The Jets begin the season in Motown and end it in Foxborough.

In between, their slate features some interesting matchups.

The Jets have at least two games in primetime this year after having only one last season. They open the season in Detroit for a Monday night game. They face the Browns in Cleveland in Week 3 on Thursday night.

Here are three takeaways to the schedule:

1. The Jets have a tough start to the season. They play three of their first four games on the road, with two games coming on short weeks. The final game of that stretch is at the Jaguars, who made it all the way to the AFC Championship last year. We should know a lot about the 2018 Jets after the first quarter of the season.

2. There are going to be some interesting individual matchups. The Vikings visit to MetLife Stadium will be the Kirk Cousins Bowl. The Jets targeted Cousins in free agency, but he rebuffed them in favor of the Vikings. Old friend Muhammad Wilkerson will come back to MetLife with the Packers two days before Christmas, hoping to spoil the Jets’ holiday.

3. If the Jets are in playoff contention in Week 16, they have a tough two-game stretch to end the season. The Packers will be at MetLife and then the Jets finish the season in Foxborough against the Patriots. That could mean Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady in back-to-back weeks. Yikes.

Game of the Year: vs. Patriots, Nov. 25. The Jets have played the Patriots tough at home in each of the last two seasons even when they had bad seasons. Can they get over the hump this year? A win here could set up a good stretch run for the Jets.

Hardest Game: at Patriots, Dec. 30. Yes, them again. The Jets have not won in Foxborough since the 2010 playoffs. The last two trips to Gillette Stadium were ugly losses – one by 20 points and one by 38. If the season goes poorly, this could be Todd Bowles coaching for his job.

Easiest Game: at Browns, Sept. 20. The Browns have won one game combined in the past two years. The Jets have beaten them in Cleveland in each of the last two years. This should be an easy one. It is hard to believe this game is in primetime. It won’t be a ratings hit.

Week 1: at Lions, Monday, Sept. 10, 7:10 p.m.

Week 2: vs. Dolphins, Sunday, Sept. 16, 1 p.m.

Week 3: at Browns, Thursday, Sept. 20, 8:20 p.m.

Week 4: at Jaguars, Sunday, Sept. 30, 1 p.m.

Week 5: vs. Broncos, Sunday, Oct. 7, 1 p.m.

Week 6: vs. Colts, Sunday, Oct. 14, 1 p.m.

Week 7: vs. Vikings, Sunday, Oct. 21, 1 p.m.

Week 8: at Bears, Sunday, Oct. 28, 1 p.m.

Week 9: at Dolphins, Sunday, Nov. 4, 1 p.m.

Week 10: vs. Bills, Sunday, Nov. 11, 1 p.m.

BYE Week

Week 12: vs. Patriots, Sunday, Nov. 25, 1 p.m.

Week 13: at Titans, Sunday, Dec. 2, 4:05 p.m.

Week 14: at Bills, Sunday, Dec. 9, 1 p.m.

Week 15: vs. Texans, Saturday, Dec. 15, TBD (4:30 or 8:20 p.m.)

Week 16: vs. Packers, Sunday, Dec. 23, 1 p.m.

Week 17: at Patriots, Sunday, Dec. 30, 1 p.m.