Today at 4:25 p.m. ET, two AFC East division rivals square off as the Buffalo Bills (1-1) visit the New York Jets (1-1) at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. The game can be live streamed here. Bills fans can access the game at 98.5 FM, while Jets fans can do the same at 98.7 FM.
The teams are led into this game by two rookie quarterbacks as Smith takes his position under center while EJ Manuel will attempt to lead the Bills to their second victory of the season. Manuel was drafted No. 16 overall by Buffalo while the Jets selected Smith with at No. 39.
Smith has drawn some comparisons to Manuel, which he is fine with.
"To be compared to EJ, I'll take it," Smith told ESPN. "EJ's a great guy. He's accomplished a bunch in his career and I think the world of him. He's also my good friend, so it's good to compete against a guy like that."
With both teams entering the game with the same record, it's important for each team to win and avoid falling to 0-2 in the division after both teams dropped games to the New England Patriots. Manuel can grasp the importance of the game.
"We know this is a huge game for us," Manuel told ESPN. "One, it's on the road, and, two, it's a divisional game and it's definitely a game we need to win. We both lost to the Patriots and early on you don't want to get behind in the season. "
Manuel has a 68.2 completion percentage this season, and has gone 45-for-66 with three touchdown passes and one interception while Smith has a completion percentage of 53.4% while going 39-for-73 for 470 yards with one touchdown and four interceptions after he was intercepted three times by New England in the Jets' last game 10 days ago.
Both of these rookies have something to prove when these teams square off for the first time this season this afternoon. With each team being led by rookie quarterbacks and trying not to fall to 0-2 in the division, there is a lot of intrigue surrounding this game.
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