Jets’ big task against Patriots: how to stop Gronkowski

The New York Jets have gotten a lot of love this season. The issue at hand is keeping their eyes on the wild-card prize.

“When we played them the first time, we felt like we could play with them, but we didn’t feel like we could dominate and win that game”, Pryor said. And they’re looking better every week.

The Colts need a win to stay alive in the playoff chase, and while they suck, they are lucky they face a team that sucks even more this week. We all know Revis left New England for greener pastures over the offseason.

It is no surprise that the Patriots are back atop the AFC again. Tom Brady helps that, aside from Cam Newton he’d arguably be the MVP of the league as the quarterback has helped lead the Pats to a six straight season of at least a dozen wins.

He was together with New England offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels in St. Louis in 2011.

Currently, the Pats are leading the American Football Conference (AFC) East with a 12-2 record and following their road game versus the Jets this Sunday, are closing the season against the Miami Dolphins on January 3, 2016. Decker’s 15 TDs in last two seasons tie him with Bake Turner (1963-64) for second most by Jets receiver in first two years with team….

Steven Jackson warms up during Patriots practice. The back could fill a void caused by injuries to the core of ball carriers on the team. The Jets are still fighting to make sure they get in, and a win over their divisional rival would be a crucial step in landing a postseason berth.

The Jets unknowingly ushered in the Tom Brady era when linebacker Mo Lewis knocked Drew Bledsoe out of the game – and ultimately the Patriots’ lineup.

New York JetsTodd Bowles has had success in his first stint as an National Football League head coach.

“Hopefully, he gets traded at some point in time”, he joked.

“Let me tell you what I know from covering Bill Belichick: To him, there is nothing better than beating the Jets”. New England does not need a win but will want to clean up down the stretch. The bad news is that the Kansas City Chiefs and the Pittsburgh Steelers (who were trailing by 17 in the game) also won, so the Jets do not have control of their own destiny. The Patriots have also won nine of the past 10 matchups.

Buffalo BillsRex Ryan has done a decent job in Buffalo, but will fall short of the playoffs. A slew of offseason moves and the hiring of Rex Ryan has not resulted in disaster.

Since then, they have regrouped and bring a four-game winning streak into today.

Fitzpatrick has never started a game with playoff implications this late into the season.

For the most part, no one did. “The Jets will likely look to draft another quarterback in the middle round but go forward with Fitzpatrick from this point on”. “You’ve got to be on point when you play them”. Or be disappointed they were not able to fulfill some high expectations?

The defending Super Bowl champions are entering the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season and are aiming to capture home field advantage Sunday versus the New York Jets, but it seems like they will do that without their starters. They can go anywhere and defeat anyone. Despite a career season, Fitzpatrick is on the verge of sitting out the playoffs for the 11th time in his career. James White may find the going tough against the Jets’ second-ranked rush defense, but the elusive running back reeled in seven passes for 71 yards and a touchdown last week versus Tennessee.ABOUT THE JETS (9-5): Eric Decker had a touchdown reception for the sixth time in eight games in New York’s 19-16 victory over Dallas on Saturday.