Welcome to Season 9, Episode 8 of the Unconventional Preview, a serious-yet-lighthearted, nostalgia-tinted look at the Patriots’ weekly matchup.
The last time the Patriots faced the Jets was Week 7 last October, which was not that long ago on the calendar but might as well be eons ago in terms of the aspirations of this franchise. The Patriots throttled the Jets in a “Monday Night Football” matchup like this one, 33-0, holding the Jets to 154 total yards, forcing six turnovers, and leaving poor Sam Darnold muttering on the sideline about seeing ghosts. It was one of the Patriots’ most satisfying routs of the Jets, at least among those that didn’t include a buttfumble.