Bill and Tom just refuse to forgive and forget and today they'll force a
gimpy Fitzpatrick to throw a lot - never a good thing, even with the
excellent wideouts he has to aim at. To do that though, the Patriots
need to contain Chris Ivory (a brute after contact) and take away Decker
in the slot. A big ask.
Brady will have to combat a returning Revis, but perhaps the key
matchups will be Cromartie on Gronkowski (I'm guessing that's what the
Jets will do, as I can't see Davis and Pace containing the Gronk) and
the Jets' LBs on runners catching out of the NE backfield, because
beating the Jets on the outside is difficult. The Jets like to blitz a
lot, but that opens up a vulnerability to TEs and I suspect Brady and
Belichick will scheme that matchup all day.
A tough pick, I like the Jets, but the Patriots are on a mission.
Pick: New England Patriots -7.5 @ 2
Pick: 1st TD Rob Gronkowski @ 7
Pick: Anytime TD Chris Ivory @ 2
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