The Jets (5-5) host the Buffalo Bills (5-5) Sunday in what is essentially Round 1 of their postseason.
New York can't look any further than Sunday, but Jets coach Rex Ryan was asked if he thinks running the table would ensure a playoff berth. He thought so.
"If you’re 11-5, you’re going to the playoffs I would think," Ryan said during his Monday presser. "Again, we have to beat Buffalo, period, end of conversation. That’s where our focus is going to be."
The division-leading Patriots are virtually unreachable at this point, leaving the Jets in the fight for a Wildcard. The Pittsburgh Steelers (7-3) and Cincinnati Bengals (6-4) currently hold the two Wildcard spots, but the Broncos, Tennessee Titans, Bills and Jets are all in the hunt at .500.
New York has a relatively favorable remaining schedule, though we never know what to expect from Gang Green.
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