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Final Score Prediction

Patriots 24, Jets 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
New York Jets
Rank  Player Projections
QB 19 Mark Sanchez Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
QB 27 Tim Tebow Pass: 20, 0 TD Rush: 20, 0
RB 24 Shonn Greene Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 31 Stephen Hill Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
WR 38 Jeremy Kerley Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
WR 65 Chaz Schilens Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 20 Dustin Keller Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 32 Jeff Cumberland Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 18 Nick Folk FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 16 Defense / ST  
 
New England Patriots
Rank  Player Projections
QB 5 Tom Brady Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
 RB 7 Stevan Ridley Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 36 Brandon Bolden Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 39 Danny Woodhead Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 15 Wes Welker Rec: 8-90, 0 TD
WR 30 Brandon Lloyd Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 2 Rob Gronkowski Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
TE 4 Aaron Hernandez Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
K 11 Stephen Gostkowski FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 11 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Jets In past 2 at NE (incl. postseason), QB Mark Sanchez has passed for 360 yards with 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 116.5 rating. Club has 9-2 record when Sanchez has 100+ passer rating. Since '11, QB Tim Tebow leads AFC QBs with 724 rush yards... RB Shonn Greene had 161 rush yards with 3 rush TDs & became 1st Jet since 10/15/72 (EMERSON BOOZER, 150 rush yards & 3 TDs) to rush for 150+ yards & 3 TDs in game. Club is 5-0 when Greene has 100+ rush yards. RB Joe McKnight had season-best 71 rush yards last week... Rookie WR Stephen Hill has 3 TD catches in 4 career games. WR Jason Hill posted 1st TD catch as Jet last week. WR Jeremy Kerley averages 17.5 yards per catch in '12 (18 receptions, 315 yards)... TE Dustin Keller had career-best 115 receiving yards vs. NE on 9/19/10... CB Antonio Cromartie has INT in each of past 2 games. Since '07, Cromartie is tied for 4th in NFL with 25 INTs... LB David Harris leads team with 49 tackles... Rookie DE Quinton Coples registered his 1st 1.5 career sacks last week.

Patriots Club averages NFL-best 31.3 pts per game... NE aims for 10th straight win at home vs. AFC East...Patriots averages NFL-high 445.3 yards per game... QB Tom Brady has 16-5 (.762) career record vs. NYJ (incl. postseason). Brady has thrown TD pass in 38 consec. games, 3rd-longest streak in NFL history. Brady (49) needs 300-yard passing game to surpass HOFer WARREN MOON (49) for 7th-most all-time. RB Stevan Ridley (965) needs 35 rush yards to reach 1,000 career. Rookie RB Brandon Bolden averages 5.4 yards/carry. WR Wes Welker has 16 career games with 10+ rec., tied for 2nd-most in NFL history (JERRY RICE, 17; MARVIN HARRISON, 16). Aims for 5th consecutive game with 100+ rec. yards... TE Rob Gronkowski had 8 rec. for 113 yards with 2 TDs in last game vs. Jets. Since '10, Gronkowski (30) & TE Aaron Hernandez (15) have combined for 45 TD rec., most of any NFL TE duo during span... Rookie DE Chandler Jones had career-high 2 sacks last week. Leads NFL rookies with 5 sacks.


Results and Schedule
New York Jets
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 BUF H W 48-28 +20
2 2012-09-16 PIT A L 10-27 -17
3 2012-09-23 MIA A W 23-20 +3
4 2012-09-30 SF H L 0-34 -34
5 2012-10-08 HOU H L 17-23 -6
6 2012-10-14 IND H W 35-9 +26
7 2012-10-21 NE A L 26-29 -3
8 2012-10-28 MIA H    
9   Bye      
10 2012-11-11 SEA A    
11 2012-11-18 STL A    
12 2012-11-22 NE H    
13 2012-12-02 ARI H    
14 2012-12-09 JAC A    
15 2012-12-17 TEN A    
16 2012-12-23 SD H    
17 2012-12-30 BUF A    
   
New England Patriots
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 TEN A W 34-13 +21
2 2012-09-16 ARI H L 18-20 -2
3 2012-09-23 BAL A L 30-31 -1
4 2012-09-30 BUF A W 52-28 +24
5 2012-10-07 DEN H W 31-21 +10
6 2012-10-14 SEA A L 23-24 -1
7 2012-10-21 NYJ H W 29-26 +3
8 2012-10-28 STL A    
9   Bye      
10 2012-11-11 BUF H    
11 2012-11-18 IND H    
12 2012-11-22 NYJ A    
13 2012-12-02 MIA A    
14 2012-12-10 HOU H    
15 2012-12-16 SF H    
16 2012-12-23 JAC A    
17 2012-12-30 MIA H    

Injury Report
New York Jets
Out  NT Kenrick Ellis (knee)
 RB Joe McKnight (ankle)
Doubtful  NT Sione Pouha (back)
 RB Bilal Powell (shoulder)
 FS Eric Smith (knee)
Probable  WR Stephen Hill (hamstring)
 TE Dustin Keller (hamstring)
 WR Jeremy Kerley (hand)
 SS LaRon Landry (heel)
 OLB Calvin Pace (shoulder)
 QB Mark Sanchez (back)
 ILB Bart Scott (toe)
 OLB Bryan Thomas (hamstring)
IR  WR Santonio Holmes (foot, 10/3)
 ILB Josh Mauga (pectoral, 10/10)
 CB Darrelle Revis (knee, 10/12)
   
New England Patriots
Out  RB Brandon Bolden (knee)
 FS Steve Gregory (hip)
 OLB Tracy White (foot)
Questionable  SS Patrick Chung (shoulder)
 WR Julian Edelman (hand)
 TE Rob Gronkowski (hip)
 TE Aaron Hernandez (ankle)
 OLB Dont'a Hightower (hamstring)
 WR Wes Welker (ankle)
Probable  DT Kyle Love (knee)
IR  CB Will Allen (undisclosed, 8/27)
 SS Josh Barrett (undisclosed, 8/27)
 MLB Dane Fletcher (knee, 8/15)
 FB Spencer Larsen (undisclosed, 8/27)
 TE Visanthe Shiancoe (hamstring, 9/5)
PUP  DT Myron Pryor (shoulder)

Offense Stats Comparison
  NYJ
 Offense 
NE
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 21.3 29.5 23.3 NE
Rushing yards 91.3 146.5 112.3 NE
Rushing yards per attempt 3.78 4.21 4.16 NE
Completion % 50.0% 65.8% 61.9% NE
Passing yards 178.0 294.3 242.7 NE
Passing yards per completion 12.34 10.99 11.07 NYJ
Passing yards per attempt 6.17 7.23 6.86 NE
Interceptions 1.0 0.3 1.0 NE
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.3 0.7 -
Sacks allowed 1.8 2.0 2.3 NYJ
3rd down conversions 39.0% 46.6% 38.4% NE
4th down conversions 100.0% 0.0% 59.2% NYJ
Time of possession 28:08 32:05 30:15 NE
  Defense Stats Comparison
  NYJ
 Defense 
NE
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 24.5 23.3 23.3 NE
Rushing yards 153.8 89.5 112.3 NE
Rushing yards per attempt 4.67 3.37 4.16 NE
Completion % 54.9% 64.4% 61.9% NYJ
Passing yards 214.3 304.8 242.7 NYJ
Passing yards per completion 11.85 12.35 11.07 NYJ
Passing yards per attempt 6.51 7.95 6.86 NYJ
INT return 1.0 0.5 1.0 NYJ
Fumble recoveries 0.5 1.8 0.7 NE
Sacks 1.3 1.8 2.3 NE
3rd down conversions 45.7% 42.1% 38.4% NE
4th down conversions 100.0% 42.9% 59.2% NE
Time of possession 33:36 27:55 30:15 NE

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   NYJ   NE  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 17.0 12.5 9.9 NYJ
Yards per kick return 28.5 20.3 24.6 NYJ
Yards allowed per punt return 10.2 10.2 9.9 -
Yards allowed per kick return 19.8 20.9 24.6 NYJ
  Misc Stats Comparison
   NYJ   NE  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 6.3 5.8 6.6 NE
Penalty yards 58.8 54.8 57.0 NE

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 6 of the 2012 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 1 to 6 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
New York Jets vs. New England Patriots
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 2 2000-09-11 NE NYJ 19-20 NYJ
2000 7 2000-10-15 NYJ NE 34-17 NYJ
2001 2 2001-09-23 NYJ NE 10-3 NYJ
2001 12 2001-12-02 NE NYJ 17-16 NE
2002 2 2002-09-15 NE NYJ 44-7 NE
2002 16 2002-12-22 NYJ NE 30-17 NYJ
2003 3 2003-09-21 NYJ NE 16-23 NE
2003 16 2003-12-20 NE NYJ 21-16 NE
2004 7 2004-10-24 NYJ NE 7-13 NE
2004 16 2004-12-26 NE NYJ 23-7 NE
2005 13 2005-12-04 NYJ NE 3-16 NE
2005 16 2005-12-26 NE NYJ 31-21 NE
2006 2 2006-09-17 NE NYJ 24-17 NE
2006 10 2006-11-12 NYJ NE 17-14 NYJ
2006 WC 2007-01-07 NYJ NE 16-37 NE
2007 1 2007-09-09 NE NYJ 38-14 NE
2007 15 2007-12-16 NYJ NE 10-20 NE
2008 2 2008-09-14 NE NYJ 19-10 NE
2008 11 2008-11-13 NYJ NE 34-31 NYJ
2009 2 2009-09-20 NE NYJ 9-16 NYJ
2009 11 2009-11-22 NYJ NE 14-31 NE
2010 2 2010-09-19 NE NYJ 14-28 NYJ
2010 13 2010-12-06 NYJ NE 3-45 NE
2010 DP 2011-01-16 NYJ NE 28-21 NYJ
2011 5 2011-10-09 NYJ NE 21-30 NE
2011 10 2011-11-13 NE NYJ 37-16 NE

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database. WC = Wild-Card DP = Divisional Playoff