Jets followed trend for week after Titans

Posted by ESPN.com's Paul Kuharsky We should have seen the Jets loss to Denver coming.

While everyone was jumping on the idea of a Subway Super Bowl, we should have considered how teams followed up their games against the Titans.

Props to Bill Barton of Hendersonville, Tenn. who dropped this in my mailbag earlier today.

Paul, Your pal Frank [Wycheck] the tight end, was commenting this morning on air [The Wake Up Zone on 104.5 FM in Nashville] about how the Jets laid an egg... Made me think and I did a little work. The week AFTER playing the Titans, teams are 2-11. The wins were Vikings over Saints and Colts over New England... I'll go out on a limb and suggest the Lions will lose next week. Just a thought but after getting punched in the face, teams may struggle to get their swagger back. Bill

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I double checked Bill, who did good work. Here is the list of how teams have fared the game following the one against the Titans:

Jacksonville: Lost 20-17 vs. Buffalo
Cincinnati: Lost 26-23 in OT at New York Giants
Houston: Lost 30-27 in OT at Jacksonville
Minnesota: Won 3-27 at New Orleans
Baltimore: Lost 31-3 at Indianapolis
Kansas City: Lost 28-24 at New York Jets
Indianapolis: Won 18-15 vs. New England
Green Bay: Lost 28-27 at Minnesota
Chicago: Lost 37-3 at Green Bay
Jacksonville: Lost 30-12 vs. Minnesota
NY Jets: Lost 34-17 vs. Denver
Detroit: ??? vs. Minnesota Sunday

That's 2-9 with an average score of 35.9-27.8 in favor of the team that didn't play Tennessee a game earlier.



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