Thursday, October 16, 2014
Thursday Night Football
New York Jets at New England Patriots
So far this season Thursday Night Football has been pretty boring. Every week has been a blowout with the exception of last week's Colts win over the Texans. But even in that game the first half was decidedly one-sided. Unfortunately, this week has the makings of another blowout. The struggling 1-5 Jets travel to New England to take on the 4-2 Patriots.
The first 4 games of the season the Patriots did not look good. The offense was horrendous, and the defense was not nearly as stout as originally predicted. There was even chatter around the league that Tom Brady was in decline. However, the last two weeks have been great for the Patriots. Brady has been efficient again, and Rob Gronkowski looks healthier.
The Jets have been the opposite. They started the season with a win, and even though they lost the next two games their young QB, Geno Smith, was showing some promise. However, he has become a turnover machine, and overall the Jets have lost 5 straight games. The Jets are not any easy team to get a read on, but things are not looking good for Rex Ryan.
The Jets can be scrappy, but their secondary is horrible. This is the type of match-up tailor made for Brady to look like a 3 time Super Bowl winner. I expect it to start out slow and kind of boring before the Patriots take over and cruise to victory.
Patriots 33 Jets 13
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