Patriots-Jets: New England Road Favorites Over AFC East Rival

September 19, 2010   ·   Jimmy Boyd   ·   Jump to comments

The two teams expected to contend for the AFC East title are all set to do battle Sunday afternoon.
After making a trip to the AFC championship game last season, the New York Jets feel they are ready to dethrone the New England Patriots. However, the Jets didn’t look much like a team ready to win their division when they fell 10-9 to the Baltimore Ravens on Monday Night Football.
The Patriots were much more impressive in Week 1, jumping out to a 24-0 lead and holding on for a 14-point win over the reigning AFC North champs.
NFL oddsmakers were impressed enough to make the Patriots the three-point road favorite with the total set at 38.5 this week.
Last week, last season’s No. 1 ranked New York Jets defense performed well. However, that unit was dealt a major blow when star defensive tackle Kris Jenkins tore his ACL. If there is a positive that can be taken from this, it’s that New York was able to more than survive his 10-game absenc...

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