The Patriots’ 54-13 rout of the Jets Sunday wasn’t just a rout. It was a message delivered.
A few messages, really. The ones we deciphered:
Belichick can never hang enough points on the Jets, who disparaged his mental well-being when he quit as HC of the NYJ before ever coaching a game. The Patriots became the first team to score 50 points in a game this season.
Jets coach Robert Saleh probably shouldn’t have celebrated so aggressively after the Niners thumped the Patriots last season while he was the defensive coordinator. Belichick gave him the Joe Gibbs-in-2007 treatment Sunday.