New England Patriots: Week 7 roadmap to the New York Jets

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Coach’s Corner

Tom Brady is expecting a test from the New York Jets on Monday night and so is New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick.

With the Jets coming off an impressive victory over the Dallas Cowboys, they will be hungry to get their second victory of the season and hand the defending Super Bowl champions their first loss of the season.

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If the Jets defense limits the running game and puts the pressure on Brady, the Jets will be very much in the game much like the Buffalo Bills were in Week 4. The difference is on offense where Sam Darnold has been a more productive quarterback than Josh Allen.

With Le’Veon Bell running the rock and playmakers like Jamison Crowder and Robby Anderson catching passes from Darnold, the Patriots defense will be tested as much as the offense.

In other words, don’t let that 30-14 Week 3 victory fool you. Bill Belichick sees a challenge ahead. Here is what the coach had to say on Thursday, via Patriots.com:

"“Coach [Gregg] Williams has an excellent pressure package and he does a good job of keeping the offense off balance. Adam’s [Gase] one of, as I I’ve talked about, I think one of the best game planners in the game and does an excellent job of attacking defenses and just making it tough to handle what they do offensively, with their different personnel groups and plays and his play calling. He did a very good job of that against Dallas – had some big plays, kept them off balance and was very productive. So, big two-minute drive at the end of the half, probably the difference in the game – that and the long pass to [Robby] Anderson.”"

The New England Patriots will have to try to get out fast again against the New York Jets to take them out of the game. If they start slowly, the Jets will smell an upset and give their AFC East rivals a battle.

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