The New York Jets will travel to Foxborough, Massachusetts to face the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium in a battle of two AFC East rivals with the game scheduled to start at 1:00 PM ET on Sunday afternoon and will air on Fox.

New York enters this game with a record of 6-10 which puts them in 3^rd place in the AFC East following a 20-37 loss on the road against the Cleveland Browns in week 17 of the NFL season. The Jets will finish the season with a losing record for the 8^th consecutive season and had one of the worst offenses in the NFL this season as they enter this game averaging 15.69 points per game which ranks 29^th in the NFL and featured a below-average passing and rushing offense as they ranked 28^th in rushing yards and 30^th in passing yards per game. 

Defensively, New York was below average as well as they are allowing an average of 22 points per game which is more than the league average of 21.96 points per game. The New York Jets will look to bounce back following the loss on the road against the Cleveland Browns when they travel to face the New England Patriots.

This game may mark the end of an era in New England as Bill Belichick’s future with the Patriots is in question and this is the worst season the Patriots have had under Belichick as they enter this game with a record of 4-12 and will finish with a losing record for the 2^nd consecutive season and will be the first time under Bill Belichick that New England will finish back to back seasons with a losing record. The Patriots had a slightly above-average scoring defense as they are allowing an average of 21.81 points per game, however, New England had the worst scoring offense in the NFL as they are averaging 14.56 points per game. 

The Patriots may not only be looking for a new coach but they will also be looking for another quarterback as Mac Jones was dreadful this season as he enters this game having completed 224 of 345 attempts for 2,120 yards with ten touchdowns and 12 interceptions. The Patriots will be looking to bounce back following the loss on the road against the Buffalo Bills when they host the New York Jets in week 18 of the NFL season.

BookMaker has the New England Patriots listed as 1.5-point favorites at home against the New York Jets on Sunday afternoon in week 18 of the NFL season. New England has won the previous ten games and has won ten straight games at home in the series while going 8-2 ATS in the last ten and covering the spread in six straight games in the series. The New York Jets are 5-10-1 ATS overall, 1-5-1 ATS on the road, 5-8 ATS as an underdog, and 1-4 ATS in division games this season while the New England Patriots are 5-10-1 ATS overall, 1-5-1 ATS at home, 1-3 ATS as a favorite, and 3-2 ATS in division games on the year.

New England has dominated the series against New York having won ten straight overall and the last ten games in the series at home. The Patriots have also covered the spread in six straight games in the series against the Jets. Buy the .5 point and lay the point with the New England Patriots when they host the New York Jets on Sunday afternoon.