The New England Patriots are off to a 6-0 start for the fourth time in team history and will try to get to 7-0 for the second time ever (2007 and 2015) with a win this week at the New York Jets. The game was highlighted by the first touchdown catches by new Patriots receivers Accusations of Jets also illegally videotaping the Patriots in their January 2007 playoff match-up arose following the incident. The teams met at Gillette Stadium on Sept. 22, with the Patriots taking a 30-14 win. All-time Passing Leader: Joe Namath 1,836/3,655, 27,057 yds, 170 TD .
New York Jets Franchise Encyclopedia. Lachlan Edwards is effective pinning teams (12 of 36 punts inside the 20) but doesn't have Bailey's leg strength. The Patriots completely shut him down in the first meeting, limiting him to 35 yards on 18 carries. Games between the two teams have often played out like the fierce The New York Jets (then known as the New York Titans) and the New England Patriots (then known as the Boston Patriots) were charter members of the In the two clubs' first meeting on September 17, 1960, the Titans hosted the Patriots at New York's Polo Grounds.
But in the rematch in November the Jets roared to a 24–3 lead and sweated out two fourth quarter Bledsoe touchdowns for the win, and from there both teams went in opposite directions, the Jets slumping to 4–8 and then winning their final four games to finish 8–8, while the Patriots collapsed to 8–8. Despite losing the inaugural game, the Titans/Jets posted a record of 12–7–1 during the AFL years. It will be the Patriots first Monday Night game on the road against the Jets since a 31-21 win on Dec. 26, 2005.The Patriots defeated the Jets, 30-14, in the first meeting of the year at Gillette Stadium on Sept. 22. Future Patriots coach On November 10, 1996, the Jets, coming into this contest with only four wins since the start of 1995, raced to a 21–0 second quarter lead after holding Patriots QB Patriots' head coach Bill Parcells' contract was set to expire after the Patriots' appearance in After the Super Bowl, Parcells resigned from the Patriots, prompting Kraft to believe the Jets had been tampering with Parcells in an attempt for him to resign and take the Jets' vacant head coaching position and have say in the Jets' first overall selection in the With Parcells leaving for the Jets, the Patriots hired 49ers defensive coordinator Pete Carroll, who had been Jets head coach in 1994.For the first time in over ten years the Patriots and Jets were locked in a serious fight for the AFC East division title.
Both sides have been effective but New England's big play ability earns the edge.Bill Belichick has a 91-30 (.752) all-time regular-season record against the AFC East as head coach of the Patriots, including a 29-10 record against the Jets.Tom Brady has 28 regular-season wins against the New York Jets as a starter, joining Brett Favre as the only other quarterback with at least 23 wins against two divisional opponents.Bill Belichick is 19-11 all-time on Monday Night Football, including 18-8 as head coach of the Patriots. The Patriots have had some occasional hiccups defending the run, most notably in Buffalo when Frank Gore topped the century mark, but overall the front has been stout. Trumaine Johnson is back in the lineup after being benched but that hasn't improved things much as New York still allows 262 yards per game through the air. All-time Receiving Leader: Don Maynard 627 rec, 11,732 yds, 88 TD The Jets, however, lost their final game and were shut out of the playoffs and subsequently fired Mangini. The two teams have met each other 122 times (including 3 postseason games), with the New England Patriots winning 67 games and the New York Jets winning 54 games. But the Jets have just seven sacks all season, leaving the coverage on an island far too often. The Patriots beat the New York Giants at Gillette Stadium last Thursday, 35-14.The Patriots are currently on pace to allow a league-low 128 points.