By james art 
Aaron Rodgers blames the media for the Jets’ current struggles
New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers blamed the media for his team’s problems following their Week 7 loss.
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It’s clear the New York Jets are ready for the 2024 season.
Owner Woody Johnson reinforced that sentiment when he traded for Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams — arguably QB Aaron Rodgers’ favorite target when they were teammates in Green Bay — last week after a tough 23-20 loss to the Bills in Week 7.
Despite holding a 15-13 halftime lead, Gang Green would surrender 31 unanswered points to give the Steelers a huge 37-15 victory Sunday night in Week 8, pushing the Jets’ losing streak to four games.
The Jets are now 2-5 with their playoff/AFC East title hopes on life support unless the franchise can turn things around and win most of their remaining 10 regular season games to finish over or near .500 to end the longest postseason drought (13 seasons) among the four North American professional sports teams.
The Gang Green will get some reinforcements on defense, with pass rusher Haason Reddick — who lost millions of dollars in holdouts since being traded to East Rutherford this offseason before signing a new, adjusted one-year deal earlier this week — made his debut in green and white on Sunday afternoon against the Patriots.
Desperate and in need of a win, this should be the right place and the right time for the Jets, who play their division rival for the second time in five weeks.
After a huge 16-10 win over the Bengals in Cincinnati in Week 1, New England has lost six straight games and turned to No. 3 overall pick QB Drake Maye — who entered the final game at MetLife Stadium on Sept. 19 for his first regular season action — as their new starter under center for the third straight game.
Can the Jets, as heavy road favorites, pull off a win and get back in the win column, or will the Patriots play spoiler and push Gang Green’s hopes of ending a seemingly never-ending playoff drought another year with so much uncertainty after this regular season?
Here are our live updates and analysis for the Jets vs. Patriots on Sunday afternoon in Week 8:
NY Jets vs. Patriots injury updates (as of Friday)
- NY Jets: EXIT: S Ashtyn Davis (concussion), DL Leki Fotu (knee) and OL Alijah Vera-Tucker (ankle). Doubtful: S Tony Adams (hamstring) and WR Alan Lazard (chest). doubtful:OL Morgan Moses (knee) and TE Kenny Yeboah (abdomen).
- Patriots: EXIT: WR Ja’Lynn Polk (concussion) and G Layden Robinson (ankle). doubtful: DT Daniel Ekuale (abdomen), CB Jonathan Jones (shoulder), G Michael Jordan (ankle), T Vederian Lowe (ankle), LB Raekwon McMilan (back), OL Sidi Sow (illness), LB Sione Takitaki (knee) and DE Keion White (ankle)
Time for NY Jets vs. Patriots today
- date: Sunday, October 27
- Time: 1 in the afternoon
- location: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts.
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NY Jets vs. Patriots Story
- Series recording: Patriots lead, 74-56-1
- Jets last win: September 19, 2024 (24-3)
- The last victory of the patriots: September 24, 2023 (15-10)
NY Jets vs Patriots Prediction
The choice: Jets 27, Patriots 13
No excuses here. The Jets must and must win this game to have any hopes of playing football in late January against a clearly inferior Patriots team that could end up with the worst record in the NFL this season. Multiple injuries to the Gang Green defense may be a concern here, but in the end, Rodgers and Co. get the job done to keep their slim playoff hopes and chance to win the AFC East alive with a two-score win in Foxborough.
NY Jets vs Patriots Betting Odds
Odds: Jets by 7 points
Over/Under: 41 points
Money line: Jets (-350), Patriots (+275)
Odds according to BetMGM as of 26 Oct.
NY Jets vs Patriots Weather Update
Sunny, with a maximum temperature of 53 degrees. Winds around 6-9 mph with gusts as high as 20 mph.
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Jets 2024 schedule
- Sept. 9: at San Francisco (32-19 loss)
- Sept. 15: at Tennessee (24-17 win)
- September 19: New England (24-3 win)
- September 29: Denver (10-9 loss)
- October 6: Minnesota (London) (23-17 loss)
- Oct. 14: Buffalo (23-20 loss)
- Oct. 20: at Pittsburgh (37-15 loss)
- October 27: in New England
- October 31: Houston
- November 10: in Arizona
- November 17: Indianapolis
- bye
- December 1: Seattle
- December 8: in Miami
- December 15: at Jacksonville
- December 22: Los Angeles (N)
- December 29: at Buffalo
- January 5: Miami
- entry: 2-5
Patriots schedule
- Sept. 8: at Cincinnati (16-10 win)
- September 15: Seattle (23-20 loss)
- Sept. 19: at New York (A) (24-3 loss)
- Sept. 29: at San Francisco (lost 30-13)
- Oct. 6: Miami (15-10 loss)
- October 13: Houston (41-21 loss)
- Oct. 20: Jacksonville (London) (32-16 loss)
- October 27: New York (A)
- November 3: in Tennessee
- November 10: in Chicago
- November 17: Los Angeles (N)
- November 24: in Miami
- December 1: Indianapolis
- bye
- December 15: in Arizona
- December 22: at Buffalo
- December 29: Los Angeles (A)
- January 5: Buffalo
- entry: 1-6
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