The Patriots are on a short week, 5 days after Monday's game in Kansas City, with 1,747 km (1,086 miles) of travel.
The Jets have 6 days' rest since Sunday's game in Glendale, with 3,450 km (2,144 miles) of travel.
Divisional game outdoors on turf; broadcast on CBS.
NFL teams on a short week have won 52% of regular-season games since 2015 (848 team-games).
From the published schedule, computed 6 Sep 2026. No odds or predictions. All NFL games this week
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The New England Patriots face the New York Jets in the 2026 NFL regular season on Sunday 27 December 2026 at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford.
Kick-off is 1:00 PM ET. NFL games are shown in the United States across CBS, FOX, NBC, ESPN/ABC and Amazon Prime Video depending on the slot, and internationally on Sky Sports and DAZN. Confirmed broadcast details are listed nearer kick-off.