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New York Jets 2012 NFL Schedule Analysis

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Published: April 17, 2012 at 06:42 p.m.
Updated: July 26, 2012 at 08:15 p.m.
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Inside the 2012 Schedule

Three straight weeks of home cooking for the Jets begin with a Week 4 matchup against the 49ers. Another scheduling perk: the team has to travel west of St. Louis just once (to Seattle in Week 10). With four games on national TV, three of which come in the back half of the schedule, the league is banking on a Jets resurgence.

3 Key Moments

Week 2 at Steelers
The Jets return to the game they've been re-playing in their heads and on the field for the past year and a half: the 2010 AFC Championship, which they've never fully recovered from losing. Want to get rid of bad-vibe ghosts? Win this one.

Week 7 at Patriots
The Jets' litmus test for believing in themselves is always how they do against the Patriots. History has shown that if the Patriots lose to the Jets, they're vulnerable.

Week 16 vs. Chargers
With both of these teams coming off disappointing 2011 campaigns, this has the makings of one of those "We'll believe the winner is a contender and the loser a pretender" games.