Two teams hope to save their seasons tonight. The 1-3 Falcons will host the Jets on Monday Night Football, while the Rays are down 0-2 and face elimination against the Red Sox in the ALDS.
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Geno Smith will get his first taste of the bright lights of Monday Night when the Jets travel to Atlanta to face Matt Ryan and the Falcons. [sc:NFL240banner ]
The rookie Jets quarterback has had a lot of help from his defense to keep his team in games, barring last week’s blowout, and has led them to a 3-1 ATS record thus far. He will bank on the defense again to neutralize the Falcons’ main receiving threats in Julio Jones and Tony Gonzalez. The total has gone UNDER in 4 of the NY Jets last 5 road games.
In four games, the Falcons have already matched their total losses from last season, when they went all the way to the NFC Championship Game. Despite the heroics of Jones and Gonzalez, the Falcons need the hobbled Roddy White to recover from his ankle sprain if they have any hopes of returning to the playoffs. Atlanta is 13-3 SU in their last 16 games at home.
MLB Playoffs
Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays (6:07 PM ET)
Pitching Match-up: Clay Buchholz (12-1, 1.74 ERA) vs Alex Cobb (12-3, 2.64 ERA)
After surviving two elimination games to reach the ALDS, the Tampa Bay Rays will now need to win three straight elimination games beginning tonight if they wish to advance past the Boston Red Sox, who have taken a commanding 2-0 series lead.
The Rays’ usually reliable starting pitching has let them down, with Matt Moore and David Price surrendering 7 earned runs in each of their starts. Alex Cobb, who pitched well in the Wild Card game, will now take the ball in Tampa Bay to save the Rays’ season again.
He will face Boston ace Clay Buchholtz, who will make only his fifth start since returning from injury. Leadoff man Jacoby Ellsbury has set the tone early, going 6-for-9 with 2 RBI in the series for the Red Sox, who are on the cusp of making their first ALCS since 2008.
The Rays are 4-0 in their last 4 home games, but the Red Sox are 4-1 in their last 5 games vs the Rays.
