The Patriots and Jets will meet this Sunday for the second time this season and the 82nd time in the series. The Patriots have a 35-44-1 record against the Jets in the regular season and a 1-0 mark in the playoffs. The Jets won the first meeting of the season, a 20-19 victory on Monday Night Football. The last three games between these two division rivals have been decided by a touchdown or less.
The two teams have met once in the playoffs, following the 1985 season. The Patriots defeated the Jets 26-14 in the wild-card round at the Meadowlands on their way to Super Bowl XX. A game-by-game look at the series history is listed below:
| **DATE** | **RESULT** | **/-** |
| 1960 | Patriots 28, at Jets 24 | 4 |
| at Patriots 38, Jets 21 | 17 | |
| 1961 | Jets 21, at Patriots 20 | -1 |
| at Jets 37, Patriots 30 | -7 | |
| 1962 | Patriots 43, at Jets 14 | 29 |
| at Patriots 24, Jets 17 | 7 | |
| 1963 | at Patriots 38, Jets 14 | 24 |
| at Jets 31, Patriots 24 | -7 | |
| 1964 | at Patriots 26, Jets 10 | 16 |
| at Jets 35, Patriots 14 | -21 | |
| 1965 | Jets 30, at Patriots 20 | -10 |
| Patriots 27, at Jets 23 | 4 | |
| 1966 | at Patriots 24, Jets 24 | tie |
| at Jets 38, Patriots 28 | -10 | |
| 1967 | at Jets 30, Patriots 23 | -7 |
| Jets 29, at Patriots 24 | -5 | |
| 1968 | Jets 47, Patriots 31 (at Birmingham) | -16 |
| at Jets 48, Patriots 14 | -34 | |
| 1969 | Jets 23, at Patriots 14 | -9 |
| at Jets 23, Patriots 17 | -6 | |
| 1970 | Jets 31, at Patriots 21 | -10 |
| at Jets 17, Patriots 3 | -14 | |
| 1971 | at Patriots 20, Jets 0 | 20 |
| at Jets 13, Patriots 6 | -7 | |
| 1972 | Jets 41, at Patriots 13 | -28 |
| at Jets 34, Patriots 10 | -24 | |
| 1973 | Jets 9, at Patriots 7 | -2 |
| at Jets 33, Patriots 13 | -20 | |
| 1974 | Patriots 24, at Jets 0 | 24 |
| Jets 21, at Patriots 16 | -5 | |
| 1975 | at Jets 36, Patriots 7 | -29 |
| Jets 30, at Patriots 28 | -2 | |
| 1976 | at Patriots 41, Jets 7 | 34 |
| Patriots 38, at Jets 24 | 14 | |
| 1977 | at Jets 30, Patriots 27 | -3 |
| at Patriots 24, Jets 13 | 11 | |
| 1978 | at Patriots 55, Jets 21 | 34 |
| Patriots 19, at Jets 17 | 2 | |
| 1979 | at Patriots 56, Jets 3 | 53 |
| at Jets 27, Patriots 26 | -1 | |
| 1980 | Patriots 21, at Jets 11 | 10 |
| at Patriots 34, Jets 21 | 13 | |
| 1981 | at Jets 28, Patriots 24 | -4 |
| Jets 17, at Patriots 6 | -11 | |
| 1982 | Jets 31, at Patriots 7 | -24 |
| 1983 | at Patriots 23, Jets 13 | 10 |
| at Jets 26, Patriots 3 | -23 | |
| 1984 | Patriots 28, at Jets 21 | 7 |
| at Patriots 30, Jets 20 | 10 | |
| 1985 | at Patriots 20, Jets 13 | 7 |
| at Jets 16, Patriots 13 ot | -3 | |
| 1986 | Patriots 20, at Jets 6 | 14 |
| Jets 31, at Patriots 24 | -7 | |
| 1987 | at Jets 43, Patriots 24 | -19 |
| at Patriots 42, Jets 20 | 22 | |
| 1988 | at Patriots 28, Jets 3 | 25 |
| Patriots 14, at Jets 13 | 1 | |
| 1989 | Patriots 27, at Jets 24 | 3 |
| Jets 27, at Patriots 26 | -1 | |
| 1990 | Jets 37, at Patriots 13 | -24 |
| at Jets 42, Patriots 7 | -35 | |
| 1991 | Jets 28, at Patriots 21 | -7 |
| Patriots 6, at Jets 3 | 3 | |
| 1992 | at Jets 30, Patriots 21 | -9 |
| at Patriots 24, Jets 3 | 21 | |
| 1993 | at Jets 45, Patriots 7 | -38 |
| Jets 6, at Patriots 0 | -6 | |
| 1994 | at Jets 24, Patriots 17 | -7 |
| at Patriots 24, Jets 13 | 11 | |
| 1995 | Patriots 20, at Jets 7 | 13 |
| at Patriots 31, Jets 28 | 3 | |
| 1996 | Patriots 31, at Jets 27 | 4 |
| at Patriots 34, Jets 10 | 24 | |
| 1997 | at Patriots 27, Jets 24 ot | 3 |
| at Jets 24, Patriots 19 | -5 | |
| 1998 | Jets 24, at Patriots 14 | -10 |
| at Jets 31, Patriots 10 | -21 | |
| 2000 | at Jets 20, Patriots 19 | -1 |
Total Points—Jets 1,788, Patriots 1,749
| **DATE** | **RESULT** | **/-** |
| 1985 | Patriots 26, at Jets 14 | 12 |
Below is a list of the top individual performances in the series between the Patriots and the Jets:
| **Rushing Yards** | |
| Patriots: | Tony Collins 23-212-3 tds (9/18/83) |
| Jets: | John Riggins 32-168-1 (10/15/72) |
| **Passing Yards** | |
| Patriots: | Steve Grogan 42-23-401-3 tds (10/12/86) |
| Jets: | Ken O'Brien 29-22-386-2 tds (11/5/89) |
| **Receiving Yards** | |
| Patriots: | Irving Fryar 8-165-2 tds (10/4/92) |
| Jets: | Keyshawn Johnson 8-194-1td (9/12/99) |
