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The New England Patriots' mission in Week 17 is simple: win and they are assured of at least the No. 2 seed in the AFC playoffs. Standing in Tom Brady and Co.'s way of a first-round playoff bye is the rival New York Jets, who are at Gillette Stadium to end another abysmal campaign. Here are some stats and trends that should make Patriots fans feel good about their team's chances of beating the Jets and earning, at worst, the No. 2 seed in next month's playoffs. Continue to Article

December 30, 2018 11:58:am EST

Patriots-Jets inactive lists: Cordarrelle Patterson out for Pats originally appeared on nbcsportsboston.com Cordarrelle Patterson, who was such an important part of the Patriots' run attack last week against the Bills, won't be in uniform today when the Pats play the Jets: Patterson injured his keein the second half of last Sunday's game and was listed as being limited in practice all week. He was listed as 'questionable' on Friday's injury report. Also notable: Adrian Clayborne is inactive for the second straight week. Continue to Article

December 30, 2018 11:29:am EST

Jets in disarray as they prepare for season finale against Patriots originally appeared on nbcsportsboston.com In his game preview, Tom E. Curran wondered just how invested the Jets will be today since their offseason begins as soon as the final gun sounds. The answer may be: Not much. First, NFL Media's Ian Rapoport reports the Jets are expected to fire coach Todd Bowles after the game (though it's not clear whether the move will be made Sunday night or tomorrow, on what's known as Black Monday for NFL coaches). Continue to Article

December 30, 2018 10:52:am EST