The Jets are one of the worst teams in football, as the Patriots are 13.5-point favorites to win Sunday’s game.
The Jets are one of the worst teams in football, as the Patriots are 13.5-point favorites to win Sunday’s game.
If the Patriots need a get-right game after how the last two weeks went, Sunday presents a perfect opportunity to do that.
The Patriots take on the 3-12 Jets in East Rutherford on Sunday. Not only are the 12-3 Patriots 13.5-point favorites to win this game, but they also easily dispatched the Jets earlier in the season. They took down New York, 27-14, in a pretty decisive Thursday night victory.
Six weeks later, and the Patriots are set to battle a Jets team that’s only gotten worse since that game in November. New York has gone 1-4 since that game, and head coach Aaron Glenn has made multiple changes to the depth chart and coaching staff over that time.
So, here are five things to know about the Jets before the Patriots go up against them on Sunday. They’re very injured.
If you thought the Patriots’ injury report for this week was brutal, you might get some eyerolls from Jets fans. Two starters were ruled out (tight end Mason Taylor, edge rusher Will McDonald) on Friday, while a handful of other starters are on injured reserve. Wide receiver Garrett Wilson and guard Alijah Vera-Tucker headline the group of 18 players on injured reserve. For reference, the Patriots have 13 players currently on injured reserve, although only two of those players (offensive tackle Will Campbell, defensive tackle Milton Williams) are regular starters.
Justin Fields was among the latest group of Jets players to be placed on injured reserve this week. However, the quarterback lost his starting job following the Jets’ Week 11 loss to the Patriots and hasn’t played since.
Still, the injuries like the ones Fields has suffered have paved the way for the Jets to play some pretty inexperienced players across their roster. Second-year undrafted free agent Isaiah Williams has seen a lot more playing time at wide receiver, for instance. Their entire starting secondary features players who were either Day 3 draft picks or undrafted free agents over the last few years. New York is starting an undrafted rookie at quarterback, and he’s played like one so far.
