The New England Patriots faced the New York Jets on Sunday as historic favorites for the second straight week, and they delivered again. Coming into this game, the Jets looked solid on defense and Le’Veon Bell was making ridiculous plays, despite his team’s awful run blocking sometimes. And the Jets actually showed that they do have a good run defense, holding the Patriots to only 69 yards.
The Patriots did not look like their normal selves on the ground, and some of that has to do with James Develin’s unfortunate injury after he had played 41.