There will be much emotion and import crammed into the afternoon for all the fans who attend Sunday's Jets-Bengals season opener at MetLife Stadium.

Up top will be an observance of the 15th anniversary of the World Trade Center terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Head coach Todd Bowles discussed the solemnity of the occasion this week, then said, "If we can give somebody some relief for a couple of hours while playing a football game, that would mean a lot."

It would mean a lot also to the Jets, who will want to set a tone for their tough first six games of the season with a win over HC Marvin Lewis' perennially powerful Bengals. As CB Darrelle Revis has said, "Our expectations are very high this year. We're excited, man, we really are. We've got all the pieces, we do. We feel we are a playoff team."

Here are seven points on the Jets-Bengals game to spark the Green & White into the 2016 season:

1. Historical EdgeIt goes to the Jets in terms of their 17-8 all-time record over the Stripes, including two playoff wins at Cincinnati, in '82 and '09. And it would seem to favor the Jets at MetLife, since they've beaten the Bengals nine straight at home — the franchise's longest all-time home winning streak against any NFL opponent. Of course, as your accountant always tells you, past performance is no guarantee of future success ...