1. Jets have been just as hot.
They've beaten teams that are (currently) 2-9, 3-7, 4-6, and 2-9. Not all that impressive, especially since they were all comebacks late.
2. Brady hasn't been the best QB all year. Matty Ice, Peyton Manning, Michael Vick, Phil Rivers, among others have been just as good if not better. And the Jets QB isn't far behind Brady this year.
Only Rivers is arguable. Vick hasn't played as many games, and Brady has the highest QB rating (although that may change should Rivers have a big game tonight) along with a TD-INT ratio of 23-4.
And Sanchez is in that second class of QB's. He's not even comparable to Brady. Look at the weapons + defense Sanchez has. Now look at Brady's. And look at Brady's stats (66 comp %, 23-4 TD INT, 105.8 QB Rating) compared to Sanchez (55 comp %, 16-8 TD INT, 81.9 QB Rating) to say that Sanchez is just behind Brady is an insult to how great Brady has been this year with virtually unknowns (and Welker, who Brady help make into a star).
I wouldn't even put Mark in top 5 QB's, and it's not because I'm not a fan of the Jets. He's much improved, but there's still a handful of players I'd take over him.
3. Since they got DESTROYED by a bad Cleveland team, they beat a more then banged up Pittsburgh, they hung on against Indy, and they beat the Lions. 3 games. I wouldn't say they're hot.
It's still the Steelers, who were thought to be the best team when they both played, and Indy still has Manning. Injuries happen. Those two wins, back to back (with one being on the road) are more impressive then anything the Jets have done.
And lol at you saying they aren't hot because they hung on against the Colts and beat a hurt Pittsburgh team. Detroit was dominating the Jets until Stafford went out, the Browns had a defensive lapse late in OT, and the Texans hung a huge 4th quarter on them until they had a defensive lapse. If you're gonna say the Pats aren't hot for winning against 2 good teams, then the Jets definitely AREN'T hot.
4. The Jets already beat them once. AND the Jets were without their 2 most talented players (Revis got hurt in the 2nd quarter, and Holmes was still suspended) and Calvin Pace, their top pass rusher. They still were good enough to thoroughly destroy New England by 2 Touchdowns.
That was week 2. Cincinnati beat Baltimore in week 2 as well. Seattle beat San Diego in week 3. Does that mean those teams would beat them again? No.
And Brady didn't catch hot then, and they still had Moss, who was a distraction. The defense has done better, and Brady's playing at his best.
I don't see why everyone thinks New England is the top team in the league, and I haven't understood it all year. They got destroyed twice, once by a bad team. The Jets lost to 2 of the top teams in the NFL by a combined 10 points (1 and 9), and have never been out of a game all year.
They've also let teams (Lions, Browns, Texans) take them down to the final minute until pulling it out. It's not like they've been the top dog.
And NE has signature wins against both Pittsburgh and Indy in back to back weeks, along with a win against Baltimore earlier. Other then NE, the only even average team the Jets have beaten is Miami, who isn't the same w/o their 2 QB's.