Patriots vs. Jets highlights NFL Week 10

The New England Patriots and the New York Jets were expected to fight over the AFC East title this season, but they weren't expected to have to contend with the Buffalo Bills as well. The Bills have a tough road game in Dallas on Sunday (1:00pm ET, CBS), and the Jets host the Pats on Sunday night (8:20pm ET, NBC).

That Patriots/Jets matchup is one of three NFL games set for primetime this week; along with that one we also get Monday Night Football between the Vikings and the Packers in Green Bay (8:30pm ET, ESPN), plus a Thursday night contest between the Raiders and the Chargers in San Diego (8:20pm ET, NFL Network).

New England won five of its first six games this season, but then hit a bye in Week 7 and have struggled ever since. In the two weeks since taking a break the Patriots (5-3 SU, 4-4 ATS) have picked up consecutive losses to the Steelers and Giants. And after putting up 30 or more points in each of their first five outings, the Pats have scored 20 or fewer points in each of their last three games.

Against the Giants on Sunday the Patriots only scored three points through the first three quarters, then found their groove on offense in the fourth quarter to take a 20-17 lead. That advantage didn't last, however, as the Giants scored a late touchdown to give them a 24-20 victory on the day.

Tom Brady went 28 of 49 for 342 yards passing against the Giants, with two touchdown strikes and two interceptions, while Wes Welker had nine catches for 136 yards. Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez each had TD receptions.

The Jets (5-3 SU, 4-4 ATS) rolled to their third consecutive win over the weekend by getting past the Bills 27-11 in Buffalo. Mark Sanchez was an efficient 20 of 28 for 230 yards passing for New York that day, with one touchdown and one interception. Shonn Greene ran for 76 yards on his 19 carries against the Bills.

New York's last loss came in New England on October 9, with the Patriots winning 30-21 as a 7.5-point home favorite. Sanchez was held to 166 yards passing but managed to throw two touchdown strikes in that contest, while Brady threw for 321 yards with one touchdown pass and one interception for the Patriots in that win.

Overall the Jets are 4-6 SU and 5-5 ATS in their last 10 games against rival New England, with the OVER/UNDER going 6-3-1 in those contests.

The Bills (5-3 SU, 4-3-1 ATS) got a weak outing from QB Ryan Fitzpatrick against the Jets, as he went just 15 of 31 for 191 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions. Buffalo will try to keep pace with the Patriots/Jets winner in the AFC East race by beating the Cowboys on Sunday afternoon; those teams haven't met since October 2007, with Buffalo losing 25-24 at home as a 10.5-point underdog.

As for Thursday night, the Raiders (4-4 SU, 4-3-1 ATS) and Chargers (4-4 SU, 2-6 ATS) will be battling for top spot in the AFC West, with San Diego holding the historical edge in the series � they're 8-2 SU in their past 10 games against Oakland, with the ATS mark in the series tied at 5-5 in those contests. Head over to the Oddsmaker NFL board for all of the lines and totals for Week 10; Patriots/Jets opened as a pick'em, with the Cowboys a 6-point favorite against the Bills, and the Vikings a 14-point underdog in Green Bay on Monday night.