Optimism is in the air after the New York Jets offense finally showed signs of life in a hard-fought loss to the defending Super Bowl champions. But the optimism will immediately dissipate if the Jets do not follow it up with an electric performance against the repugnant Denver Broncos defense.
Denver is ranked 32nd in both points per game allowed (37.5) and total yards per game allowed (461.5). While those numbers are skewed by a historically gruesome 70-point game against the Dolphins, the Broncos have still been poor outside of that game.
In their other three games, Denver has allowed 26.