Patriots Pummel Jets, 45-3, To Take Control Of AFC East

Brady said that hasn’t happened very often since he’s been there and the Patriots success in the last decade reflects that. The Patriots now enter the home stretch in control of their own destiny. If they win out, they’ll win the AFC East and control home field advantage throughout the playoffs.

If they play at home like they did Monday night against the Jets, this could be a problem for the rest of the NFL.

“We bring out the best in each other” isn’t exactly an accurate statement. On Monday night, the Patriots brought out the worst in the Jets, who had three interceptions and scored just three points. The Patriots all week called the Jets a great team and, on Monday night, did their best to prove themselves wrong.

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If there any doubts as to who the best QB in the league was, I think Tom Brady erased them. In the biggest game of the year he has arguably his best game of the year. Brady is a big-game player and proves time and time again that he’s the best in the league.

Four receivers for the Patriots last night had at least 50 yards and three of them had a touchdown. Brady’s having a heckuva year and he appears, at this time, to be near the top in MVP considerations.

Rex Ryan is among the most personable coaches in the NFL and his press conferences have turned into must see TV. Likewise his team has team turned into must watch TV entering Monday Night Football with a 9-2 record and a chance to move into first place in the AFC East.

This week? 38 percent. Clearly Jets fans can’t be pleased with that.

Both teams entered the highly anticipated tilt with identical records but left Gillette Stadium in decidedly different fashion, as the Patriots (10-2) outgained their division rival, 405-301, and appeared to score at will.

For their performance, the Jets received the very worst insult any Jets’ team can receive, courtesy of Gang Green Nation:

The Jets’ second drive of the second half ended when Mark Sanchez was intercepted, which led to a Tom Brady touchdown pass.

The Jets’ third drive of the second half ended when Mark Sanchez was intercepted, which led to a Tom Brady touchdown pass.

The Jets’ second drive of the second half ended when Mark Sanchez was intercepted, which led to a Tom Brady touchdown pass.

If you’re a Jets fans, this pattern is probably going to get boring after a while.

Probably game. Probably set. Probably match.

RB Danny Woodhead took a short crossing route in traffic 35 yards to New York’s 33 — considering his size, losing him near the line of scrimmage is pretty hard to avoid. Another goal line pass interference call changed the drive, but this one went against New England. Deion Branch was flagged for impeding CB Darrelle Revis.

Didn’t matter all that much. QB Tom Brady found WR Brandon Tate in the end zone shortly after, a four-yard touchdown strike. Tate was very close to being out of bounds, getting one foot in before his upper body landed near white, but Ryan hesitated to throw the challenge flag after missing one earlier.

This is the biggest deficit the Jets have faced all year.

But just how big is this game? Kraft says it’s the biggest, per ESPN Boston.

And it’s all on Monday Night Football for the world to see.

This one has plenty of NFL playoff implications. The winner has the inside track to winning the AFC East and No. 1 seed in the AFC while the loser is looking at the top wildcard spot.

One of the Patriots two losses this season came at the hands of the Jets in Week 2, 28-14. The key to that game was the Jets winning the turnover battle, 3-0. New England only put up 52 rushing yards while the Jets passed 100.