Zach Wilson benched for Jets vs. Bears
The most important position on the field is in the spotlight every week in the NFL, but the latest quarterback news is that Zach Wilson has been benched by the New York Jets. Mike White will take over as the starter, at least for this week against the Chicago Bears. White and the Jets are -4.5 for the Week 12 game in the Meadowlands in a big game for their playoff chances.
Not surprisingly, the line didn’t really move much based on this news, as Wilson has graded as one of the league’s worst quarterbacks. The Jets did get as high as -6 earlier this week on reports of the shoulder injury suffered by Justin Fields, but the line had come back down to -4.5 prior to Wednesday’s announcement. Interestingly, at DraftKings, where there is a very, very heavy New York/New Jersey presence, the line bounced up to -5 and the total pushed up from 39.5 to 40.5. Guess we know how they feel about Wilson over there.
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Latest NFL betting splits Updated NFL oddsIn seven starts, Wilson has completed just 55.6% of his passes with a 4/5 TD/INT ratio. He’s only thrown for 182.7 yards per game and has taken 16 sacks. The last straw was a 9-for-22 performance for just 77 yards (44 net yards) against the New England Patriots last week with four sacks for 33 yards in the 10-3 loss.