Thursday Night Football Week 11 Game Thread: Jets face Patriots

The first NFL game of Week 11 is upon us and despite tonight’s game being a divisional matchup, it features one team being favored by nearly two touchdowns.

The New England Patriots are one of the biggest surprises in the NFL this season, as they join the Colts and Broncos as surprising division leaders with 8-2 records. Second-year quarterback Drake Maye is already squarely in the MVP conversation, while Mike Vrabel’s first year as the Patriots head coach is off to a stellar start.

The opposite is true for the New York Jets, aside from their results being surprising. The Jets have scuffled to a 2-7 record through ten weeks, with first-year head coach Aaron Glenn’s team struggling mightily on defense despite that being his background. The Jets have allowed the 7th-most points in the NFL, including six games giving up at least 27 points and three allowing 34 or more, and they have just a single takeaway all season long.

Still the Jets come into this week on a two-game winning streak, having beaten the Cincinnati Bengals 39-38 and the Cleveland Browns 27-20 on either side of their week 9 bye.

Will the Jets find a way to contain Maye and the Patriots’ offense in New England? Or will the Patriots’ hot start keep going tonight? Tune in to find out and join us in the comments to discuss.