Do you understand how badly I wanted to get you to point and click and have you read – Just show up? Just show up… When you look at these two teams, one headed for the playoffs, one headed for the 2026 NFL Draft, that’s where I was mentally at. Then I closed my eyes and remembered who the Patriots are playing this week. And the deep seeded hatred I have for gangrene. It’s an ancient hatred that goes back to the days of my childhood and Namath. Into my teen years and the NY Schmuck Exchange, and into the creepy toe worshiping Just Eat The Snacks crew under unsexy Rexy and his band of interlopers. This is an AFC East thing, a pride thing, and I can’t stand losing to the AFC East – especially the fucking Jets. Here are my monster keys to Patriots victory.
The Fields Medal The Fields Medal
If you’re not a fan of Goodwill Hunting that probably went over your head. My point? Keep Fields in the pocket. Put everything on his arm. Load up the box and beg the Jets to throw the ball on every down. Fields is a glorified running back, that’s it, contain him in the box and then crush it. The interior can not get too far upfield. and Edges ? Don’t get pushed past the pocket. Don’t let Fields move the chains with his legs.
Shut Down The Running Game
While the rest of this Jets offence looks like Jersey swamp ooze, Breece Hall is a man to worry about. With 4.8 yards per carry, he is the straw that stirs the ooze. Three 100 yard games this season. The only thing that’s held him back is the pond scum that surrounds him. And hopefully the Patriots front seven. Mind your Gaps people.
Win the Turnover Battle – sooner or later this is going to come back and bite this Patriots crew in the ass. Take care of the rock, and go get an extra.
Own the Late Downs – the Pats were just 5 of 14 on third down last week vs the Bucs 2-3 on fourth down saved them – let’s not go there this week. Get into second and third and SHORT and convert. Gangrene is 28th in the league flipping the placard from 3rd to 1st down.
Limit the Laundry – slowly but surely the Patriots are getting better at eliminating the stupid. But they went from 3 flags tossed against the Falcons to five last week.
Own The Red Zone – 50% is pretty good – only getting there twice and one trip ends in an INT is not. The bucs got 6 on two of three trips. Clean it up.
The Tonga Kid
More Khyiris Tonga in the backfield , dare i say it line him up at TE !! I love Tonga as the lead blocker just bulldozing ( you should see the smile on my face.
Vaccination Time
Take your shots, it’s apparent no matter who is on the field when Drake goes deep it’s going to happen. I’m convinced that if the trade deadline was next week the Jets wouldn’t have gotten that absurd haul for Sauce. Keep chucking it Josh.
Pedal to the Metal
Get up early. Get up fast. I’d like to see some no huddle this week out of the gate, and don’t take your foot off the gas. I can’t believe I’m going to take an observation from Tony Romo, but the Patriots are guilty of going super conservative with the lead. Once you have a 10+ point lead, put your foot on the Jets Neck. Run it up, have them on the bus and look for Logan by halftime.
That’s it my rabid readers. With how badly the Jets are banged up and after their firesale, there is no excuse not to get this W at home. It’s time for teams to remember what it’s like to drive up route one.
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