5 Crucial Tactics For Grounding the NY Jets

The Buttfumble, Thanksgiving 2012

The New England Patriots and New York Jets face off on Thursday Night Football this week.

New England has won each of the last 5 regular season match-ups by an average of 21 points. However, the New York Jets shocked the Patriots in the 2011 AFC Divisional round. This playoff win came just a month after losing (45-3) to New England.

On Thursday Night, they play in front of a national audience on NFL Network. 

Here are my 5 crucial tactics for the Patriots to use against this inferior Jets team:

2013 AFC East: The Good, The Bad & The UGLY

With the New England Patriots season starting in just under 2 weeks, it's a good time to preview the competition in the AFC East.

Here are the teams the Pats will need to go through to claim a fifth straight AFC East title:

THE GOOD: Miami Dolphins

Miami Dolphins

OLD FRIENDS: Ryan Tannehill, Brian Hartline, Cameron Wake

NEW FACES: Mike Wallace, Dustin Keller

KEY LOSSES: Jake Long, Sean Smith

RISING: Lamar Miller

3 QUESTIONS:

• Can Ryan Tannehill improve enough to lead the Dolphins to their first playoff appearance in 5 years? Can he get them their first win playoff win since December 2000?
• Is Mike Wallace the playmaking deep threat that he was signed to be? 
• With the loss of Dustin Keller (to a gruesome knee injury), who else will step up as a solid receiving target for Tannehill?