New England Patriots at New York Jets 9/19/21 - NFL Picks & Predictions

The New England Patriots visit MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Sunday to play the New York Jets in an AFC East clash. New England lost its opening game on Sunday 17-16 to the Miami Dolphins. Rookie quarterback Mac Jones played well in his debut for the Patriots, passing for 281 yards and one touchdown. New England's defense, despite the loss, allowed only 259 yards but the Patriots were hurt by two turnovers.

New England quarterback Mac Jones has passed for 281 yards with one touchdown and has been sacked once. The leading rusher for New England is Damien Harris with 100 yards and an average of 4.3 yards per carry. The leading receiver is Nelson Agholor with 72 yards and one touchdown reception and an average of 14.4 yards per reception. Safeties Kyle Dugger and Devin McCourty are the leading tacklers with seven each.

New York opened its regular season with a 19-14 loss to the Carolina Panthers. Jets rookie quarterback Zach Wilson opened his NFL career with 250 yards passing and two touchdowns but was intercepted once. The Jets gained only 252 yards of total offense and allowed Carolina to gain 381 yards of total offense. Carolina is led by former Jets quarterback Sam Darnold.

Jets quarterback Zach Wilson has passed for 258 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Wilson was sacked six times in his debut on Sunday. The leading rusher for the Jets is Tevin Coleman with 24 yards and an average of 2.7 yards per carry. Corey Davis is the leading receiver for the Jets with 97 yards and two touchdown receptions. Davis has an average of 19.4 yards per reception. On defense, linebacker De’Shawn Phillips is the leading tackler with 12.