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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- The New York Jets are coming to town for an AFC East showdown Thursday night, and Rex Ryan was in no mood to reflect on old grudges.Whatever raw emotions the Bills coach felt toward his former team during his first season in Buffalo last year have dissipated with time.Last year, I thought it was different because I was going back to New York, it seemed like bigger, said Ryan, who memorably punched the air in delight and yelled a profanity following Buffalos 22-17 win in his first return to the Meadowlands in November. This is just a football game now, and I think thats kind of how everybody views it.Aside from a few offhand remarks regarding the success of his fantasy baseball team, and a shoutout to his son, Seth, to earn more playing time at Clemson, Ryan was all business this week, and for good reason.He has far more pressing concerns facing a short week of practice and questions about an offense that sputtered in a season-opening 13-7 loss at Baltimore, and could be missing two key starters to injury. Receiver Sammy Watkins is questionable because of soreness is his surgically repaired left foot, and starting left tackle Cordy Glenn (ankle) is out.Thats worrisome for a Tyrod Taylor-led attack that managed just 160 yards offense on Sunday.Theres also the added weight of pressure Ryan is bearing following a year in which the Bills played below expectations, finishing 8-8 and missing the playoffs for a 16th consecutive year.In seven previous seasons as a head coach, Ryan has never opened a season 0-2.Gosh, he said, when reminded of that statistic, I hope that trend continues.Theres a similar sense of urgency for the Jets, who gave up a go-ahead field goal in the final minute of a 23-22 loss to Cincinnati. Now the Jets make the trip to where their playoff hopes ended with a season-ending 22-17 loss to the Bills in January.The memory stings especially for quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, who closed the game by throwing three consecutive interceptions.That was a tough one for me to get over, said Fitzpatrick, who went 20-33 as a Bills starter from 2009-2012. But you tend to find a way to move on, and this is a new year.The Jets return mostly intact on offense and improved their ground attack with the offseason addition of running back Matt Forte. New Yorks defensive line is one of the NFLs most disruptive, and was in on six of seven sacks last weekend.Some things to look out for as the Jets seek to snap a five-game skid against Buffalo:REVIS ISLAND EXPOSED?: Concerns were raised whether Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis has lost a step after Bengals receiver A.J. Green had 12 catches for 180 yards and a touchdown last weekend. Coach Todd Bowles said hes not lost any sleep over it, and Revis says he has a short memory.Its not like Ive never had a ball caught off me, Revis said. You bounce back and thats why we play week to week.WATKINS LIMPING: Revis might have an easier time defending Watkins, who had 11 catches for 136 yards in last seasons finale.Though Watkins says hes definitely playing, he complained this week of experiencing discomfort in his left foot, which was surgically repaired in April. Watkins had a team-best 43 yards receiving against the Ravens, and spent this week trying out a new, wider set of cleats to ease the pain.NO OFFENSE: The Bills were kept in check by the Ravens, who forced five three-and-outs and limited Taylor to 48 snaps. Taylor attempted one pass beyond 20 yards and was held to 11 yards rushing, a year after setting the franchise record for quarterbacks with 568 yards rushing.The 160 yards offense were the fewest by the Bills in a decade, and came a year after Buffalo led the league in rushing and scored 24 touchdowns of 20 yards or longer.SACK ATTACK: Ryan refers to the Jets defensive front as one of the most formidable in the NFL, and the line will welcome back Sheldon Richardson, who returns from a one-game suspension. The seven sacks against Cincinnati were the most since 2013, when the Ryan-coached team had eight against Buffalo. The Bills got four sacks a year after failing to get more than two in one game.HONORING BRUCE: The Bills will retire NFL career sacks leader and Hall of Famer Bruce Smiths No. 78 during a halftime ceremony.The game also features the regular-season debut of New Era Field after the Bills signed an agreement with Buffalo-based New Era Cap Co., to replace the previous name of Ralph Wilson Stadium.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: www.twitter.com/AP-NFL Gary Harris Jersey . -- Patrick Reed got an early start in golf. Carmelo Anthony Nuggets Jersey . -- On the field, it was business as usual for Jameis Winston and No. http://www.authenticnuggetsproshop.com/Alex-English-Jersey/ . -- Peyton Manning will have all of his wide receivers available for the first time in a month when the Denver Broncos begin their playoff run Jan. Paul Millsap Jersey . LOUIS -- Alexander Steen scored a power-play goal with 59. Gary Harris Nuggets Jersey . "Hes going to have hip surgery on Jan. 7, and hell be expected to rehabilitate for four to six months beyond that," Canucks general manager Mike Gillis said Friday in an interview. HOUSTON -- The New York Yankees had trouble with Lance McCullers curveball on Wednesday night and it led to a 4-1 loss to the Houston Astros.McCullers struck out 10 in six solid innings and Colby Rasmus broke out of a slump with a two-run homer to lead the Astros.McCullers (6-4) allowed five hits and one run and tied a season high by fanning 10 for the second straight game.He kept the Yankees off-balance by throwing almost as many curveballs as fastballs, but to Brian McCann it seemed like more than that.Hes got one of the better curveballs youre going to see and out of 90 pitches it seemed like he threw 89 of them, McCann said. He has a great arm and a really good curveball.McCann cut the lead to 4-1 when he led off the fourth inning with a home run to center field.Didi Gregorius singled with one out before McCullers walked Starlin Castro. But McCullers ended the threat by striking out the next two batters to end the inning.McCullers then struck out the side in the fifth to make it five in a row.McCanns homer was the highlight of the night for the Yankees, who managed just four other hits, which were all singles, and struck out a season-high 15 times.You want to try and hit his fastball because you know its going to be tough to put a good swing on his curveball, manager Joe Girardi said. I thought our bats were pretty good often but his stuff was that good.Rasmus snapped an 0-for-29 skid when he sent an off-speed pitch from Masahiro Tanaka (7-3) into the seats behind the bullpen in right-center field to make it 4-0 with one out in the thirrd.ddddddddddddKen Giles and Luke Gregerson pitched a scoreless inning each before Will Harris got his 11th save by striking out two in the ninth.Tanaka, who entered the game with a 1.50 ERA in nine road starts, allowed seven hits and four runs in five innings for the loss. He had thrown 12 1/3 straight scoreless innings on the road before an RBI single by Carlos Gomez with one out in the first inning.He had the one bad inning. He left the (splitter) up, he left a couple pitches up that inning, manager Joe Girardi said. They made him work. He had a real easy first inning and then after that they really made him work. The one inning really did him in.Tanaka said his problems came down to execution.Just the location of the balls, he said. I was just throwing it to a spot where they were able to get a good swing on it.Marwin Gonzalez extended his hitting streak to a career-high 11 games with a single to start the third. He advanced to second on a groundout and took third on a wild pitch. A single by Carlos Correa came next to score Gonzalez and push the lead to 2-0.Rasmus then collected his first hit since July 5, when he also homered and drove in two runs, on his 12th homer this season.TRAINERS ROOMAstros: Gomez left the game before the third inning with a strained right hamstring.UP NEXTYankees: New York has a day off Thursday before opening a three-game series at Tampa Bay with Ivan Nova (7-5, 4.65) on the mound. ' ' '