There was no letdown last game for the New York Jets, who will try to avoid letting up Saturday night against the Dallas Cowboys.
The Jets (8-5) hold the second wild-card spot as part of a tie with Pittsburgh and Kansas City, but they would miss the playoffs if all three teams ran the table. With such possibilities so far off in the distance, though, coach Todd Bowles continues to stress the importance of his team focusing on what it can control.
"Everything else will take care of itself," Bowles said. "We don't go into the season rooting for a certain team, so I'm not going to end the season rooting for a certain team.