Rapsheet: Patriots third downs vs. Jets review

As someone who has tracked third down defense obsessively the last two seasons this was a must-post for me. The numbers vs. the Jets were definitely a bit inflated due to the Jets offense being out of sync, but I definitely saw some positive growth on the Patriots defense.

The push that Haynesworth provided up the middle alone caused some hesitation from Sanchez.  Mike Wright could make even more of an impact in this department, hopefully he can get back this week because we’ll need him against the pass-happy Cowboys.