With the Jets (2-7) coming into New England Thursday night, this matchup should serve as a much easier for the Patriots (8-2) than Sunday’s victory over Tampa Bay.
The latest odds have the Patriots as 12.5 point favorites, with the Jets being without star receiver Garrett Wilson. Along with Wilson being sidelined, New York traded away two staples of their defense in Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams last week.
With everything trending in New England’s favor, some are looking at this as a potential trap game. Oftentimes teams can take things easy when they look at a team with a 2-7 record, especially coming off an important win like the one against the Buccaneers.