What are the nfl week 2 spreads for the New England Patriots vs New York Jets?”
The Jets’ head coach, Rex Ryan, gave the Patriots all the bulletin board material they needed by saying he didn’t take the mantle in New York to worship Belichik. Even Uncle Bill is calling the media-fueled feud “trivial”. What won’t be trivial is the Patriots avoiding another near-loss to a division rival. The jets abound with optimism after throttling the Texans, but is Dirty Sanchez ready to take on the Super Bowl favorites? The Patriots are 4-1 ATS in their last five roadies, and 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games against the Jets. Sure, they needed a miracle fumble by Buffalo to win on Monday Night, but I’m more concerned with their ability to stop the run on a shortened week. New England was nearly embarrassed by backup Fred Jackson, and face a much more formidable rushing force with the duo of Thomas Jones and Leon Washington. The bulldozing Jones managed a steady 174 rushing yards and a lone touchdown in two games against New England last year. In fact, his 47 carries against the P
Two of the original eight AFL franchises meet for the 100th time in their series history when the New England (Boston) Patriots square off against the New York Jets (Titans) Sunday afternoon at the Meadowlands. Both teams enter the game 1-0, but they got there in very different ways. In their opener Monday night, New England needed a minor miracle to beat the Buffalo Bills 25-24. They came nowhere close to covering the point spread as 11-point home favorites. The Patriots trailed 24-13 when they got the ball at their own 19 yard-line with five minutes to go, then drove for a score that, after a missed two-point conversion attempt, pulled them to within 24-19. They then got a gift when the Bills’ Leodis McKelvin botched the kickoff return, and fumbled. Three plays later QB Tom Brady hit Ben Watson in the end zone again, and the Pats had the lead, and 50 seconds later, they had the win. Those two late New England touchdowns also pushed the game over its total of 47. The Patriots outgaine
