For the first time in more than two years, Gillette Stadium will host a prime time game again. On Thursday night, the New England Patriots will welcome the New York Jets to their home arena — a chance to improve to 3-0 against the AFC East, to add an eighth straight win, and to give the new Rivalry alternate uniforms a proper introduction.

Obviously, none of that is a given considering that the Patriots will be playing on a short week and without several starters. Also, division games tend to follow their own rules.

That being said, anything other than a Patriots victory would be a major disappointment when looking at the two teams’ records — 8-2 versus 2-7 — as well as our head-to-head comparison.

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