| Are the clouds rolling in on the New England | | | | What we can expect this week is a better outing |
| Patriots? Despite a victory, if last week's | | | | by Tom Brady, but I also think Pennington will |
| performance is any indication, the Pats time in the | | | | repeat with another solid performance. New |
| sun is done. Tom Brady threw for just 163 yards | | | | England appears to have the edge on the ground, |
| on 11 of 23 passing as the offense looked way | | | | but the Jets will likely win the battle through the |
| out of sync. Fortunately for the Pats, the duo of | | | | air. |
| rookie Lawrence Maroney and veteran Corey | | | | Another factor is that New York's coach Eric |
| Dillon picked up the slack rushing for 183 yards. | | | | Mangini and Bill Belichick know each other well as |
| Chad Pennington and the Jets on the other hand | | | | Mangini was Belichick's defensive coordinator just |
| looked great as they got out to a fast 16-0 lead | | | | a season ago for New England. It is apparent that |
| before having to score late to defeat the | | | | Mangini has the Jets defense whipped into a much |
| Tennessee Titans. Pennington was in Pro Bowl | | | | tougher unit. Both Belichick and Mangini should |
| form throwing for 319 yards on 24 of 33 passing. | | | | benefit from knowing each other's tendencies. |
| New England does have history on its side winning | | | | History may be on New England's side, but New |
| six straight meetings with the Jets and five in a | | | | York's offense definitely looked better in week |
| row at Giants Stadium. If the Jets are going to | | | | one. The defense which performs better will be |
| end their losing streak they'll have to put together | | | | the deciding factor in this one. |
| a better ground game. Their running back duo of | | | | I couldn't be more confident in my winning side in |
| Kevin Barlow and Derrick Blaylock combined for | | | | this AFC East opener and that's why I'm making |
| just 71 yards last week. | | | | this matchup my AFC East Game of the Year. I |
| If this game ends up close down the stretch, the | | | | have weighed every factor in this matchup and I |
| Jets will have to be nervous as kicker Mike | | | | have uncovered the easiest winner you'll find |
| Nugent missed two chip shot field goals and an | | | | Sunday. Make sure you're playing who I'm playing |
| extra point last week. | | | | in Sunday's AFC East Game of the Year. |