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The Oakland Raiders Host the New York Jets in a West Coast Showdown
The Oakland Raiders Host the New York Jets in a West Coast ShowdownThe Oakland Raiders will have to be at their best this weekend, if they hope to get a win against the defensive minded New York Jets. The latest NFL lines for this game and all of the other games on the schedule for this week will be found at online sportsbook BetPhoenix.
In fact, head coach Rex Ryan and his band of green men have gone back-to-back- to-back in January for two straight seasons, winning two playoff games each during consecutive trips to the AFC Championship Game as a Wild Card.

The Jets start up a string of three straight regular-season bouts away from home on Sunday, when the club visits the Oakland Raiders in a Week 3 matchup.

Of course, Ryan and Co. would prefer a few more regular-season wins regardless of the site to help assure a home date or two come the postseason this time around.

New York is 11-5 on the road in the regular season under Ryan, and 4-2 in the playoffs.

The Jets, who'll visit Baltimore and New England after this Sunday's game in Oakland, won't return home until they host the Miami Dolphins on Monday, Oct. 17.

New York opened the regular season with a dramatic 27-24 win over Dallas on Sept. 11 and went to 2-0 with a 32-3 rout over visiting Jacksonville last Sunday.

They've also won in the absence of their signature ground-and-pound attack, having averaged just 73 rushing yards per game through two weeks. Last time the Jets faced Oakland, a 38-0 win over a 5-11 Raiders squad in 2009, the Jets ran for 316 yards and threw the ball just 16 times.

The Raiders have allowed 127.5 yards per game on the ground through two weeks, 27th in the NFL.

Oakland lost to Buffalo, 38-35, last week and gave up the decisive touchdown on fourth down, when a breakdown left Bills receiver David Nelson open with 14 seconds to play.

The Raiders were sixth in the AFC in total defense after giving up 322.8 yards per game in 2010. They're 25th in the league this season and have given up an average of 395.5 yards in two games.

Offensively, Oakland's Darren McFadden has 222 rushing yards and eight receptions through the first two weeks.

This game will come down to the Jets defense against the strong rushing attack of the Raiders. Whoever wins that battle will do well in this game, regardless of the location.



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