The New York Jets’ biggest rival in the AFC East is the New England Patriots. The Patriots probably don’t feel the same way, which only makes this game more intense from a Gang Green perspective.
New England has been giving the Jets the business for a long time.
ESPN’s Rich Cimini wrote this week, “Before their win over [Bailey] Zappe & Co. in the 2023 finale — Belichick’s final game as the Patriots’ coach — the Jets had gone 12 seasons without a victory at Gillette. It came in the 2010 AFC Divisional playoffs, probably their best moment as a franchise since Super Bowl III in 1969. Since then, they’re 1-14 in Foxborough, including six losses by 14 or more points.”
While the Jets may be getting used to getting slapped around by the Patriots, Geno Smith isn’t.
Over the last two years, Smith has successfully gone into Foxboro as the starting quarterback of the other team and has come away with a victory in both of those matchups.
He did it in 2025 with the Las Vegas Raiders, and he did it in 2024 with the Seattle Seahawks. Can he make it three in a row with three different teams? That would have to be some type of record or something if he did.
If you combine those previous pair of Smith performances, he has thrown for 689 passing yards, has a two-to-one touchdown-to-interception ratio, and has averaged a 72.8% completion percentage.
Those results and confidence from Smith having done it should help the Jets mentally as they head into this huge AFC East matchup.
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Patriots Coach’s Comments on Jets QB Geno Smith Picking up Steam – Paul A. Esden Jr/Heavy
There’s only one way for the Jets to show this season is different – Peter Botte/New York Post
Job’s Not Over: David Bailey Still Has Plenty to Prove to Jets Despite Winning AFC Defensive Player of the Week – Nick Faria/Jets on SI
Jarvis Brownlee Jr. Is Finding His Rhythm in Jets Defense – Amanda Vogt/New York Jets
Jets Are Prepared for Drake Maye and the Patriots’ Vertical Pass Attack – Jack Bell/New York Jets
Jets Injury Report | Week 6 vs. Patriots – Thursday – New York Jets
NFL Week 6 picks: Official Predictions for Jets vs. Patriots Matchup – NFL Media Group
Azareye’h Thomas emerging as Jets’ answer at cornerback – Howard Kussoy/New York Post
Patriots vs. Jets weather forecast for NFL Week 6 – Bernd Buchmasser/SB Nation
Jets-Patriots Game Preview | A New Season – Eric Allen/New York Jets
What’s going on with NY Jets rookie TE Kenyon Sadiq? – Michael Nania/Jets X-Factor
Are we evaluating NY Jets EDGE Will McDonald the wrong way? – Connor Long/Jets X-Factor
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