New York Jets: Can Rex Ryan's Team Dethrone Bill Belichick's Pats in the AFC?

Bill Belichick and Rex Ryan will meet for a fourth time as the New York Jets look to sweep the season series and solidify their lead in the AFC East and a possible bye come the AFC playoffs hanging in the balance. In just his second season as a NFL head coach, Rex Ryan has football jerseys
built an impressive resume and body of work.
Eighteen regular-season wins. Two playoff victories. An AFC Championship Game appearance. A 9-2 start and a shot to dethrone the New England Patriots in their building come Monday night on national television.
This is what Ryan has envisioned, preached and strived for in just two seasons in New York—to become an immediate candidate as one of the NFL's elite franchises.
The obstacle in his path is the very person who held his job for about a day, only to take his expertise and experience to New England, where he's won four conference championships and three Super Bowls.
On the day Rex Ryan was hired byNew York Jetsowner Woody Johnson and general manager Mike Tannenbaum, he told the media he had no intentions of kissing Bill Belichick's ring.
He just wants a ring of his own.
And for the championship-starved New York Jets, they Chicago Bears jersey
are getting the game they wanted on a national stage in December for what will be not only for the AFC East crown, but in all probability, the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoffs.
For the son of former Jet defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan,Rex Ryanis thelogical pedigree to get what Eric Mangini, Herm Edwards, Al Groh, Bill Parcells, Rich Kotite, Pete Carroll, Bruce Coslet, Joe Walton, Walt Michaels, Lou Holtz and Charley Winner could not do—win an NFL championship. That road to a championship runs through the New England Patriots.
Fora Jet victory will complete a sweep of the Patriots, move Gang Green to a 10-2 record and establish a two-game lead with just four to play. The Jets will be in the driver's seat not only for a divisional championship, but the No. 1 seed in the AFC tournament will be for New York to lose.
The large shadow of the New York Giants and their three Super Bowl rings will be somewhat removed if, in the inaugural season in their new facility, the Jets can claim a Lombardi Trophy out of the gate.
Rex Ryan came to New York understanding the frustration of nfl throwback jerseys
this New York Jet fan base and the desire not only to win but to become a sustaining power in the AFC. What Belichick has done for the Patriots is what Ryan wants so badly to happen here in the Meadowlands.
The only question that remains is simply this: Can the Jets dethrone the New England Patriots?