Traveling Overseas For First Time, Jets Aim To Bounce Back From First Loss, Tickets Yielding High Pricing

The New York Jets head to London, England for Week 4, where the Miami Dolphins will meet them at Wembley Stadium. In their first ever International Series encounter, the Jets will try to get back on track against a familiar foe, after suffering their first loss of the season a week ago against the Eagles. The Dolphins, meanwhile, are trying to move to 2-2 on the year, which would tie them up with the Jets in the AFC East standings.

Fans can expect to pay up for this divisional clash, which ranks as one of the most expensive games of Week 4. In fact, the average ticket price at the moment is $435.30, while the cheap seats are a reasonable $96, according to TiqIQ.com. This shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone, as there’s a bit of history involved with this contest as well; in all the years the NFL has hosted the International Series overseas at Wembley Stadium, there has never been a game that has featured two opponents from the same division. The Jets and Dolphins, of course, are division rivals, with a history opposite one another that goes back decades.

As a result, fans might be tempted to take in this particular game, even though it’s a long distance — not to mention a few timezones — away. Luckily, even though it’s occurring in another country, a football road trip can still be booked with ease, as Hipmunk.com has everything the traveling fan would want in making their arrangements. They have cheap flights to London from most major airline carriers, as well as great deals on the best hotels in London, with rooms starting from $109 per night.

New York is in the better situation heading into the weekend, but a second consecutive loss might wreck their positive momentum after starting the season 2-0. The Jets have looked strong overall in their first three games, as their defense has smothered most of their opponents and starting quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick has largely been able to play within the offense. Facing a desperate Eagles team worked against New York last week, and they’ll be taking on a Dolphins team facing similar urgency this week. A healthy Chris Ivory could do wonders for the Jets, as Ivory has been banged up the last two weeks and a healthy version of their top running back could carve up a suspect Dolphins run defense.

A huge key to this Week 4 battle may end up being the play of prized free agent Ndamukong Suh, who came to the Dolphins after signing a massive contract this past offseason. While he hasn’t exactly stood out like he normally does in his first few games with his new team, his presence will end up being critical against Ivory and New York’s ground game. In turn, that could put the game in the hands of Fitzpatrick, who will hope to have wideout Eric Decker back in this contest. All in all, this should be a very competitive battle, as it generally always is whenever these two clubs meet on the gridiron.