New York Jets vs New England Patriots Prediction: A close contest expected

New York Jets host the New England Patriots in NFL Week 8. The Jets are 5-2 thanks to their 19.6-point-per-game defense. Patriots quarterback Mac Jones returned but was benched against the Bears.

The Jets have been victorious in their last four matches in a row, and they will undoubtedly try to extend that winning streak in this contest. They now hold a record of five wins and two losses in the Conference Standings for this season. In the current standings, they are in third place, behind the Buffalo Bills and the Kansas City Chiefs. The Jets will not have rookie running back Breece Hall available for this game because he suffered an injury to his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) last week. This is a significant setback for the offense because Breece Hall was the most important player on the team. At the same time, offensive lineman Alijah Vera-Tucker tore his triceps. After acquiring James Robinson from Jacksonville in a trade, the Jets will attempt to move Robinson into Hall's role on the team.

In week seven of the NFL 2022 season, the New England Patriots will have full faith in their ability to make amends for the defeat they suffered at the hands of the Chicago Bears the previous week. Mac Jones was replaced as the starting quarterback for the Patriots by Bailey Zappe after Jones threw six passes and an interception during the Patriots' game against the Bears on Monday night. As the first half came to a close, Zappe pulled together a pair of explosive touchdown drives, but in the second half, he was the one who threw two interceptions on his own. Jones has been selected as the starting by Bill Belichick for this week's game, but New England needs to improve before laying points on the road. They have won three of their first seven matches of the season, although they are now in 10th place in the standings because they have lost four of their first seven matches.

Although the New England Patriots have had a rough start to the season, we don't think it will be a problem for them on Sunday. They've dominated the New York Jets in recent head-to-head matchups, winning all five games. The New York Jets have had a great season, but we are still backing the Patriots (+2.5) to win and cover the spread in this game.