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When the New York Jets visit Las Vegas on Sunday, there should be more clarity regarding the direction of both teams this season. The Jets enter the game at 4-4, so a win helps their postseason hopes. At 4-5, the Raiders also hope to tread water under interim coach Antonio Pierce, who won his debut game last Sunday after replacing Josh McDaniels, defeating the New York Giants 30-6 to inject life into the season — and a heavy dose of postgame cigar smoke thanks to Maxx Crosby.

Robert Saleh raised some eyebrows a few weeks ago when he declared the New York Jets have “embarrassed” some of the NFL's top quarterbacks this season. While the Jets' offense has struggled to do much of anything, the defense has more than held up its end as one of the top units in football — and is a major reason why New York enters its game Sunday night at Las Vegas at 4-4 and in the playoff hunt. “They’re obviously playing lights out,” quarterback Zach Wilson said of the defense, “and we have to be better for them.”

Zach Wilson appeared on the verge of taking the major step for which so many around the New York Jets — and their frustrated fans — have been waiting. The third-year quarterback outplayed Patrick Mahomes in a 23-20 loss to Kansas City in front of a national audience on Oct. 1. There was hope Wilson, subbing for an injured Aaron Rodgers, would take off in his development and live up to all the expectations that made him the No. 2 overall pick in 2021.

LAST WEEK: Jets lost to Chargers 27-6; Raiders beat Giants 30-6. JETS OFFENSE: OVERALL (31), RUSH (20), PASS (30), SCORING (30). JETS DEFENSE: OVERALL (9), RUSH (30), PASS (3), SCORING (T-8).

LIONS DEFENSE: OVERALL (5), RUSH (2), PASS (15), SCORING (14). CHARGERS OFFENSE: OVERALL (15), RUSH (21), PASS (11), SCORING (8). CHARGERS DEFENSE: OVERALL (30), RUSH (T-6), PASS (32), SCORING (21).