New England (9-5) at NY Jets (3-11)
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| SCOUTING REPORT |
Surging Pats invade MeadowlandsNew York's only three wins have come at home this season, and with nothing to lose against their detested divisional rivals, the Jets become an extremely dangerous opponent for Bill Belichick's suddenly surging Patriots, who clinched the AFC East with their win over the Buccaneers last weekend and have only a very remote chance of improving their playoff seeding.
Jets QB Brooks Bollinger has been keeping his team in games recently, but in order to pull off the upset against Tom Brady and the Patriots, the Jets need Bollinger to finally finish what he starts. |
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| Matchup |
| | W-L | PF | PA | HOME | ROAD | DIV | CONF |
| NWE | 10-6 | 379 | 338 | 5-3 | 5-3 | 5-1 | 7-5 |
| NYJ | 4-12 | 240 | 355 | 4-4 | 0-8 | 2-4 | 3-9 |
| · Complete Standings |
| New England Passing | | | CMP% | YDS | TD | INT | | Brady | 66.4 | 3049 | 20 | 6 | | Hoyer | 81.8 | 52 | 0 | 0 |
| | NY Jets Passing | | | CMP% | YDS | TD | INT | | Sanche... | 52.1 | 1791 | 10 | 16 |
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| New England Receiving | | | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | | Moss | 63 | 925 | 14.7 | 8 | | Welker | 79 | 854 | 10.8 | 4 |
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| TEAM AVERAGES & NFL RANKS |
| TEAM OFFENSE | TEAM | PER GAME AVERAGE |
| Total Yards | NWE | 352.0 |
| NYJ | 248.0 |
| Yards Passing | NWE | 257.5 |
| NYJ | 165.1 |
| Yards Rushing | NWE | 94.5 |
| NYJ | 83.0 |
| TEAM DEFENSE | TEAM | PER GAME AVERAGE |
| Yards Allowed | NWE | 330.2 |
| NYJ | 308.8 |
| Pass Yds Allowed | NWE | 231.4 |
| NYJ | 172.2 |
| Rush Yds Allowed | NWE | 98.8 |
| NYJ | 136.6 |
| HEAD TO HEAD MATCHUPS (SINCE 2001) |
| New England leads 8-2 |
| Dec 4, 2005 | NWE 16, @NYJ 3 |
| Dec 26, 2004 | NWE 23, NYJ 7 |
| Oct 24, 2004 | NWE 13, @NYJ 7 |
| Dec 20, 2003 | NWE 21, NYJ 16 |
| Sep 21, 2003 | NWE 23, @NYJ 16 |
| Dec 22, 2002 | NWE 17, @NYJ 30 |
| Sep 15, 2002 | NWE 44, NYJ 7 |
| Dec 2, 2001 | NWE 17, NYJ 16 |
| Sep 23, 2001 | NWE 3, @NYJ 10 |
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New England (9-5) at NY Jets (3-11) Monday 9:00 pm EST
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Ticker) -- The New England
Patriots already have wrapped up their third straight AFC East
title.
But coach Bill Belichick is treating Monday's game against the
New York Jets as though the Patriots still have something to
play for.
"We're treating this like a regular week," Belichick said. "Put
it in the headline. Bold type. It's a regular week. The
players know that, the staff knows it."
So the Jets can expect to see plenty of quarterback Tom Brady,
running back Corey Dillon and linebacker Tedy Bruschi.
Last season, the Patriots won the division with three games
left and Belichick stuck with his starters.
"We're going to approach this week just like any other game,"
Belichick said. "We went through this last year at the end of
the year with the San Francisco game. I don't think anybody
(here) really knows any other way to do it. I don't think the
players do. I don't think the coaches do. It's football
season."
The Patriots are all but locked into the fourth seed in the
playoffs but have an outside chance at moving up to third.
Belichick doesn't want to lose any momentum since the two-time
defending Super Bowl champion Patriots appear to be peaking at
the right time.
The Patriots have won a season-high three straight games,
allowing just 10 points during that span.
New England's winning streak started with a 16-3 victory over
the Jets on December 4. The Patriots held the Jets to just 12
first downs and 164 total yards.
The Patriots are looking to sweep the Jets for the third
straight season and beat them for the seventh time in the last
eight meetings.
Last week, Brady completed 20-of-31 passes for 258 yards and
three touchdowns and the Patriots sacked Chris Simms seven
times in a dominating 28-0 victory over Tampa Bay.
A two-time Super Bowl MVP, Brady is 112 passing yards shy of
4,000 for the season. Expected to challenge the Patriots in the
divison, the Jets have been ravaged by injuries and are in last
place.
Jets coach Herman Edwards is down to third-string quarterback
Brooks Bollinger after losing starter Chad Pennington and
backup Jay Fiedler to injuries in Week Three.
The Jets have also lost running back Curtis Martin, center
Kevin Mawae, right tackle Jason Fabini, tight end Chris Baker,
wide receiver Wayne Chrebet and outside linebacker Eric Barton
to season-ending injuries.
Bollinger threw for a career-high 327 yards and two touchdowns
in last Sunday's 24-20 loss at Miami.
Matchup to watch: Bruschi, who had 11 tackles and two sacks last
week, faces left guard Jonathan Goodwin.
Series: The Jets lead, 47-43-1.
Next week: New England hosts Miami, January 1
NY Jets host Buffalo, January 1
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NY Jets 21