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Final Score Prediction

Jets 23, Broncos 13

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
New York Jets
Rank  Player Projections
QB 22 Mark Sanchez Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 16 Shonn Greene Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 35 Joe McKnight Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 24 Plaxico Burress Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 26 Santonio Holmes Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
TE 15 Dustin Keller Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
K 3 Nick Folk FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 3 Defense / ST  
 
Denver Broncos
Rank  Player Projections
QB 13 Tim Tebow Pass: 150, 0 TD Rush: 60, 1
RB 24 Lance Ball Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 31 Willis McGahee Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 45 Eric Decker Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 55 Eddie Royal Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 68 Demaryius Thomas Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 27 Daniel Fells Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 20 Matt Prater FG: 2/2 XP: 1/1
DEF 19 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Jets Have won 6 of past 7 in Nov... Aim for 4th consecutive win on Thursday... In past 2 games on road, QB Mark Sanchez has completed 36 of 54 passes (66.7 pct.) for 396 yards with 3 TDs vs. 1 INT & 99 passer rating. Sanchez (14) needs 3 TD passes to tie career-best of 17 in '10. Aims for 25th regular-season win as starter (24-16, .600)... In past 3, RB Shonn Greene is averaging 83 rush yards per game (249 total). RB LaDainian Tomlinson (18,206) surpassed HOFer BARRY SANDERS (18,190) for 5th-most scrimmage yards all-time. Has 21 rush TDs in 19 career games against Broncos... WR Santonio Holmes had season-high 93 rec. yards last week & tied season-best with 6 catches. WR Plaxico Burress has 4 TD catches in past 3 games... TE Dustin Keller has 152 rec. yards in 2 career games vs. Den... KR-RB Joe McKnight leads NFL with 36 KR avg.

Broncos Tim Tebow is only QB in NFL history to throw TD pass & rush for at least 25 yards in each of 1st 7 starts. As starter in '11, Tebow has 6 TDs vs. 1 INT. Tebow leads AFC QBs with 320 rush yards. Tebow had rush TD in last meeting vs. Jets. RB Willis McGahee has 5 games with 100+ rush yards in 8 career meetings vs. NYJ. Since '04, McGahee is tied for 3rd in NFL with 58 rush TDs (LaDainian Tomlinson, 108; ADRIAN PETERSON, 62; MAURICE JONES-DREW, 58). RB Lance Ball had career-best 96 rush yards last week... WR Eric Decker aims for 4th consecutive game with TD catch & has 7 TD receptions in past 8 games... Rookie LB Von Miller (No. 2 overall) leads NFL rookies with 8 sacks. Miller needs 3 sacks to surpass MIKE CROEL (10 in 1991) for the most sacks by Denver rookie since sacks became official statistic in '82... LB Elvis Dumervil has 2 sacks in past 2 games... LB Wesley Woodyard leads team with 56 tackles in '11.


Results and Schedule
New York Jets
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 DAL H W 27-24 +3
2 2011-09-18 JAC H W 32-3 +29
3 2011-09-25 OAK A L 24-34 -10
4 2011-10-02 BAL A L 17-34 -17
5 2011-10-09 NE A L 21-30 -9
6 2011-10-17 MIA H W 24-6 +18
7 2011-10-23 SD H W 27-21 +6
8   Bye      
9 2011-11-06 BUF A W 27-11 +16
10 2011-11-13 NE H L 16-37 -21
11 2011-11-17 DEN A L 13-17 -4
12 2011-11-27 BUF H    
13 2011-12-04 WAS A    
14 2011-12-11 KC H    
15 2011-12-18 PHI A    
16 2011-12-24 NYG H    
17 2012-01-01 MIA A    
   
Denver Broncos
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-12 OAK H L 20-23 -3
2 2011-09-18 CIN H W 24-22 +2
3 2011-09-25 TEN A L 14-17 -3
4 2011-10-02 GB A L 23-49 -26
5 2011-10-09 SD H L 24-29 -5
6   Bye      
7 2011-10-23 MIA A W 18-15 +3
8 2011-10-30 DET H L 10-45 -35
9 2011-11-06 OAK A W 38-24 +14
10 2011-11-13 KC A W 17-10 +7
11 2011-11-17 NYJ H W 17-13 +4
12 2011-11-27 SD A    
13 2011-12-04 MIN A    
14 2011-12-11 CHI H    
15 2011-12-18 NE H    
16 2011-12-24 BUF A    
17 2012-01-01 KC H    

Injury Report
New York Jets
Out  WR Jeremy Kerley (Knee)
 FS Brodney Pool (Knee)
 RB LaDainian Tomlinson (Knee)
Probable  WR Plaxico Burress (Lower Back)
 DE Mike Devito (Knee)
 NT Marcus Dixon (Shoulder)
 NT Kenrick Ellis (Ankle)
 ILB David Harris (Ankle)
 WR Santonio Holmes (Foot)
 OC Nick Mangold (Ankle)
 ILB Josh Mauga (Lower Back)
 RB Joe McKnight (Toe)
 OLB Calvin Pace (Groin)
 CB Darrelle Revis (Knee)
 OG Matt Slauson (Ankle)
IR  QB Greg McElroy (Right Thumb)
 OLB Bryan Thomas (Achilles)
 OG Robert Turner (Ankle)
   
Denver Broncos
Questionable  RB Willis McGahee (Hamstring)
Probable  OT Ryan Clady (Knee)
 OT Chris Clark (Knee)
 SS Brian Dawkins (Ankle)
 TE Julius Thomas (Ankle)
 CB Cassius Vaughn (Hamstring)
 MLB Wesley Woodyard (Knee)
IR  RB Knowshon Moreno (Torn Right ACL)
 CB Syd'quan Thompson (Achilles)
 DT Kevin Vickerson (Ankle)
 DT Ty Warren (Triceps)

Offense Stats Comparison
  NYJ
 Offense 
DEN
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 24.0 19.7 21.5 NYJ
Rushing yards 113.3 205.3 120.7 DEN
Rushing yards per attempt 4.02 5.76 4.39 DEN
Completion % 58.3% 44.5% 59.6% NYJ
Passing yards 190.7 114.3 220.7 NYJ
Passing yards per completion 11.32 10.25 10.99 NYJ
Passing yards per attempt 6.60 4.56 6.55 NYJ
Interceptions 0.7 0.3 1.0 DEN
Fumbles lost 1.0 0.3 0.5 DEN
Sacks allowed 2.0 2.3 2.3 NYJ
3rd down conversions 44.4% 24.6% 38.5% NYJ
4th down conversions 0.0% 0.0% 44.5% -
Time of possession 30:59 32:01 30:09 DEN
  Defense Stats Comparison
  NYJ
 Defense 
DEN
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 20.7 22.7 21.5 NYJ
Rushing yards 103.3 115.7 120.7 NYJ
Rushing yards per attempt 3.87 4.26 4.39 NYJ
Completion % 57.4% 60.7% 59.6% NYJ
Passing yards 225.0 216.0 220.7 DEN
Passing yards per completion 12.12 10.99 10.99 DEN
Passing yards per attempt 6.96 6.67 6.55 DEN
INT return 1.7 0.3 1.0 NYJ
Fumble recoveries 0.3 0.3 0.5 -
Sacks 1.7 3.3 2.3 DEN
3rd down conversions 35.4% 32.3% 38.5% DEN
4th down conversions 16.7% 0.0% 44.5% DEN
Time of possession 29:01 30:11 30:09 NYJ

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   NYJ   DEN  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 6.6 13.8 9.7 DEN
Yards per kick return 27.5 21.3 22.8 NYJ
Yards allowed per punt return 10.3 12.1 9.7 NYJ
Yards allowed per kick return 21.8 18.7 22.8 DEN
  Misc Stats Comparison
   NYJ   DEN  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 7.3 6.0 6.8 DEN
Penalty yards 58.7 57.7 56.8 DEN

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 5 to 10 of the 2011 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 5 to 10 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
New York Jets vs. Denver Broncos
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 10 2000-11-05 DEN NYJ 30-23 DEN
2002 14 2002-12-08 DEN NYJ 13-19 NYJ
2005 11 2005-11-20 NYJ DEN 0-27 DEN
2008 13 2008-11-30 DEN NYJ 34-17 DEN
2010 6 2010-10-17 NYJ DEN 24-20 NYJ

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.