NY Jets vs. New England Patriots: Is the Pressure on Mark Sanchez To Win?

January 14, 2011   ·   Matt Regaw   ·   Jump to comments

This weekend the New England Patriots will battle the New York Jets for the right to go to the AFC Championship.  The football experts give the Jets little to no chance to win this game and the oddsmakers have listed the Jets as surprisingly big underdogs for the game to be held in Foxboro.
As we found out last week, any underdog can win in the NFL, as the Seahawks toppled the defending champion New Orleans Saints. So the Jets believe that they can pull off the next great upset in the 2011 NFL playoffs.
The Jets are known for a tough defense and a braggart coach in Rex Ryan. In fact, this week the talk off the field has dominated the game previews as cornerback Antonio Cromartice took centerstage for his rant against Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.
The focus instead should be on the New York Jets player who may be playing this game with his career on the line.
If the defense plays well enough they can beat any team in the league, but the difference maker in thi...

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