Familiarity breeds contempt, and the Jets and Patriots — who have battled one another since 1960— are no exception.
The two franchises have met a total of 113 times in the regular season, with the Patriots winning 59 of those contests.
New England has won eight of the last nine meetings between the two AFC East rivals dating back to 2011.
But when the two teams meet on Sunday at MetLife Stadium, the Jets will be playing for their playoff lives. If they don’t beat the Patriots it would take a Christmas miracle to book a ticket to the NFL’s playoff dance.