NEW YORK JETS (9-2) At NEW ENGLAND (9-2)
Monday, 8:30 p.m., ESPN
OPENING LINE – New England by 3 1/2
RECORD VS. SPREAD – New York 7-4; New England 7-4
SERIES RECORD – Jets lead 51-50-1
LAST MEETING – Jets beat Patriots 28-14, Sept. 19, 2010
LAST WEEK – Jets beat Bengals 26-10; Patriots beat Lions 45-24
JETS OFFENSE – OVERALL (11), RUSH (2), PASS (18)
JETS DEFENSE – OVERALL (3), RUSH (4), PASS (12)
PATRIOTS OFFENSE – OVERALL (13), RUSH (16), PASS (12)
PATRIOT DEFENSE – OVERALL (31), RUSH (16), PASS (32)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Teams share AFC East lead with Jets holding tiebreaker because of win over Patriots. … New England leads NFL with 30.4 points per game, but New York has allowed the fourth fewest in the league, an average of 17. … Tom Brady can break Brett Favre’s record of 25 consecutive regular-season wins in home starts, while Jets can extend franchise-best streak of eight road wins. Brady’s last regular-season loss in home start was to Jets, 17-14 on Nov. 12, 2006. … In Jets current four-game winning streak, WR Santonio Holmes has four TD catches and an average of 90 yards receiving. He missed first game against Patriots while serving four-game suspension for violating NFL’s substance abuse policy. … Jets QB Mark Sanchez unbeaten in last four games against AFC East teams, with nine TD passes and no interceptions. … New York’s winning streak began with overtime victories at Detroit and Cleveland and last-minute comeback against Houston. … Jets tied for league lead with 13 fumble recoveries. … LaDainian Tomlinson leads Jets with 741 yards rushing and 45 receptions. … In last meeting with Patriots, TE Dustin Keller had career-high 115 yards and Sanchez matched his career high with three TD passes. … Brady had perfect passer rating of 158.3 in win over Detroit on Thanksgiving Day, completing 21 of 27 passes for 341 yards, 4 TDs and no INTs. … BenJarvus Green-Ellis has run for TDs in 7 of the last 9 games. With one more TD, he would become the first Patriot to score 10 since Corey Dillon had 13 in 2006. … Rookie CB Devin McCourty, the Patriots first-round draft choice, tied for fourth in NFL with five interceptions. … Last time teams met in Foxborough, Wes Welker caught 15 passes for 192 yards, both career highs, and Patriots won 31-14 on Nov. 22, 2009. … Patriots haven’t turned ball over in five of their last six games and share NFL turnover ratio lead with Steelers at plus-11. … They’ve allowed second most yards in league, 399.1 per game; Jets defense allows 296.9 yards, third fewest in the NFL.
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