NFL Playoff Picture: Bengals Have Power to Ruin Rex Ryan Era in New York

How much more failure can the Rex Ryan-lead New York Jets sustain before a change is needed? The answer is about two more games. 

It seems that every year, the Jets' boisterous head coach has promised the world. He has been a little tight-lipped lately and that is a sign of the times, as the Jets cling to a short hold on to the wild-card spot. 

The Jets and Bengals enter Week 16 with eight wins apiece. If all things hold, the Jets would usurp the Bengals, as they have a better winning percentage in common games. 

That is hardly something to rest all your confidence on, as the last spot for the postseason may in fact be a race to two. Whoever can close this season out with perfection should get the nod, as both teams have a fairly tough remaining schedule. 

The Jets are facing two weeks in which they will see the New York Giants and then the Dolphins in Miami. The Bengals take their stout defense against the Arizona Cardinals and the Baltimore Ravens. 

The season very well may rest in this week, as the Jets have to get over a whooping served to them at the hands of a Philadelphia Eagles squad that is pretty much playing for pride at the moment. 

The Bengals defense shouldn't have an issue dispatching of an NFC also-ran in the Cardinals. It's up to Ryan to right the locker room in structure and in mind. 

Ryan will find himself in hot water if his Jets team is shoved out of the playoffs by a Bengals squad that is not without their issues.

For the past few years we have been hit over the head that the Jets were a Super Bowl contender, and because of this, Ryan's Jets cannot take such a huge step backwards and still receive unwavering support from fans and players.

With the Bengals winning and the Jets struggling in New York, you will see desperation all over Ryan's face. 

The Jets are on the wrong side of momentum, and that falls on the head coach. 

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