Between the two best teams in the AFC East, the Jets are still the younger sibling that is fighting to get noticed.
Only one loss may separate the Patriots and Jets, but there is a wide gap in the general perception of the two squads. Despite all that’s gone right for the Jets — a 4-1 start; the team taking to a new coach; a defense as good as advertised — the Patriots are still nine-point favorites for Sunday’s showdown in Foxborough.
And the distance between the teams in recent history is so great that Willie Colon said this week the Jets and Patriots aren’t even a rivalry anymore.