Jets 27, Bills 20

The way I see it, Justin Rogers owes me $6,550.60. That was going to be the payout on my 6 game parlay Pro-line ticket yesterday. Each and every one of the 5 other games came in as required and a Bills win yesterday by 4 or more points would have earned me that amount. According to the fans calling in to WGR after yesterday's game at the Meadowlands, the ugly loss can be pinned entirely on the Bills 3rd year cornerback.

Rogers, a product of the University of Richmond Spiders, was selected by the Bills in the 7th round of the 2011 NFL draft and stands 4th on the depth chart at his position. But with Stephon Gilmore and Ron Brooks inactive yesterday due to injuries and after Leodis McKelvin went down early on, Rogers was lined up against the Jets top wide-outs for the rest of the afternoon. And he was thoroughly torched, as receivers he was "covering" gained 270 of the Jets 331 passing yards on the day. As WGR's Mike Schopp repeatedly asked callers, is Rogers really any worse than most other 4th string cornerbacks on NFL rosters? Should the Bills release him and sign a cornerback from another team's practice roster? Maybe they should and maybe they will but when injuries take their toll and 4th string players are lined up for every snap, opposing coaches will always take advantage. I feel sorry for Justin Rogers. I really do. But I still need him to fork over the Pro-line payout. After all, it was his fault.

If I were Rogers though, I would take a walk over to EJ Manuel's locker and ask him to consider a healthy contribution as well. Not only does Manuel earn 1st round draft pick money, he was quite simply terrible yesterday. The Jets defence played very well and were not only able to shut down the Bills running game early on but they brought relentless pressure on Manuel who looked rattled and ended up struggling mightily with accuracy on his throws. As much as last week's game winning drive boosted Manuel's (and Bills Nation's) confidence, yesterday's debacle may well have done even more to erode it.

Yet, somehow - thanks largely to the 20 penalties taken the the Jets - the Bills were able to tie the game at 20 in the 4th quarter before Jets quarterback Gino Smith found Santonio Holmes for the game-winning 69 yard touchdown. Smith threw to Holmes because, after all, he was covered by Justin Rogers.

The defending Superbowl champion Baltimore Ravens come to Orchard Park on Sunday. Although they have lost Ray Lewis and Ed Reed, their defence is still formidable and if the injury plagued Bills are going to recover from this difficult loss, why not do it against the defending champions? The game is sold out and my tickets are currently listed on NFL TicketExchange. If Justin Rogers has family, friends or any other morbidly curious fans in need of tickets, I would gladly give them to him. After he pays me.