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Gregg Williams is Jets’ lone hope versus Patriots and Tom Brady

Contrary to popular belief, there is a road to victory for the winless Jets (0-2) over the mighty Patriots (2-0) on Sunday at Gillette Stadium — Las Vegas and its point spread favoring New England by 22 points be damned.

That road is long, narrow, windy, hilly and precarious, with no guard rails — and Gregg Williams is driving the bus.

The Jets’ fiery, sometimes controversial defensive coordinator is going to need to dial up the game plan of his life to confound Tom Brady and company, with equal parts scheme and unbridled intensity. To borrow a phrase from former Giants great Lawrence Taylor, the Jets need to attack the Patriots’ prolific offense “like a bunch of crazed dogs and have some fun.