Said outside linebacker Calvin Pace, “In the words of the great Steve Smith, man, it’s going to be a bloodbath.”
The next game on the Jets’ schedule is a week away, but the hype already is building after their 26-20 overtime victory over the Patriots on Sunday. At 10-5, they control their own destiny, and former Jets coach Rex Ryan’s Bills are the only thing standing between the Jets and their first playoff berth in five years.
But even though the Bills (7-8) already have been eliminated from playoff contention, next week’s game means something to them, too.