Thursday, May 17th, 2012
The New York Jets will travel in AFC East divisional play with an NFL pro football game against the New England Patriots on Monday night football.
Kick off time from New England is scheduled for 8:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN.
The point spread opened up in this game with the home team New England Patriots favored by -3 points.
Early wagering has seen movement on the side of the home team as the New England Patriots are now favored by -3 ½ points. The total has moved down to 46 ½ points.
New England Patriots money line bettors will lay -165 odds with the road underdog New York Jets bringing back +135 odds to earn the outright victory without the aid of taking the points.
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In their first meeting held in week 2 it was the New York Jets with the 28-14 home victory against the New England Patriots as a +3 point home underdog. The game played over the closing total of 39 ½ points.
New England was sloppy in defeat committing three turnovers and taking none away from the Jets. The Jets were balanced with 132 yards rushing and 200 yards coming through the air. Mark Sanchez hit on 21 of 30 passing attempts and threw for three touchdown passes with no picks.
The New York Jets travels to New England with a record of 9-2 on the season. The team puts up 24 points and 360 yards per game.
The teams sits tied with New England in the AFC East. With a win over New England on Sunday the Jets would hold the tiebreaker so in essence would be two games ahead of the Patriots with four games remaining.
The Jets are on the road for the sixth time this season where they are a perfect 5-0. They have only 1 win on the road against a winning team in a 31-23 win at Miami way back in week three as a +2 point road underdog.
New York is coming off a Thanksgiving night victory against the Cincinnati Bengals 26-10 last week as a -9 ½ point home favorite.
The Jets posted 319 yards and converted on 3 of 13 on third down. The Jets ran well in victory with 170 yards on 37 carries for over 4 ½ yards per rush. The Jets turned it over once and took three away from the AFC North opponent.
Quarterback Mark Sanchez completed 16 of 28 passes for 166 yards with a touchdown and pick.
Running back Shonn Greene had 18 rushes for 70 yards. Brad Smith had three run plays for 55 yards and a score. Smith also ran a kick off return for a touchdown. LaDainian Tomlinson got 13 carries for 49 yards.
Tight end Dustin Keller caught 4 passes for 49 yards. Santonio Holmes had 5 receptions for 44 yards and a touchdown.
On defense the Jets allow their opponents 17 points and 296 yards per game.
The Jets gave up just 163 yards to the Bengals last week and only 4 of 15 conversions on third down. The Jets stuffed the Cincinnati run game by allowing 46 yards on 20 rushes for a 2.3 yards per carry average. The Jets allowed the Bengals signal caller to hit on just 17 of 38 passes for 135 yards with a score and two picks.
New England checks into this key AFC east divisional battle with a 9-2 record. The team puts up 30 points and 349 yards per game.
New England is at home for the sixth time where they are a perfect 5-0 on the season. They have notable home wins this season against Indianapolis and Baltimore.
The team is coming off a Thanksgiving Day 45-24 victory against the Detroit Lions as a -6 point road favorite. The club overcame a 14-3 second quarter deficit.
The Patriots put up 447 yards and converted on 4 of 8 on third down. They ran the ball 25 times for 109 yards and nearly 4 ½ yards per carry. The squad converted on 4 of 5 tries inside the red zone.
Quarterback Tom Brady hit on 21 of 27 passes for 341 yards with four touchdowns and no picks.
On the ground Ben Jarvus Green Ellis had 12 carries for 59 yards and two scores. Danny Woodhead got 8 carries for 32 yards.
Wide out Deion Branch led the team with 3 catches for 113 yards and two touchdowns. Wes Welker contributed with 8 receptions for 90 yards and two scores.
On defense the Patriots allows its opponents 24 points and 399 yards per game.
They gave up 406 yards to the Lions offense last week and 7 of 14 on third down. New England gave up 127 yards on 27 attempts for nearly 5 yards per rush average to their NFC North opponent. The Patriots allowed the opposing signal caller to hit on 27 of 46 passes for 285 yards with a touchdown and 2 picks.
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