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Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
New England Patriots
Rank  Player Projections
QB 4 Tom Brady Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 36 Fred Taylor Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 47 Kevin Faulk Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
WR 5 Wes Welker Rec: 8-90, 1 TD
 WR 26 Randy Moss Rec: 3-50, 0 TD
WR 72 Brandon Tate Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 14 Aaron Hernandez Rec: 3-30, 1 TD
K 17 Stephen Gostkowski FG: 1/2 XP: 2/2
 
New York Jets
Rank  Player Projections
QB 32 Mark Sanchez Pass: 160, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 37 LaDainian Tomlinson Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
RB 33 Shonn Greene Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 35 Braylon Edwards Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
WR 53 Jerricho Cotchery Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 24 Dustin Keller Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 30 Nick Folk FG: 1/2 XP: 1/1

Game Notes

Patriots Have won 8 of past 9 against Jets on road... Club has 8-2 record at NYJ under head coach BILL BELICHICK... QB Tom Brady is 7-1 at NYJ & has completed 159 of 253 passes (62.8 pct.) for 1,802 yards w/12 TDs vs. 4 INTs & 93.4 passer rating. Since '07, Brady is 7-1 in Sept. & has 16 TDs vs. 3 INTs & 105.5 passer rating. As starter against AFC East, Brady has 39-10 (.796) record with 80 TDs vs. 35 INTs & 92.3 passer rating... RB Fred Taylor averaged 5.1 yards per carry last week (14 att., 71 yards)... WR Randy Moss (149) needs 1 TD to become 4th player in NFL history w/150 total TDs. WR Wes Welker posted career highs in rec. (15) & receiving yards (192) in last game vs. Jets. Aims for 3rd consecutive game w/100+ yards receiving against Jets (108, 192). Welker tied career-high w/2 TD rec. last week... Rookie TE Rob Gronkowski (2nd round, No. 42) posted 1st career TD rec. in debut last week... LB Tully Banta-Cain had 2 sacks in last game vs. NYJ. LB Gary Guyton posted 1st INT last week & returned it 59 yards for TD.

Jets Club has won 2 of past 3 vs. Patriots... In only meeting vs. NE at home, QB Mark Sanchez completed 14 of 22 passes (63.6 pct.) for 163 yards w/1 TD vs. 0 INTs & 101.1 passer rating... RB Shonn Greene averages 5 rush yards per carry against AFC (85 att., 428 rush yards). In 5 career games vs. NE (w/SD), RB LaDainian Tomlinson averages 108.4 rush yards per game (542 total). Tomlinson averaged 5.6 yards per carry in Jets debut last week (11 att., 62 rush yards)... In 2 games vs. Pats, WR Braylon Edwards averages 17.1 receiving yards per catch (7 rec., 120 yards). WR Jerricho Cotchery is averaging 86 receiving per yards per game in past 3 vs. NE (286 total)... Defense forced 3 turnovers last week (2 FF, 1 INT)... LB Jason Taylor has 12 career sacks vs. Pats. LB Bryan Thomas led team w/1.5 sacks last week... DT Sione Pouha had career-high 2 FRs last week... CB Darrelle Revis had 1 INT in last meeting vs. Pats at home. CB Antonio Cromartie recorded INT in Jets debut.


Results and Schedule
New England Patriots
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2010-09-12 CIN H W 38-24 +14
2 2010-09-19 NYJ A L 14-28 -14
3 2010-09-26 BUF H    
4 2010-10-04 MIA A    
5   Bye      
6 2010-10-17 BAL H    
7 2010-10-24 SD A    
8 2010-10-31 MIN H    
9 2010-11-07 CLE A    
10 2010-11-14 PIT A    
11 2010-11-21 IND H    
12 2010-11-25 DET A    
13 2010-12-06 NYJ H    
14 2010-12-12 CHI A    
15 2010-12-19 GB H    
16 2010-12-26 BUF A    
17 2011-01-02 MIA H    
   
New York Jets
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2010-09-13 BAL H L 9-10 -1
2 2010-09-19 NE H W 28-14 +14
3 2010-09-26 MIA A    
4 2010-10-03 BUF A    
5 2010-10-11 MIN H    
6 2010-10-17 DEN A    
7   Bye      
8 2010-10-31 GB H    
9 2010-11-07 DET A    
10 2010-11-14 CLE A    
11 2010-11-21 HOU H    
12 2010-11-25 CIN H    
13 2010-12-06 NE A    
14 2010-12-12 MIA H    
15 2010-12-19 PIT A    
16 2010-12-26 CHI A    
17 2011-01-02 BUF H    

Injury Report
New England Patriots
Out  OG Nick Kaczur (Back)
 CB Terrence Wheatley (Foot)
Questionable  WR Julian Edelman (Foot)
Probable  QB Tom Brady (Shoulder)
 RB Fred Taylor (Toe)
 WR Wes Welker (Not Injury Related)
IR  FS Josh Barrett (Shoulder)
 CB Leigh Bodden (Shoulder)
 FS Brandon McGowan (Chest)
 DE Darryl Richard (Foot)
 DE Ty Warren (Hip)
Holdout  OG Logan Mankins ()
   
New York Jets
Out  OLB Calvin Pace (Foot)
Questionable  FS Brodney Pool (Ankle)
Probable  CB Darrelle Revis (Hamstring)
Suspended  WR Santonio Holmes (Substance Abuse, 2010 games 1-4)
IR  NT Kris Jenkins (Knee ACL)
 DE Ropati Pitoitua (Left Achilles)
Holdout  QB Erik Ainge ()

Offense Stats Comparison
  NE
 Offense 
NYJ
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 38.0 9.0 18.3 NE
Rushing yards 118.0 116.0 105.6 NE
Rushing yards per attempt 5.13 5.52 4.01 NYJ
Completion % 71.4% 47.6% 60.8% NE
Passing yards 258.0 60.0 205.7 NE
Passing yards per completion 10.32 6.00 9.87 NE
Passing yards per attempt 7.37 2.86 6.00 NE
Interceptions 0.0 0.0 0.8 -
Fumbles lost 0.0 1.0 0.8 NE
Sacks allowed 0.0 2.0 2.1 NE
3rd down conversions 69.2% 9.1% 36.8% NE
4th down conversions 0.0% 0.0% 42.9% -
Time of possession 28:10 21:28 30:04 NE
  Defense Stats Comparison
  NE
 Defense 
NYJ
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 24.0 10.0 18.3 NYJ
Rushing yards 87.0 49.0 105.6 NYJ
Rushing yards per attempt 3.48 1.40 4.01 NYJ
Completion % 68.0% 52.6% 60.8% NYJ
Passing yards 341.0 233.0 205.7 NYJ
Passing yards per completion 10.03 11.65 9.87 NE
Passing yards per attempt 6.82 6.13 6.00 NYJ
INT return 1.0 1.0 0.8 -
Fumble recoveries 1.0 2.0 0.8 NYJ
Sacks 1.0 2.0 2.1 NYJ
3rd down conversions 53.3% 57.9% 36.8% NE
4th down conversions 100.0% 0.0% 42.9% NYJ
Time of possession 31:50 38:32 30:04 NE

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   NE   NYJ  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 4.0 15.5 9.0 NYJ
Yards per kick return 46.0 24.5 23.1 NE
Yards allowed per punt return 0.0 1.3 9.0 NE
Yards allowed per kick return 17.5 18.0 23.1 NE
  Misc Stats Comparison
   NE   NYJ  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 6.0 14.0 6.3 NE
Penalty yards 30.0 125.0 52.3 NE

Note: Team statistics are the results from Week 1 of the 2010 season. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 week results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
New England Patriots vs. New York Jets
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 2 2000-09-11 NE NYJ 19-20 NYJ
2000 7 2000-10-15 NYJ NE 34-17 NYJ
2001 2 2001-09-23 NYJ NE 10-3 NYJ
2001 12 2001-12-02 NE NYJ 17-16 NE
2002 2 2002-09-15 NE NYJ 44-7 NE
2002 16 2002-12-22 NYJ NE 30-17 NYJ
2003 3 2003-09-21 NYJ NE 16-23 NE
2003 16 2003-12-20 NE NYJ 21-16 NE
2004 7 2004-10-24 NYJ NE 7-13 NE
2004 16 2004-12-26 NE NYJ 23-7 NE
2005 13 2005-12-04 NYJ NE 3-16 NE
2005 16 2005-12-26 NE NYJ 31-21 NE
2006 2 2006-09-17 NE NYJ 24-17 NE
2006 10 2006-11-12 NYJ NE 17-14 NYJ
2006 WC 2007-01-07 NYJ NE 16-37 NE
2007 1 2007-09-09 NE NYJ 38-14 NE
2007 15 2007-12-16 NYJ NE 10-20 NE
2008 2 2008-09-14 NE NYJ 19-10 NE
2008 11 2008-11-13 NYJ NE 34-31 NYJ
2009 2 2009-09-20 NE NYJ 9-16 NYJ
2009 11 2009-11-22 NYJ NE 14-31 NE

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2009 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database. WC = Wild-Card