They canrsquot give up that many yards again and expect to win

Indianapolis, New Orleans, Denver, and the Jets were all undefeated when the Pats went to play them.Aside from New Orleans every one of those games were close and the Pats know they need to win on the road to show they have a shot in the playoffs.If the Pats can win this game they will all but have secured themselves as AFC East Champions. With all this said, it should be another great game in one of the best rivalries in the NFL today.My prediction is 28-17 Patriots. . An interestingmatch up tonight north of the border, as the Bills beat the Jets in the Meadowlands 16-13 in Week Six Both teams have certainly changed since that match up. The Jets have attempted to scale back on how much rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez has to do. The Bills have fired Dick Jauron and shown that they aren’t going down without a fight.

After giving the Jacksonville Jaguars everything they could handle in Week 11, the Bills routed the Miami Dolphins to the tune of 24 points to none in the fourth quarter last Sunday.So the question is this: Can the Bills stop Thomas Jones this time aroundIn the first match up, Jones had a career day, the Bills gave up over 300 yards on the ground and still won. They can’t give up that many yards again and expect to win. Given Sanchez's reduced role, the Jets won’t be throwing if they can rush for that many yards.Of course it’s impossible to say 100 percent that the Bills will slow Jones down this time around. However, on the Jets’ side of the ball, they don’t have Leon Washington who gashed the Bills last time out and provided very good breathers for Jones.The past two weeks, the Bills faced Maurice Jones-Drew and Ricky Williams, two very good running backs. In fact, MJD is a top 10 back in the league (some may say he might be top five, but that’s a different discussion).

However, he didn’t come anywhere near the yardage Jones gashed the Bills for, the same goes for Williams.Part of the reason for the turnaround of the run defense (yes, they’ve had a turnaround, they haven’t given up anywhere near that many yards on the ground since the previous Jets game) has been the play of the defensive tackles, specifically Kyle Williams and Spencer Johnson. Both of them have been trouble for opposing offensive lines and been making plays in the backfield the past two weeks. If that continues, Jones won’t see anywhere near as much yardage.If the Bills can force the ball into Sanchez’s hands to try and win the game, we could see a game similar to the Dolphins game last Sunday where the Bills defense took over in the fourth quarter, picking off quarterback Chad Henne three times. If the Bills can produce on offense and hold Jones to more manageable numbers, they will win this game.Part of the offensive production will be on the shoulders of running back Fred Jackson.