Overview
- New England can secure the AFC East with a win paired with a Buffalo loss or tie this weekend, or by winning its final two games.
- Drake Maye enters the matchup leading the NFL in completion percentage at 70.9% with Pro Bowl recognition and rising MVP chatter.
- The Patriots ruled out five starters — Kayshon Boutte, Mack Hollins, Harold Landry III, Robert Spillane and Jared Wilson — with additional contributors listed as questionable.
- The Jets will start undrafted rookie Brady Cook for a third straight game after Justin Fields went on injured reserve, while the defense carries an NFL-record 15-game interception drought.
- Betting markets make New England a heavy favorite around -13.5, and a victory would complete a perfect 8-0 road regular season under first-year coach Mike Vrabel.