STADIUM: Gillette Stadium
REFEREE: Land Clark
DATE: Sunday, January 7, 2024
GAME TIME: 1:00 PM ET
FOX: Chris Myers, Robert Smith, Jen Hale
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) NYJ: 161 or 380 NE: 85 or 225
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY REG. SEASON: NE leads series, 72-53-1 (won past 15). THE LAST TIME: REG. SEASON: 9/24/23: NE 15 at NYJ 10.
HEAD COACHES NOTES: Robert Saleh vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 0-5 Reg. Season: 17-33 (.340) Postseason: 0-0. Bill Belichick vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 39-12 Reg. Season: 302-164 (.648) Postseason: 31-13 (.705).
NEW YORK JETS NOTES:
• QB TREVOR SIEMIAN completed 32 of 45 atts. (71.1 pct.) for 261 yards & TD last week, 2nd straight game with 25+ completions. Passed for 282 yards in only career start vs. NE (12/19/16 w/ Den.).
• RB BREECE HALL led team with 126 scrimmage yards (84 rush, 42 rec.) & had 9 catches & rec. TD last week. Has 125+ scrimmage yards & TD in 3 of past 4 & in each of past 2. Ranks 2nd among RBs with 74 catches & 5th among RBs with 1,395 scrimmage yards in 2023, most scrimmage yards by NYJ RB in a season since Thomas Jones in 2009 (1,460). Can become 4th NYJ RB all-time with 1,500-yard season.
• WR GARRETT WILSON aims for 3rd in row with 5+ catches & 50+ rec. yards. Has 50+ rec. yards in 4 of past 5. Had 5 catches in Week 3 meeting. Needs 7 catches to become 2nd player in franchise history with 100-catch season, joining Brandon Marshall (109 in 2015). Is the 1st NYJ player ever with 1,000+ rec. yards in each of 1st 2 seasons.
• TE TYLER CONKLIN had 5 catches for 45 yards last week, 4thstraight game with 4+ catches. Has career-best 605 rec. yards in 2023.
• DL QUINNEN WILLIAMS had TFL last week. Has TFL in 5 of 6 career games vs. NE, with sack in 2 of past 3.
• LB QUINCY WILLIAMS had 7 tackles & FF in Week 16. Aims for 9th in row with 5+ tackles. Has PD in 3 of past 4. Had 9 tackles & TFL in Week 3 meeting & aims for his 4th in row vs. NE with TFL.
• LB C.J. MOSLEY had 8 tackles, FF & FR last week. Aims for 4th in row with 6+ tackles. Had 10 tackles in Week 3 meeting.
• LB JERMAINE JOHNSON had 37-yard INT-TD last week, 1stcareer INT & 1st-career TD.
• CB SAUCE GARDNER had PD last week. Had PD in last road meeting (11/20/22). Has 31 career PD, 3rd-most in NFL since 2022.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS NOTES:
• QB BAILEY ZAPPE totaled 246 yards (209 pass, career-high 37 rush) & had 1st-career rush TD last week.
• RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT rushed for TD last week & has TD in 3 of past 4. Has 85+ scrimmage yards in 2 of past 3 at home. Has 240 scrimmage yards (120 per game) in 2 career games vs. NYJ. Needs 26 scrimmage yards to become 4th RB since 2000 with 900+ scrimmage yards in each of 1st 8 seasons. Since entering NFL in 2016, ranks 2nd with 8,850 rush yards & 71 rush TDs.
• RB KEVIN HARRIS had career-high 69 scrimmage yards (54 rec., 15 rush) last week.
• WR DEMARIO DOUGLAS (rookie) has 50+ rec. yards in 3 of past 4 at home. Needs 3 catches to become 1st NE rookie with 50+ catches since Terry Glenn in 1996 (90).
• WR DEVANTE PARKER has 4+ catches in 3 of past 4.
• TE HUNTER HENRY aims for his 3rd in row with TD catch. Needs 81 rec. yards for 6th-straight 500-yard season.
• DT CHRISTIAN BARMORE has 0.5+ sacks in 3 of past 4. Aims for 4th in row with 6+ tackles. Had sack & PD in Week 3 meeting. Leads team with career-high 8.5 sacks this season.
• DE DEATRICH WISE had sack & 1st FF of season last week. Has sack in 2 of past 3. Has PD in 3 of his past 4 vs. NYJ.
• LB JA’WHAUN BENTLEY aims for 3rd in row with 7+ tackles. Had 5 tackles, TFL & PD in Week 3 meeting.
• LB JAHLANI TAVAI tied for team lead with 10 tackles & had TFL last week. Had 5 tackles in Week 3 meeting.
• S KYLE DUGGER had 10 tackles, PD & 1st FF of season last week, 5th-straight game with 5+ tackles. Has PD in 3 of past 4. Aims for his 4th in row vs. NYJ with PD. Is the 4th NE DB with 100+ tackles (101) in a season since 2000.
