Patriots disappoint in 16-9 loss against rival Jets

There was one operative difference between the Patriots game last week and this week's effort against the New York Jets: the opponent. Against Buffalo, which chose to run a prevent defense in the second half vs. the Patriots, letting Brady hang back and make reads, the Jets blitzed Brady first and asked questions later. There always seemed to be a defender free to bust through the offensive line and flush Brady from the pocket or knock him on his ass. Obviously, the offensive line had a hand in this - Brent called him in his preview post for improvement from this unit, but they were clearly overwhelmed today. Another difference? Venue. And, again, this comes back to opponent. It's well known that the Jets and Patriots hate one another as franchises. There's been plenty of turnover on both teams since SpyGate, but the institutional animosity lingers. The fans, above all, have not left behind the bitterness of SpyGate - I'd venture to guess on both sides. In this c...