The anticipation ahead of the Nov. 13 matchup between the New York Jets and New England Patriots, Prime Video’s latest “Thursday Night Football” offering is at a fever pitch – the AFC East clash generating copious interest … and perhaps more so for people who just crawled out from beneath heavy objects … and who live in the northeast … and think it’s still 2010, when the NYJ were still competitively relevant.
The Jets, who have won two straight after losing their first seven games, are 13-point underdogs, per BetMGM. New York’s myriad injuries and a roster recently depleted at the trade deadline would seem to justify the notion they very likely might not come within two touchdowns of an archrival sitting atop the division and tied for the best record in the NFL. And crippled as the Jets are, it might also beg the question: Why didn’t the league flex its prime-time Thursday broadcast away from this game?
If the Patriots cruise to another victory – or even prevail from a slog that Thursday games so typically devolve into – it will extend what’s been a brutal patch of prime-time games, especially of the “TNF” variety. (The Los Angeles Chargers beat the Minnesota Vikings 37-10 in Week 8’s Thursday game. Week 9 served up the Baltimore Ravens’ 28-6 bashing of the Miami Dolphins. A week ago, the Denver Broncos defeated the Las Vegas Raiders 10-7 in a contest that was – technically? – competitive, if still a tough watch.)
