The National Football League will stage their fourth of seven International Games this weekend when the Denver Broncos and New York Jets tangle in London. The Jets have not been able to win in this country, maybe they will have better luck at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in England.
The Jets are the only team without a win this year and it is not what new head coach Aaron Glenn was hoping for when he left the winningest team in the NFC, the Detroit Lions, to coach the only team in either conference to not have at least one win through five weeks.
While New York hasn’t notched a victory yet this season, they have been in three of their games while getting edged by the Pittsburgh Steelers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Miami Dolphins by two, two and six points respectively. Last week, they actually kicked off against the Dallas Cowboys as a home favorite and got blown out of the stadium by the Dallas Cowboys.
If the Jets were able to stay close to three teams, how did they allow Dallas to crush them in front of their home fans?
I had the Jets in that game, thought it was a very sweet spot for them still looking for a first victory with the Cowboys coming off an emotional 40-40 tie against the talented Green Bay Packers. What I missed in that game was that the weaker team, New York, was confident that it was a good spot for them too … which is a motivational trap.
Underdogs are best when they think they are in trouble and have to play their best just to survive … like the New York Giants played last night against the Philadelphia Eagles.