The New England Patriots and New York Jets will meet for the first of two scheduled meetings when they face off this week at Gillette Stadium. The Patriots will travel to face the Jets on Dec. 27. Last year, the Patriots earned their 24th season sweep with a 27-14 win at home on Nov. 3 and then a 42-10 victory at the Jets on Dec. 28. The Patriots enter this week with three straight wins against the Jets.
New England leads the series 77-56-1 overall. The Patriots are 41-26-1 all-time in home games against the Jets, including 21-5 in games played at Gillette Stadium.
The teams have played in the postseason three times – a 1985 Wild Card game, a 2006 Wild Card game and an AFC Divisional game in 2010. New England beat the Jets 26-14 in 1985 at the Meadowlands en route to Super Bowl XX. In 2006, the Patriots defeated the Jets 37-16 at Gillette Stadium, and the Jets beat the Patriots 28-21 in the 2010 Divisional playoff game in Foxborough.
New England is 48-18 and 25-9 in home games against the Jets since Robert Kraft purchased the team in 1994, including two postseason games.
New England’s 77 overall victories over the Jets (including two playoff wins) are the second-most over any single opponent, trailing only the 81 all-time wins over Buffalo.