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Jets vs. Chargers: 4 predictions for New York’s Week 11 matchup

Four predictions for New York’s Week 11 showdown with Los Angeles.

Is Week 11 going to be the week the Jets break into the win column?

New York’s Sunday afternoon matchup with the Chargers is its best chance to notch a victory in 2020. Don’t be fooled by Los Angeles’ 2-7 record, though. The Chargers have been competitive on a weekly basis this season — a concept the Jets have yet to master.

So, what could be in store for New York against Los Angeles? Here are four predictions for Week 11.

Oddsmakers favor Chargers with winless Jets coming to town in Week 11

The Jets enter Week 11 as significant road underdogs against the Los Angeles Chargers.

As the Jets stumbled into the bye week, they will exit their week off without their starting quarterback in a Week 11 matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers.

Sam Darnold was ruled out for Sunday’s contest and there doesn’t seem to be optimism about an imminent return. The Jets will start Joe Flacco for the second consecutive game; the former Super Bowl MVP led Gang Green to its best offensive showing of the season against the Patriots, though it was in losing fashion.

New York, 0-9, will look to pick up its first win of the season on the road against the Chargers, who have found every which way to lose in 2020. While Justin Herbert has set the NFL world ablaze with his play during his rookie campaign, Los Angeles’ defense leaves a lot to be desired.

Even with both teams struggling, oddsmakers view the Chargers rather favorably. The Chargers are favored by 8.5 points on Sunday, according to BetMGM.

The total over/under for Sunday’s game is set at 46.5 points with the Chargers holding at -106 and the Jets holding at -115. New York possesses a money line of +340 at an 8.5-point disadvantage. Against the spread, both teams hold the same line at -110.

While the Jets will have Mekhi Becton back for Sunday’s game, it remains to be seen whether the rookie left tackle will have to go up against Joey Bosa, who missed Week 10 with a concussion. Regardless, the Jets will have their hands full against a dominant defensive front.

The Chargers will look at the Jets as a get-right game after dropping their third straight contest in a row to the red-hot Miami Dolphins. The Jets will travel to Miami in Week 12.

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Jets injury report: Sam Darnold out vs. Chargers, Mekhi Becton ‘good to go’

The Jets will be without Sam Darnold in their Week 11 matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers, but Mekhi Becton will return to the lineup.

Adam Gase announced Monday that Sam Darnold will be out against the Chargers in Week 11. Joe Flacco will start in Darnold’s place for the second consecutive week.

Gase said it was a “consensus” decision not to start Darnold this week, a decision that included doctors in and out of the building, per ESPN’s Rich Cimini. The Jets have not yet discussed placing Darnold on injured reserve, but neither Gase nor Darnold seemed overly optimistic about the quarterback’s chances of returning in Week 12.

There’s no timetable on when Darnold will be able to start a throwing program.

Darnold said that based on what he was told by doctors, it was still the right decision to play against the Chiefs in Week 8. He said he made a mistake not sliding on the hit he took in New York’s 35-9 loss, per The Athletic’s Connor Hughes.

As for other injuries, Mekhi Becton, who left Week 9’s loss with a chest injury, appears “good to go” for Sunday’s game. The hope for Quinnen Williams (hamstring) is that he will be limited in practice this week after missing New York’s previous game against the Patriots.

Chargers add ex-Jets RB Kalen Ballage 2 weeks before teams meet

The Chargers added former Jets running back Kalen Ballage to the team’s practice squad, while Austin Ekeler was placed on injured reserve.

The Chargers placed RB Austin Ekeler on injured reserve and signed former Jets back Kalen Ballage to their practice squad, the team announced Friday.

Ekeler, who injured his hamstring in Week 4, will miss his team’s matchup against the Jets in Week 6. On the season, the Chargers’ lead back has 49 carries for 248 yards and a score. Without Ekeler, a cross country trip for the Jets defense makes it that much easier with a rookie quarterback in Justin Herbert under center for Los Angeles.

Ballage found a new home in less than a week. The Jets cut him after their 37-28 loss against Denver. He missed mutiple blocks in pass protection, which led to two Sam Darnold sacks. Ballage also inexplicably ran out of bounds when he could’ve potentially had a first down on New York’s final drive of the game.

Ballage was originally acquired in a trade with the Miami Dolphins for a 2021 conditional seventh-round pick, but the trade fell through when Ballage failed his physical. New York later signed him as a free agent when Le’Veon Bell went down with a hamstring injury of his own.

In three games, Ballage had nine carries for 67 yards to go along with 13 rushing yards. He saw some snaps on special teams as a gunner but didn’t record a tackle.