The Jets, led by coach Rex Ryan, have certainly provided everybody with loads of trash talk. After defeating the injury depleted Colts, in the final moments of the game, they now take on a healthy and very dominating team. Last week, Ryan told everybody that the game with the Colts was “personal” for him, in wanting to defeat Peyton Manning, who had a 5-1 record against teams that Ryan was coaching . Once again, this game is “personal” for Ryan. As he told ESPN.com: “This is about Bill Belichick vs. Rex Ryan. There’s no question. It’s personal. It’ about him against myself, and that’s what it’s going to come down to.” Earlier in the season, the Jets defeated the Patriots 28-14 in week 2. On December 6, Belichick’s boys destroyed Ryan’s squad 45-3 in Foxborough. Since a 34-14 loss at Cleveland on November 7, New England has won eight straight by an average of more than three touchdowns. Some of those wins were against quality opponents, like the Steelers, Bears,Packers, and the Jets as well. The Patriots have forced 24 turnovers during that run, while only committing one. Tom Brady finished the season with 36 touchdown passes and four interceptions, with the last pick coming against Baltimore in week 6. The Patriots are ranked 30th defending the pass, but that is probably because opponents fall so far behind New England on the scoreboard, that they have to rely heavily on their passing games, in attempting to score points quickly, and stay in the game, while the Patriots probably give up short yardage plays, to prevent quick strike opportunities on deep patterns. New England was 14-2 overall and 8-0 at home, while the Jets were 11-5 on the season,with a 6-2 road record.
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