Jets offense can't catch a break as Dylan Parham, Omar Cooper Jr. exit Bills game with injuries

The New York Jets are going to need all the help they can get if they're going to take down the Buffalo Bills in Week 10, and they're already off to a short-handed start. Offensively, they're already down two key starters before halftime.

On the Jets' first offensive play of the game, wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. got his ankle rolled up on while blocking on a screen for Kenyon Sadiq. Per the CBS broadcast, it's the same ankle he injured against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 9. The Jets say he's questionable to return.

Later in the second quarter, left guard Dylan Parham was on the receiving end of another bad roll-up when Breece Hall fell into the back of his knee. The veteran guard missed time earlier in the season with a knee injury, and Jordan Meredith is in to replace him. He is also questionable to return, per the team.

For a Jets team that was already going to need a miracle to beat Buffalo, things just got a heck of a lot more difficult.

New York Jets aren't allowed to have their starting offense

For the first time since Week 1, the Jets were primed to have their full array of offensive weaponry, alongside five healthy starters along the offensive line. They've been dealing with injuries to various positions all season long.

Parham suffered a knee injury in Week 3 that kept him out for nearly a month. When he's on the field, the former Las Vegas Raiders draft pick is an incredibly solid presence at left guard. His replacement, Meredith, is quite the opposite.

Cooper, when on the field, has been electric as a rookie. He missed Weeks 2 through 5 with a high-ankle sprain, but his return was nothing short of exciting. In back-to-back games against the New England Patriots and Miami Dolphins, the Indiana product had 100 receiving yards along with a touchdown in both outings.

Now, they're both questionable to return against Buffalo. A really tough blow to their respective positions.

With veteran Tim Patrick inactive and wide receiver Isaiah Williams suffering his own injury in the second quarter, the Jets are now down to three healthy wideouts. Garrett Wilson, Adonai Mitchell, and former undrafted free agent Malik McClain.

New York will need contributions from Sadiq and Mason Taylor if their offense is going to keep pace in this game.

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