Overview
- Kickoff is Thursday at 8:15 p.m. ET at Gillette Stadium, with the 8-2 Patriots riding a seven-game streak and the 2-7 Jets arriving on two straight wins.
- New England ruled out Rhamondre Stevenson, Kayshon Boutte and Austin Hooper, positioning rookie TreVeyon Henderson for a lead role after his 147-yard, two‑TD breakout.
- The Jets expect Garrett Wilson to be out for weeks with a knee injury, and Aaron Glenn has not announced whether Justin Fields or Tyrod Taylor will start at quarterback.
- Sportsbooks price the Patriots as roughly 11.5–12.5‑point favorites, and several predictive models lean toward a comfortable home win for New England.
- Key on-field pivots include Breece Hall testing the NFL’s top run defense, Will McDonald IV coming off a four‑sack game against Drake Maye’s protection, and New York’s special teams after two return TDs in Week 10.