Patriots Vs. Jets Preview: Five Matchups That Will Determine High-Stakes Clash

FOXBORO -- Before we launch into the matchups that will determine Sunday's massively important divisional game between the Patriots and Jets, a reminder: No one knew anything in March.

Just imagine telling someone eight months ago that the Jets would be 6-3 in mid-November, second in the division, and the young quarterback once (not at all ironically, believe it or not) referred to as "Mormon Mahomes" would be rumored to have had a relationship with his mom's best friend. You might've been slapped before that last bit of scuttlebutt ever passed your lips.

Then imagine telling that same person that Mac Jones would rank statistically right alongside Wilson in certain categories, that two of New…