Patriots Prepare For Different Kind of Monday Night Match Up Against the Jets

The skidding New England Patriots and winless New York Jets square off Monday night in a once-spicy matchup of AFC East rivals dealing with big-time struggles. The Jets’ woes are nothing new but they’re a loss away from the first 0-9 start in franchise history. Bill Belichick’s bunch is sputtering into MetLife Stadium on a four-game losing streak. A loss to the Jets in front of a prime-time TV audience would mark New England’s first five-game losing streak since 1995. New York is off to its first 0-8 start since the 1996 squad that went 1-15 under Rich Kotite.