Miami at New York (12/28/2008)

Away:  Miami [7-8 ATS]
Home:  N.Y. Jets [7-8 ATS]

Game Time: 4:15 PM
Stadium: Giants Stadium

Recent Meetings:
09/07/08 - NYJ 20 vs. MIA 14

Team Leaders:

Miami:
Passing: Chad Pennington (3453)
Rushing: Ronnie Brown (859)
Receiving: Ted Ginn Jr. (719)

N.Y. Jets:
Passing: Brett Favre (3239)
Rushing: Thomas Jones (1289)
Receiving: Jerricho Cotchery (817)

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 This is a tricky one.  Let's see....Miami is coming off a win, but win and they are in.  Jets are coming off a loss and is literallly in a do or die situation.  It's in the cold. 

 

Hmm....I'm thining Jet's -1 and the over.  This like like a game where you might need to hedge. 

 

 

I don't see any locks this week.  do you?

 

 If Pats win, Jets can earn a wild-card with a win and a Baltimore loss. Baltimore´s game is at the same time so Jets still playing for something

jets are playing really poor right now, while the dolphins are playing very well.  i love the fact that the line keeps dropping (think it is for the basic reasons i just mentioned).  the same way the meadowlands helped get the giants a huge win, i think the elements + favre/jones will find a way to get the jets a huge home win.

**jets**

Favre's shoulder is really affecting his play right now. He has thrown 1 TD and 5 picks in his last 3 games, 2 of them losses to bad teams. I can't see the Dolphins missing the playoffs, so I think they get the win here. Books are asking for money on the Jets by moving the line down to -2.5, so take MIA +2.5.

I don't buy Mangini throwing the game.. if every schmuck in the world thinks that could happen, then of course it would be on the player's minds as well.. what NFL player would respect a coach who would throw a game because of a grudge?.. Even if it is against the most hated team in the NFL of the last few years..  However.. with Favre under center, he may not have to..  Favre has been playing awful as of late and Pennington has been winning games.. not to mention that he probably wants to stick it to the team who pushed him aside for a 300 year old dinosaur whos biggest contribution has been selling Jerseys.. Had Chad been the QB in NY, at the very least their record would be the same.  The Jets have been good this year because of all the other pre season acquisitions..  Favre was a moot point..  At the end of the day, Favre only cares about himself (anyone remember when he called out Donald Driver for holding out, only to watch him get injured for the year?) and if you don't think he's already wondering if he'll end up after his contract ends you're sadly mistaken..  Miami no matter what..

Nobody is sticking it to anybody and taking a loss for spite.

I don't think the northern weather will help the Jets here. Pennington is from the North, so is Porter, their most important players. If you go back and look at the Jets past several games, the only thing thats even kept them in games has been getting some turnovers, and the Dolphins have by far the least giveaways in the league.  Favre on the other hand is tossing some serious picks lately.  The cold weather may actually hurt the Jets more because it will increase the pain and tightness in Favre's shoulder.