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PATRIOTS VS . J ETS SERIES HISTORY PATRIOTS-JETS QUICK HITS The Patriots and Jets will meet for the 99th time x The Patriots have won four of their last five home games since the series between the AFC East rivals against the Jets. began in 1960. New England defeated the x The Patriots lead the all-time series with the Jets by a 49-48-1 Jets earlier this season in their first road mark (including playoffs), climbing above the .500 mark with contest by a 19-10 score. The Patriots their 19-10 win at New York on Sept. 14. Prior to then, the have won 11 of their last 12 games against last time the Patriots were above .500 in their all-time series the Jets (including one playoff game). with the Jets was in entering the 1967 season, when they led The Patriots have swept the season the series 7-6-1. series with the Jets in four of the last five x The Patriots have held the Jets to 17 points or fewer in 11 of seasons. New England is 20-10 against the last 12 meetings between the teams (including playoffs). the Jets since Robert Kraft purchased the team in 1994. New x This week’s game will mark the 99th meeting between the England’s 49 victories over the Jets (including two playoff wins) Patriots and Jets. The Jets have been the Patriots’ most are the second most over any single opponent, trailing only frequent opponent over the years – Buffalo ranks second with Buffalo (55 all-time wins). 97 meetings. A complete listing of the results of x Seven members of the Jets coaching staff are former Patriots games between the New England coaches, players or staff members – Eric Mangini (head Patriots and the New York coach), Bryan Cox (asst. defensive line), Brian Daboll Jets/New York Titans can be found (quarterbacks), Andy Dickerson (quality control-defense), on page 277 of the 2008 Patriots Jerome Henderson (asst. secondary), Jimmy Raye (running Media Guide. In addition to those backs) and Rick Lyle (asst. strength and conditioning). games, the Patriots defeated the Jets 19-10 on Sept. 14, 2008. PASSING PERFORMANCES Quarterback Matt Cassel picked up a victory in his first career SERIES BREAKDOWN start earlier this season against the Jets on Sept. 14, 2008 at New England 49, New York 48 1 Tie Giants Stadium. Cassel led the Patriots to five scoring drives in (Including New England 2, New York 0 in Playoffs) their 19-10 victory. Quarterback Brett Favre has started against Home Record ............................25-23-1 (incl. 1-0 in playoffs) the Patriots six times, once with the Jets, and owns a 3-3 record Record in Foxborough ................................................... 21-17 in those games. Gillette Stadium ........................................................5-2 Foxboro Stadium................................................... 16-15 Matt Cassel vs. Jets (1-0 as starter) Record in Boston............................................................4-5-1 Date A C Yd % TD I Rating W/L Score Record in Birmingham, Alabama.........................................0-1 09/14/08 23 16 165 .696 0 0 89.9 W 19-10 Away Record................................ 24-25 (incl. 1-0 in playoffs) Brett Favre vs. Patriots (3-3 as starter) Giants Stadium ................................... 17-9 (incl. 1-0 playoffs) Date A C Yd % TD I Rating W/L Score Shea Stadium .................................................................5-14 10/02/94 47 25 294 .532 1 2 61.8 L 16-17 Polo Grounds....................................................................2-2 01/26/96* 27 14 246 .519 2 0 107.9 W 35-21 Seasonal Sweeps .............Jets 14 (most recent '00), Patriots 13 ('07) 10/27/97 34 23 239 .676 3 0 117.2 W 28-10 10/13/02 27 17 147 .630 3 0 114.3 W 28-10 Bill Belichick vs. N.Y. Jets................... 14-6 (13-5 with New England) 11/19/06 15 5 73 .333 0 0 50.1 L 0-35 Eric Mangini vs. New England ....................................................1-5 09/14/08 26 18 181 .692 1 1 85.6 L 10-19 Totals 176 102 1,180 .580 10 3 90.2 3-3 TALE OF THE TAPE *-Super Bowl XXXI (New Orleans, La.) 2008 Regular Season New England New York RECENT PATRIOTS-JETS GAMES Record 6-3 6-3 The Patriots and Jets have played 16 times since 2001, with New Divisional Standings T-1st T-1st England holding a 13-3 advantage in those games, including Total Yards Gained 2,953 2,990 victories in the last four meetings. Since 2003, the Patriots are Total Offense (Rank) 328.1 (15) 332.2 (14) 11-1 against the Jets and have allowed New York to score more Rush Offense 133.0 (7) 123.4 (9) than 17 points in a game just once over that span. Pass Offense 195.1 (23) 208.8 (14) Points Per Game 20.8 (24) 28.3 (3) PATRIOTS-JETS SERIES SINCE 2001 Touchdowns Scored 18 30 Patriots 13, Jets 3 Third Down Conversion Pct. 46.2 42.3 Date Result Score H/A Stadium Total Yards Allowed 2,709 2,699 09/23/01 L 3-10 H Foxboro Stadium Total Defense (Rank) 301.0 (12) 299.9 (10) 12/02/01 W 17-16 A Giants Stadium Rush Defense 100.0 (12) 76.4 (5) 09/15/02 W 44-7 A Giants Stadium Pass Defense 201.0 (15) 223.4 (21) 12/22/02 L 17-30 H Gillette Stadium Points Allowed/Game 17.8 (T-6) 21.1 (14) 09/21/03 W 23-16 H Gillette Stadium Touchdowns Allowed 18 22 12/20/03 W 21-16 A Giants Stadium Third Down Defense (Pct.) 41.5 40.3 10/24/04 W 13-7 H Gillette Stadium Field Goals Made/Attempted 21/23 16/21 12/26/04 W 23-7 A Giants Stadium 12/04/05 W 16-3 H Gillette Stadium Possession Avg. 32:59 31:20 12/26/05 W 31-21 A Giants Stadium Sacks Allowed/Yards Lost 30/143 16/126 09/17/06 W 24-17 A Giants Stadium Sacks Made/Yards 16/124 31/186 11/12/06 L 14-17 H Gillette Stadium Interceptions For/Against 10/7 9/13 01/07/07* W 37-16 H Gillette Stadium Penalties Against/Yards 26/279 44/329 09/09/07 W 38-14 A Giants Stadium Punts/Avg. 28/44.3 28/42.3 12/16/07 W 20-10 H Gillette Stadium Turnover Differential +2 +1 09/14/08 W 19-10 A Giants Stadium *-Playoffs 2008 N EW ENGLAND PATRIOTS PATRIOTS VS . J ETS CONNECTIONS CONNECTIONS (Cont.) FRANCHISE CONNECTIONS NFL CONNECTIONS ¾Patriots head coach Bill Belichick was the Jets’ assistant ¾As head coach of the Cleveland Browns in 1995, Belichick head coach/secondary for three seasons (1997-99). hired Mike Tannenbaum as a personnel intern and Eric ¾Jets head coach Eric Mangini was a member of the Patriots Mangini as a coaching assistant. Tannenbaum is now the coaching staff for six seasons from 2000-05, serving as the Jets’ general manager and Mangini is the Jets’ head coach. secondary coach for the first five seasons and as New ¾Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker and Jets defensive end England’s defensive coordinator in 2005. David Bowens were teammates on the Dolphins in 2005. ¾Defensive line coach Pepper Johnson played for two ¾Jets director of player personnel Terry Bradway was a scout seasons with the Jets from 1997-98 before retiring in 1999. with the New York Giants from 1986-90, while Bill Belichick ¾Special teams coach Brad Seely held the same position with was a member of the coaching staff. the Jets in 1994. ¾Jets offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer was the ¾Patriots Vice President of Player Personnel Scott Pioli was San Diego Chargers quarterbacks coach when Patriots safety the director of pro personnel for the Jets from 1997-1999. Rodney Harrison was on the team. ¾Jets assistant defensive line coach Bryan Cox was a ¾Patriots special assistant/secondary coach Dom Capers was linebacker on the Patriots’ 2001 world championship team. the Miami Dolphins’ assistant to the head coach in 2006 when ¾Jets assistant strength and conditioning coach Rick Lyle was Jets defensive line coach Dan Quinn held the same position a defensive lineman for the Patriots from 2002-03. for the Dolphins. ¾Jets running backs coach Jimmy Raye was the Patriots’ ¾Jets running backs coach Jimmy Raye was the assistant offensive coordinator on head coach Rod Rust’s staff in 1990. head coach/offensive coordinator for the Oakland Raiders in ¾Jets quarterbacks coach Brian Daboll was the Patriots’ wide 2005, which was Patriots running back LaMont Jordan and receivers coach from 2002-06 and served as a defensive wide receiver Randy Moss’ first year with the Raiders. assistant with the team from 2000-01. ¾Patriots linebacker Mike Vrabel and Jets guard Alan Faneca ¾Jets defensive backs coach Jerome Henderson played were teammates on the Steelers from 1998 to 2000. cornerback for the Patriots from 1991-93, then again in 1996. He was originally a Patriots second round pick (41st overall) in HOMETOWN CONNECTIONS the 1991 NFL Draft, and played in Super Bowl XXXI. ¾Jets head coach Eric Mangini is from Hartford, Conn., and ¾Jets defensive lineman Kareem Brown was drafted by the attended Wesleyan University. Patriots in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL Draft and spent ¾Jets defensive end Mike DeVito is a native of Welfleet, the first 11 weeks of the season on the Patriots’ active roster Massachusetts and played at the University of Maine, where before being released on Nov. 27.