Cincinnati Bengals game film.

Gase won’t let himself out early if he doesn’t finish prepping. He has to see how much work he gets done ahead of the Bengals game on Sunday.

This wouldn’t be the first time Gase put football first. Prior to the season, a story circulated of him meeting with Peyton Manning just a couple of hours after his wife gave birth to their second child. That was when he was the Denver Broncos offensive coordinator.

In any event, the Jets deserve some time off to spend with their families after three consecutive wins. Hopefully, Gase allows some for himself as well.

Oddsmakers flip the script by choosing Jets as favorites over Bengals

After a dominating performance against the Raiders on Sunday, odds makers are willing to roll with Gang Green in Week 13.

New York has won three straight to improve to 4-7 on the season. After a dominating performance against the Raiders on Sunday, oddsmakers are now willing to roll with Gang Green in Week 13.

The Jets will travel to Cincinnati this week as 3.5-point favorites, per BetMGM. Despite a 34-3 win last week, oddsmakers are only favoring New York by a narrow margin against an 0-11 Bengals team.

Still, the Jets are -186 in the money line, -115 against the spread and the greater odds sit with the over, set at 39.5 total points.

The Bengals, as 3.5-point underdogs, sit at +155 in the money line, -106 against the spread and hold the advantage of playing at home on Sunday.

The last time these two teams met was in September 2016, when the Jets lost on favorable territory, 23-22. However, New York has gotten the better of the Bengals all-time. The series currently sits at 17-9-0 by way of gang Green.

Still, the Jets have dropped their last two meetings with Cincinnati. They’ll take the field at 1 p.m. on Sunday with hopes of flipping the script yet again.

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Bengals will return to Andy Dalton vs. Jets

To avoid going 0-16, the Bengals will start Andy Dalton at quarterback again and sit rookie QB Ryan Finley against the Jets.

The Bengals made their second quarterback change of the season on Monday.

Cincinnati will go back to veteran Andy Dalton after benching him in favor of rookie Ryan Finley earlier this season. Bengals head coach Zac Taylor decided that three games were all he needed to see from Finley to know that his team needs to take a quarterback in next year’s draft.

Finely started the previous three games after Dalton was benched following Week 8. Now Week 13, the veteran quarterback’s first game back will be on Sunday against the New York Jets.

In three starts, Finley completed 47.1 percent of his passes for 474 yards, two touchdowns and five total turnovers.

Up until he was benched this year, Dalton had been Cincinnati’s starting quarterback since the Bengals drafted him in the second round of the 2011 NFL draft.

In eight starts this year, Dalton completed 60.4 percent of his passes for 2,252 yards, nine touchdowns and eight interceptions.

In his career against New York, Dalton is 2-0. In those two games, Dalton has completed 70 percent of his passes for 691 yards while throwing six touchdowns and two interceptions.

Report: Jets RT Chuma Edoga out multiple weeks with MCL sprain

Jets rookie right tackle Chuma Edoga will be out for mutiple weeks after suffering a Grade 2 MCL Sprain in the Jets 34-3 win over Oakland.

Rookie right tackle Chuma Edoga left the Jets’ 34-3 win over the Raiders with a knee injury. Now, he’ll miss significant time.

Following the win, Edoga came into the locker room with a brace on his left leg, according to Connor Hughes of The Athletic. Edoga went for an MRI on Monday to determine the extent of the injury

Now, the Jets will be without Edoga for an extended period of time due to a Grade 2 MCL sprain, according to Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News.

Edoga was the Jets’ third-round pick out of USC in the 2019 NFL draft. He took over as a starter in Week 5 and has played eight games at both tackle positions due to the Jets’ constant reshuffling on the offensive line.

The Jets have had to play musical chairs on the offensive line due to injuries. Ryan Kalil and Brian Winters are both out for the season, while Kelechi Osemele is no longer on the team.

With Edoga sidelined, Brandon Shell will slide back in at right tackle, while the banged-up Kelvin Beachum (ankle) will continue to man the left side. If he cannot go against Cincinnati in Week 13, Conor McDermott is the next man up on the Jets depth chart.