Football
What channel is Monday Night Football on tonight? How to watch Bills vs. Jets
Week 6 closes with an AFC East showdown of two teams on losing streaks looking to reverse their fortunes, the Buffalo Bills and New York Jets.
The Jets just fired their coach Robert Saleh after a 2-3 start and appointed defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich as the interim head coach. The team, which was a popular pre-season pick to make the playoffs, is trying to get back on track.
The Bills are coming off a second consecutive loss after a 3-0 start, a last-play heartbreaker to Houston, but they can take some control of the division if they win as a 3 1/2-point road favorite.
Who plays tonight on Monday Night Football?
The NFL Week 6 Monday Night Football game is between the Buffalo Bills and New York Jets at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ.
How to watch Monday Night Football tonight?
The Bills at Jets game will be televised nationally on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes.
What time is Monday Night Football this week?
The Bills at Jets game is scheduled to begin at 6:15 p.m. MT/7:15 p.m. CT.
Monday Night Football announcers
Joe Buck (play-by-play) and Troy Aikman (analyst) will call the game from the booth at MetLife Field while Melissa Stark will be on the sidelines.
Who will win on Monday Night Football?
The Bills are a 3 1/2-point road favorite over the Giants in NFL Week 6 odds for the game, courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Buffalo is -135 on the moneyline, while New York is +115. The over/under (point total) is set at 41.5 points.
The line: Bills 23, Jets 19.
With a line of 3 1/2-points and an over-under of 41.5, the expected result is a Bills victory of 23-19 or 22-19.
Bills vs Jets injury report
Buffalo Bills
Khalil Shakir (ankle) sat out two practices this week before being limited Saturday. He’s listed as questionable. Starting running back James Cook (toe) also is questionable.
Star defensive tackle Ed Oliver (hamstring) will miss his second straight game. Two other defenders are questionable, tackle Austin Johnson (oblique) and cornerback Taron Johnson (forearm).
New York Jets
Jets cornerback Michael Carter II (back) was ruled out Saturday. Standout linebacker C.J. Mosley (toe) is expected to return after a three-game absence. Mosley and Tyler Conklin (hip) were both listed as questionable.
Right tackle Morgan Moses (knee) is slated to return after a two-game absence. Rodgers (ankle) practiced in full on Saturday and is good to go.
Bills vs. Jets predictions
Bookies.com: Bet the Bills to cover vs Jets
Bill Speros writes: “The good news is that we’re back to just one Monday night game this week. The bad news, it features the Jets. We laid the hammer on Buffalo at -1.5 in the early line. The Jets are in the midst of another tailspin. The Bills came up just short at Houston. This one should be a bit less stressful for Buffalo. Especially with the MetLife night crowd venting 55 years of pain and unfulfilled promises from the opening kickoff.”
Sports Betting Dime: Bills 19.5, Jets 14.4
The site’s formula predicts that the Bills will win the NFL Week 6 game against the Jets.
ESPN: Bills have a 54.6% chance to beat Jets on Monday Night Football
The site gives the Jets a 45% shot at winning the NFL Week 6 game, with a 0.4% chance of a tie.
Dimers: Jets 24, Bills 23
It writes: “After extensive simulations, our model gives the Bills a win probability of 46%, while the Jets have a win probability of 54%.”
Bret Bloomquist can be reached at bbloomquist@elpasotimes.com; @Bretbloomquist on X.
Reuters contributed to this report.