What You Need to Know About Sunday's New England Patriots Game Against the New York Jets at Gillette Stadium

Editor’s Note: Information in this article was provided by Patriots Media Relations.

The New England Patriots return to the confines of Gillette Stadium following two consecutive road wins to face the New York Jets in a battle for first place in the AFC East. The Patriots have the NFL’s top divisional record since 2001 with a 68-19 (.782) mark. The Patriots are 1-0 in the AFC East in 2015, following a 40-32 win at Buffalo on Sept. 20. Tom Brady owns a 20-5 record against the Jets as a starting quarterback, including a 10-2 record at home.

This week’s game will be the first of two games against the Jets. The Patriots will travel to face the Jets at MetLife Stadium on Dec. 27. Last season, the Patriots swept the season series against the Jets for the 16th time in team history.

The Patriots are off to a 5-0 start for the fourth time in team history and for the third time in the Bill Belichick-Tom Brady era. The Patriots will be looking to start the season at 6-0 for the third time in team history. The Patriots started the year at 6-0 in 2004 and in 2007.

To help you get ready for the game, here is what you need to know.

Broadcast Information

TELEVISION: This week’s game will be broadcast by CBS and can be seen locally on WBZ-TV Channel 4 in Boston. Ian Eagle will handle play-by-play duties with Dan Fouts as the color analyst. Evan Washburn will work the sidelines. The game will be produced by Mark Wolff and directed by Bob Fishman.

NATIONAL RADIO: This week’s game will be broadcast to a national audience on ESPN Radio. Ryan Ruocco and Bill Polian will call the game with Ian Fitzsimmons reporting from the sidelines.

LOCAL RADIO: 98.5 FM, The Sports Hub, is the flagship station for the Patriots Radio Network. Play-by-play broadcaster Bob Socci will call the action along with former Patriots quarterback Scott Zolak, who will provide color analysis. Produced by Marc Cappello.

Arrive Early and Allow for Plenty of Time Around Gillette Stadium

With a capacity crowd of nearly 67,000 fans expected, Gillette Stadium officials encourage drivers to allow themselves plenty of time when traveling near the stadium on game day. Traffic restrictions will be in place on local roads before and after the game. Fans must use I-95, I-495 or Route 140 to access Route 1 and Gillette Stadium. For ease of entry and exit, fans are reminded of the following:

Parking and Public Transportation

Stadium parking lots open at 9 a.m. Parking is $40 for cars and motorcycles and $150 for buses, RVs, and limos. Those who would prefer to not drive can take the MBTA Commuter Rail to the stadium from South Station in Boston and TF Green Airport in Warwick, R.I. for $15 roundtrip.

South Station Schedule

• South Station: Departs for Gillette Stadium at 11 a.m.
• Back Bay: Departs for Gillette Stadium at 11:05 a.m.
• Dedham Corp: Departs for Gillette Stadium at 11:20 a.m.
• Arrive: Train arrives at Gillette Stadium at 12:05 p.m.

TF Green Airport Station Schedule

• TF Green Airport: Departs for Gillette Stadium at 10:30 a.m.
• Providence: Departs for Gillette Stadium at 11 a.m.
• South Attleboro: Departs for Gillette Stadium at 11:10 a.m.
• Attleboro: Train arrives at Gillette Stadium at 11:20 a.m.
• Mansfield: Departs for Gillette Stadium at 11:30 a.m.
• Arrive: Train arrives at Gillette stadium at 12:05 p.m.

Both trains will leave Gillette Stadium 30 minutes after the conclusion of the game.

The Dos and Do Nots of the Parking Lot

No one wants to be that person that gets in trouble for something that could have been avoided by knowing the rules of the parking lot. Here are the regulations for parking at the stadium. To provide all visitors with a safe and enjoyable visit to Gillette Stadium, the following parking lot restrictions apply on game days:

• Visitors must be in possession of a valid ticket to that day’s game to gain access to parking lots.
• Parking license is limited solely to the purpose of parking your vehicle on our property to gain entry to Gillette Stadium. Each paid license entitles the licensee to occupy one parking space.
• Solicitation, commercial or otherwise, by anyone for any purpose is expressly prohibited.
• Sale of any food, beverage or other items in Gillette Stadium parking lots, either prepaid or walk-up, without obtaining prior written approval of stadium management is expressly prohibited.
• Visitors must follow the directions given by the parking attendants and park within the space designated for your use.
• Spaces cannot be held for vehicles arriving at a later time.
• Vehicles cannot be pulled into drive aisles after they are parked.

Prohibited Items

• Fans may not bring the following items into the stadium:
• Bags larger than a 12” x 12” x 6”. Contents of all bags will be inspected. Exceptions can be made for guests with special medical needs.
• Unmanned Aircraft Systems
• Remotely Controlled Model Aircraft
• Selfie sticks
• GoPro Cameras
• Battery Operated Heated Jackets
• Any type of portable chair or seat, other than those approved for persons with accessibility issues
• Video cameras
• Tripods or monopods
• Flagpoles over 2 feet in length
• Weapons of any kind, including pocket/utility knives
• Food or beverages
• Illegal drugs and substances
• Coolers or containers, including cans and bottles
• Umbrellas
• Fireworks, pyrotechnics, flares
• Laser pointers
• Animals, other than service dogs assisting those with disabilities
• Strollers or baby seats
• Segways
• Noisemakers, bullhorns, air horns, vuvuzelas
• Helium balloons, beach balls
• Lacrosse balls
• Any alcoholic beverages
• Food or beverages [unless the individual is in possession of a letter signed by Kelly Way, Director of Operations, TeamOps LLC
• Folding and/or standalone chairs
• Seat Cushions
• Soccer balls

Clear Bag Policy

The NFL Clear Bag Policy will be in effect once again throughout the 2015 season. That policy states that all bags entering the stadium must be clear plastic, vinyl or PVC and no larger than 12” x 6” x 12.” Fans can use one-gallon clear (see through) plastic freezer bag or similar. In addition, small clutch bags (not to exceed 7” x 4” x 2”) may be carried into the stadium along with one of the clear bag options. Prohibited items include, but are not limited to: non see-through purses larger than a clutch bag, coolers, briefcases, backpacks, fanny packs, cinch bags, luggage of any kind, seat cushions, computer bags and camera bags or any bag larger than the permissible size. For additional information, go to NFL.com/allclear.

Series History

The Patriots and Jets will meet for the 113th time, including three postseason games, since the series between the AFC East rivals began in 1960. This week’s game will be the first of two meetings between the two teams in 2015. The Patriots will travel to face the Jets at MetLife Stadium on Dec. 27, 2015.

The Patriots earned their 16th series sweep last year with a 27-25 win on Thursday Night Football at Gillette Stadium on Oct. 16, 2014, and a 17-16 win at the New York Jets on Dec. 21, 2014.

The Patriots lead the series, 58-53-1 overall.

The Patriots are 31-25-1 all-time against the Jets at home, including 1-1 at home in the postseason. The Patriots are 27-28 all-time on the road against the Jets, including 3-2 at MetLife Stadium.

The teams have played in the postseason three times – a 1985 Wild Card game, a 2006 Wild Card game and an AFC Divisional game in 2010. New England beat the Jets, 26-14, in 1985 at the Meadowlands on their way to Super Bowl XX. In 2006, the Patriots defeated the Jets, 37-16, at Gillette Stadium and the Jets defeated the Patriots, 28-21, in the 2010 Divisional playoff game.

New England is 29-15 against the Jets since Robert Kraft purchased the team in 1994.

New England’s 58 overall victories over the Jets (including two playoff wins) are the second most over any single opponent, trailing only Buffalo with 68 all time wins.

Connections

NEW ENGLAND TIES

• Jets P Ryan Quigley attended Boston College where he broke the record for most punts in a season with 79. In his senior year, he was ranked fourth in the nation with 28 punts inside the 20. Quigley is the school’s all-time leader in career punts with 283 for 11,418 yards.
• Jets QB Ryan Fitzpatrick attended Harvard from 2001-04. During his senior year, Fitzpatrick earned Ivy League MVP honors after leading Harvard to a 10-0 record, throwing for 1,986 yards and 13 touchdowns and rushing for 448 yards and five scores.

NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY TIES

• Patriots Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Robert Kraft graduated from Columbia University in 1963 with a degree in history and economics and was inducted into the school’s Athletics Hall of Fame in 2012.
• Patriots defensive coordinator Matt Patricia was a standout offensive lineman at R.P.I., where he helped the Engineers capture three ECAC National Championships. After graduating in 1996, Patricia began his coaching career at his alma mater as a graduate assistant.
• Patriots linebackers coach Patrick Graham began his coaching career in 2002 as a graduate assistant at Wagner College in Staten Island, N.Y.
• Patriots safeties coach Brian Flores attended Poly Prep HS in Brooklyn, N.Y., where he played running back and linebacker.
• Patriots coaching assistant Steve Belichick attended Rutgers, where he walked onto the football team as a long-snapper in order to prepare for his coaching career.
• Patriots DB Devin McCourty attended Saint Joseph’s HS in Montvale, N.J., where he was an all-league first-team defensive back his final two seasons. McCourty went on to play college football at Rutgers, where he started 39 of 52 games at cornerback and was an Academic All-Big East selection in 2006 and 2007.
• Patriots LB Jonathan Freeny was a four-year letterman (2007-10) and a two-year starter at Rutgers, where he played in 46 games with 13 starts.
• Patriots DB Logan Ryan attended Eastern HS in Voorhees, N.J. before playing college football at Rutgers, where he started 27 of 37 games at cornerback and was a first-team All-American selection as a senior by Pro Football Weekly.
• Patriots DL Dominique Easley attended Curtis HS in Staten Island, N.Y. and was named Most Valuable Player at the 2010 Under Armour All-American Game.
• Patriots DB Duron Harmon started 27 of 50 games at Rutgers, earning first-team All-Big East honors as a junior and senior. H Patriots RB Dion Lewis attended Blair Academy HS in Blairstown, N.J., where he helped his team capture two Mid-Atlantic Championships as well as a New Jersey Prep state title.

FORMER PATRIOTS

• Jets CB Darrelle Revis spent one season in New England, where he helped the Patriots capture a victory in Super Bowl XLIX.
• Jets RB Stevan Ridley was drafted by the Patriots in the third round (73rd overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft and spent four seasons (2011-14) in New England. H Jets defensive line coach Pepper Johnson spent 14 years as a member of the Patriots’ defensive coaching staff, where he held multiple roles and helped capture three Super Bowl victories from 2000-13.

FORMER JETS

• Patriots head coach Bill Belichick spent three seasons (1997-99) with the New York Jets as the team’s assistant head coach/secondary coach, holding the responsibility of calling the team’s defensive plays. In 1998, the Jets surrendered just 266 points, propelling the team to its first division title. After finishing the regular season with a franchise-best 12-4 overall record, the Jets advanced to the AFC Championship Game. In his first season with the Jets in 1997, his defense surrendered just 287 points, an average of 17.9 points per game, marking a significant 10.5-point per game improvement from 1996.
• Patriots tight ends coach Brian Daboll spent two seasons (2007-08) with the Jets as the quarterbacks coach. In New York, he helped QB Brett Favre pick up the Jets offense after the quarterback came out of retirement. In his one season under Daboll, Favre earned Pro Bowl accolades and had the second-highest completion percentage of his career and fifth-highest completion percentage in the NFL (65.7).
• Patriots offensive line coach Dave DeGuglielmo coached with the New York Jets in 2012, serving as the team’s offensive line coach. Under his direction, the unit aided the Jets rushing attack to 1,896 yards - the 12th best total in the NFL

NFL FORMER NFL TEAMMATES

• Patriots TE Michael Williams and Jets TE Kellen Davis were offensive teammates in Seattle in 2013.
• Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels worked with Jets WR Eric Decker when McDaniels served as head coach of the Denver Broncos in 2010.
• Patriots defensive line coach Brendan Daly tutored Jets DT Leger Douzable in 2009 when Daly held the same position with the St. Louis Rams.
• Patriots TE Scott Chandler caught passes from Jets QB Ryan Fitzpatrick from 2010-12 when they played for the Buffalo Bills. H Patriots WR Keshawn Martin caught passes from Jets QB Ryan Fitzpatrick in 2014, when they played for the Houston Texans.
• Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels tutored Jets WR Brandon Marshall in 2009, when McDaniels served as head coach of the Denver Broncos.
• Patriots tight ends coach Brian Daboll also worked with Jets WR Brandon Marshall when Daboll held the role of offensive coordinator for the Miami Dolphins from 2010-11.
• Patriots RB LeGarrette Blount and Jets WR Chris Owusu were offensive teammates for Tampa Bay in 2012.
• Patriots DL Jabaal Sheard and Jets CB Buster Skrine were defensive teammates for the Cleveland Browns from 2011-14.
• Jets head coach Todd Bowles and wide receivers coach Karl Dorrell worked with Patriots tight ends coach Brian Daboll and offensive line coach Dave DeGuglielmo when they served on the Miami Dolphins coaching staff in 2011. Bowles was promoted from assistant head coach/secondary to interim head coach and Dorrell worked with the wide receivers, while Daboll held the role of offensive coordinator and DeGuglielmo tutored the offensive line.
• Jets offensive coordinator Chan Gailey worked with Patriots TE Scott Chandler when Gailey served as head coach of the Buffalo Bills from 2010-12.
• Jets defensive coordinator Kacy Rodgers worked with Patriots DE Rob Ninkovich when Rodgers tutored the Dolphins’ defensive line in 2008.
• From 2006-08, Jets tight ends coach Jimmie Johnson worked with Patriots wide receivers coach Chad O’Shea when they served on the Minnesota Vikings offensive coaching staff.
• Patriots head coach Bill Belichick coached Jets defensive line coach Pepper Johnson several times during Johnson’s playing career – first with the Giants from 1986-90, then with the Browns in 1995 and finally with the Jets from 1997-98.

FORMER COLLEGE TEAMMATES

• Patriots TE Michael Williams and Jets G James Carpenter were offensive teammates at Alabama from 2009-10.
• Patriots DL Alan Branch and Jets LB David Harris were defensive teammates at Michigan in 2005-06. H Patriots OL Marcus Cannon and Jets WR Jeremy Kerley were offensive teammates at Texas Christian from 2007-08.
• Patriots OL Josh Kline and Jets G Brian Winters were teammates on the offensive line at Kent State from 2009-12.

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