Saw it Coming...

I love 4:15 and 8 pm Sunday football games. You can always make an event out of them. On the flip side, I don't like 1 pm kick-offs. I feel like I am wasting a whole day off in front of the TV ignoring my kids.

That's why I was psyched to see the Pats/Jets were a 4:15 start earlier this week...that was until I started looking a little deeper into the potential outcomes.

Now, looking back at the Jets 28-14 win over the Pats, I can honestly say -- if I were a betting man -- I would have bet against the Pats today.

All the pieces were in place for a Pats loss:

-- The Jets were at home -- a week after an opening day loss.
-- The Pats won huge last week.
-- The Jets needed the win WAY more than the Pats did -- something like 12 percent of teams that start the season 0-2 make the playoffs.
-- The Pats had the Moss debacle after last week's win.
-- Brady had some rare harsh words for the Jets during the past few weeks...a usual no-no from a player on a Belichick team.
-- Anything goes when these two teams meet. Even though the Pats looked great last week (even the D) and the Jets looked horrible (especially the O)...none of that really matters.

So the Patriots came out and played a pretty solid first half, then collapsed in the second. Their defense was pretty much non-existent the whole game, and their offense disappeared for the whole second half.

On the other side, the Jets played a pretty solid game on both sides of the field. The Pats, however managed to make Sanchez look like a Hall of Famer.

All that being said -- it is only week 2, and there is a lot of season left. The Pats will be OK...their offense is to potent with too many weapons. Before I sign off -- just to make you feel better -- here are some post-game Brady quotes that indicate he isn't too happy either. If I am the Bills...I wouldn't be looking forward to next week's game: (the following is courtesy of ESPN.com/Boston)


Quarterback Tom Brady (on the difference between the two halves): “We couldn’t do anything in the second half. We had a hard time gaining yards there. We couldn’t do anything on third down. We couldn’t gain anything on first and second down. We couldn’t run it. We couldn’t throw it. We just sucked. That’s what it comes down to.”

Brady (on second-half struggles on the road): “I think when it comes down to the second halves of these second halves of games, our level of toughness, we have to go out and play tougher. There were times where I think we had opportunities to do a better job out there and we didn’t. That’s all of us, starting with me. I have to do a better job leading this team and certainly executing better when it’s crunch time.”