FOXBORO, Mass. (AP) – The New England Patriots found their passing attack after one horrible performance. The New York Jets are still looking for their running game.

The Jets continue that search Sunday in a town where they usually find what they want – victories.

They beat their AFC East rival each of the last five years in Foxboro. And the Patriots will be missing three key defenders – injured linebackers Rosevelt Colvin and Ted Johnson and released safety Lawyer Milloy.

“If you can take the crowd out of it, you can make it a game,” Jets coach Herman Edwards said. “We’ve been fortunate.”

The last of those five games, a 30-17 loss last Dec. 22, was critical to the Patriots missing the playoffs. And they know teams can dominate on the road as they did in last Sunday’s 31-10 win at Philadelphia.

“It’s going to be nice to be able to hear the count and to have our fans in the stadium,” tight end Christian Fauria said. “At the same time, they feel pretty comfortable here, too. They probably think they’re playing a home game.”

The Patriots (1-1) and Jets (0-2) have a rich rivalry – Bill Parcells and Bill Belichick have coached both teams – and New England linebacker Tedy Bruschi isn’t being fooled by the Jets’ winless record.

“It’s the Jets and we’re the Patriots,” Bruschi said. “Something’s going to happen.”

Maybe Curtis Martin will finally run as he did in his past eight seasons – the first three with the Patriots – when he averaged 84 yards per game. In two games this year, he’s totaled just 80 yards in 25 carries.

“He’s fine. He hasn’t touched the ball enough,” Edwards said.

Martin can do better if the Jets don’t fall behind early, as they did in a 21-10 loss to Miami last Sunday.

“They were down 21-3 and it is tough to call a lot of runs when you are in that situation,” Belichick said. “We have been there before.”

They sure have.

The Patriots had the fifth worst ground game in the NFL last season and averaged just 2.1 yards per carry against the Eagles.

But the passing game was outstanding just one week after Tom Brady threw four interceptions and no touchdowns in a 31-0 loss at Buffalo.

Against Philadelphia, he went 30-for-44 for 255 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions. He’s already completed passes to 10 different players. The Jets have allowed Washington and Miami to complete 73.8 percent of their passes, highest in the league.

But New York’s defense improved in the second half of both games.

“The previous week didn’t mean anything going into last week,” Brady said, “just like the previous week this week isn’t going to mean anything going into the Jets game.”

What will mean something is Brady’s ability to capitalize on the absence of cornerback Donnie Abraham, sidelined for eight weeks with a broken right shoulder suffered in the first quarter against Miami.

He’ll be replaced by 5-foot-8 Ray Mickens, who gave up several big plays after Abraham was hurt. One was a 37-yard reception by Chris Chambers on the second play after the injury.

“I should be a lot more comfortable out there, knowing what my role is,” Mickens said.

The Patriots also must compensate for sidelined players, Johnson with a broken foot and Colvin with a hip injury.

“He’s a big part of our team,” safety Rodney Harrison said of Colvin, who already has two sacks. “Rosie will be missed, but you have to keep moving on.”

Another injury, to Chad Pennington, forced Vinny Testaverde back into the starting quarterback job for the Jets. Testaverde said he was rusty in the 16-13 loss at Washington. Then he had to throw 45 times to try to catch up against Miami.

“We have not changed a whole lot of things. Obviously, there are some things that Chad has done better than I would do, and vice versa,” Testaverde said. “We’re not going to get away from what we’ve practiced for the last three years.”

The Patriots want to see one change – an end to their five-game home losing streak against the Jets.

“To have a team come in and win on our turf that much, consistently, is sort of insulting,” Bruschi said. “We want to establish our home field dominance.”

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