NBC Sports - When Will The Bounces Stop Going Jets’ Way?

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Let’s set the table for Thanksgiving football with a casserole of fascinating facts: six teams, six trends that will have an impact on Thursday’s action. The portions may be small, but I guarantee you’ll be stuffed when you are finished.

Jets on the Bounce

Suggesting that the Jets have been getting “lucky” over the past three weeks is like begging for a swarm of locusts to swoop down and destroy my Inbox. The Jets may have won the last three games by a total of 12 points, with two overtime wins and one last-minute touchdown drive, but that just means that they play 60 minutes of tough football and find ways to win. Right?

The Jets do play 60 minutes of tough football (74 minutes, in some cases), but one of the ways they have found to win is called the Lucky Bounce. The Jets have fumbled 15 times, but they lost only five of those fumbles. They have forced 16 fumbles, recovering 12 of them. The ball keeps bouncing the Jets’ way, and it is having a huge impact on their close wins.