Staff predictions

Roderick BooneJETS 31, PATS 27

Jets will pound the ball at the Patriots and ride their running game to control the clock and keep Tom Brady off the field as much as possible.

Bob GlauberPATS 31, JETS 20

Jets keep this one close early, but Brady proves too much in the end, solves the Jets' defense in the second half and puts New England in the AFC title game.

Greg LoganPATS 35, JETS 20

Rex Ryan is 2-2 vs. Bill Belichick, but Belichick's wins at Gillette Stadium have been by an average margin of 29.5 points.

Tom RockPATS 42, JETS 10

Belichick is 4-0 in playoff games following first-round byes. When he has time to prepare against a team he's indifferent about, he's dangerous. When he has that time and has been insulted, he's vengeful.

Kimberley A. Martin

PATS 24, JETS 17 The Jets made the mistake of calling out Brady - and now he's going to pick apart their secondary. Look for Brady to point at Antonio Cromartie after EVERY score.

Neil BestJETS 45, PATS 3

Brady knows all about the Green Bay power sweep after seeing "Lombardi" on Broadway, but that play won't help against the Jets.

Arthur StapleJETS 20, PATS 14

Jets defense finds a way to frustrate Brady, and ground-and-pound offense puts up enough

points to steal a win.

Barbara BarkerPATS 31, JETS 20

Not sure if anything has happened over the past seven weeks that makes me want to bet on Mark Sanchez winning a big game in Foxborough.