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Jets–Patriots rivalry
Det var en fortælling om to halve sæsoner. Den 13. oktober på Shea Stadium slog Patriots de nu 1-4 Jets ud med 24-0, da Sam Cunningham løb to touchdowns, og Bob Gedde løb en interception fra Joe Namath tilbage til et touchdown på 23 yards. Sejren var New Englands femte sejr i træk i 1974 og den første over Jets siden den 10. oktober 1971. Fem uger senere, den 17. november på Schaefer Stadium, vandt Jets, der lige havde vundet en dramatisk sejr over New York Giants, med 21-16, da Namath kastede to touchdowns og Jim Plunkett blev plukket fire gange. Sejren bragte Jets på 3-7, da de afsluttede sæsonen med en sejrsstime på seks kampe, mens Patriots faldt til 7-7.
Jets–Patriots rivalry
It was a tale of two season halves. On October 13 at Shea Stadium the Patriots shut out the now-1–4 Jets, 24–0, as Sam Cunningham rushed in two touchdowns and Bob Gedde] ran back a Joe Namath interception for a 23-yard touchdown; the win was New England's fifth straight in 1974 and first over the Jets since October 10, 1971. Five weeks later on November 17 at Schaefer Stadium the Jets, fresh off a dramatic victory over the New York Giants, rolled to a 21–16 win as Namath threw two touchdowns and Jim Plunkett was picked off four times. The win put the Jets at 3–7 as they finished the season with a six-game winning streak while the Patriots fell to 7–7.
Jets–Patriots rivalry