The NFL is very good at choreographing attractive games and storylines for national consumption. But the league couldn't have anticipated sending Ryan Fitzpatrick back to Buffalo for the final regular-season game saying in his best Jack Nicholson Joker voice, "Wait'll they get a load of me."
And Sunday he and the Jets buses will pull into Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, NY, with 10 wins and a chance to secure a playoff berth, and with Fitz a solid 273-yard passing game from joining Joe Namath as the only 4,000-yard passers in Jets history.