Jets vs. Falcons Week 5 preview: Everything you need to know for gameday
Head coach Robert Saleh of the New York Jets looks on against the Tennessee Titans at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Credit: Jim McIsaac
SUNDAY'S GAME
JETS (1-3) at FALCONS (1-3)
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London
9:30 a.m.
VITALS
Line: Falcons by 3.5; O/U 46
TV: WNBC, NFLN (Greg Gumble, Adam Archuleta)
Radio: ESPN-98.7-FM (Bob Wischusen, Marty Lyons); Sirius 133, XM 384.
KEY INJURIES
Jets: Out: S Marcus Maye (ankle), TE Tyler Kroft (back), WR Jeff Smith (concussion), S Adrian Colbert (concussion); Questionable: CB Brandin Echols (concussion), DL Nathan Shepherd (knee).
Falcons: Out: WR Calvin Ridley (personal reasons), WR Russell Gage (ankle), DL Marlon Davison (ankle); Doubtful: S Erik Harris (calf), CB Avery Williams.
QUOTABLE
"He’s one of the better quarterbacks in this league. He is a really, really, really, really good competitor. He’s a dog. He’s always fighting. If you have him mic’d up, I’ll bet he has more cuss words in a game than you guys can possibly imagine. He’s really, really, really talented." -- Robert Saleh on Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan
INTANGIBLES
The Jets’ coaches have plenty of familiarity with the Falcons and their personnel, which could be to their advantage. Saleh studied and broke down the Falcons’ roster when he interviewed for the head coaching job last year. Defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich spent the prior five seasons with Atlanta. Safeties coach Marquand Manuel worked for the Falcons for four years. They run a similar offense as the Jets under offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur, who spent two seasons in Atlanta and knows Ryan well.
NUMBER, PLEASE
0: Interceptions by the Jets and Falcons, the only two teams that haven’t picked off a pass this season. The Jets are minus-6 in turnover differential. Only Jacksonville is worse (minus-8).
