Overview
- Kickoff is 1 p.m. ET at MetLife Stadium on CBS, with streaming available via DIRECTV’s free trial.
- New England enters 12-3 after an 11-point fourth-quarter comeback over Baltimore clinched a playoff berth, holding a one-game edge on Buffalo with two games left and a division clinch possible with a win plus a Bills loss.
- New York is 3-12 and continues its evaluation of rookie quarterback Brady Cook, who has 527 passing yards with one touchdown and six interceptions over his first three starts.
- Patriots receivers Mack Hollins and Kayshon Boutte are ruled out and DeMario Douglas is questionable, while the Jets list Milton Williams, Robert Spillane, Khyiris Tonga and Harold Landry III as out.
- New England is 7-0 on the road and won the first meeting 28-14, and Patriots Wire staff predictions largely forecast a comfortable Patriots victory.