Costello’s call

The Jets usually give the Patriots a good game at MetLife. I think that continues on Monday night and it will be close in the fourth quarter, but Tom Brady finds Julian Edelman for a late touchdown to seal this one. Patriots 28, Jets 17

Marquee matchup

Jets WR Robby Anderson vs. Patriots CB Stephon Gilmore

Anderson had the play of the day in last week’s win over the Cowboys with his 92-yard touchdown catch from Sam Darnold. Now, can he follow it up against one of the best cornerbacks in football?

Gilmore is expected to follow Anderson and it will be a fun duel to watch. Anderson has not played well against the Patriots, catching just 15 passes for 169 yards and no touchdowns in seven career games. Gilmore is playing as well as anyone in the NFL, so it won’t be easy for Anderson.

“It’s a tough matchup for both those guys because you got a guy like Robby that can stretch the field; you don’t know when it’s going to happen,” Jets coach Adam Gase said. “I think Robby has done a good job, at least putting on tape. I know we haven’t hit him a ton on a lot of these different routes, but it can create doubt for [Gilmore], seeing that he’s running the whole route tree. So [Gilmore] has to respect that, and at the same time, Robby has to understand who he’s going against and he has to use certain techniques to help get freed up.”

Sam Strong

The Jets got a boost from the return of quarterback Sam Darnold last week, both from his play and his presence. He threw for 338 yards and two touchdowns, but you could also feel a lift in the confidence of the entire team with their quarterback back.

“He has something that I’ve noticed — maybe you guys feel the same way when you’re around him — is he’s just a normal guy,” Jets coach Adam Gase said. “He has a swagger about him, but it’s not like he’s trying. He’s just naturally easy to talk to, not afraid to interact with other guys on the team and talk through things. There’s a confidence about him that’s not cocky, but it’s just right where you would want it. And then he goes out and he plays well. I think just some of the things he naturally has, he doesn’t have to try.”

Where have you gone, Gronk

The Patriots’ tight end situation must have Tom Brady longing for the return of his old friend Rob Gronkowski. No one really believes Gronkowski is going to stay retired and the Patriots could use him.

They will be without their top tight ends in this game, as both Ryan Izzo and Matt LaCosse are out with injuries. That leaves Ben Watson and former Jet Eric Tomlinson at the position. Both of them were signed this week, although Watson was with the team in training camp.

Welcome back

A week after Sam Darnold gave the offense a boost, the Jets are hoping inside linebacker C.J. Mosley can do the same for their defense.

Mosley has been out since the third quarter of Week 1 with a groin injury. All indications are he will be in the lineup Monday night. Mosley said he is playing and he practiced all week. He could be key against Tom Brady and friends.

“I mean, obviously he’s a dynamic playmaker,” Jets coach Adam Gase said of Mosley. “He gets his hands on the ball. He cleans up a lot of things.”

The other guys

The Jets know that Bill Belichick will try to take away Le’Veon Bell and Robby Anderson. It is going to be up to the Jets to get other players involved this week. Can coach Adam Gase design a way to get the ball to Jamison Crowder, Demaryius Thomas or Bilal Powell? That could be the key to the game.

Belichick threw bouquets at Gase this week.

“I think one of the best game-planners in the game and does an excellent job of attacking defenses and just making it tough to handle what they do offensively, with their different personnel groups and plays and his play calling,” Belichick said. “He did a very good job of that against Dallas — had some big plays, kept them off balance and was very productive.”