FOXBOROUGH, Mass.—Brett Favre made his 255th consecutive start the last time the Jets played the Patriots. Matt Cassel made his first.

Both quarterbacks were trying to fit in despite that huge difference in experience—Favre with his new team, Cassel in his new starting role—on teams with uncertain prospects after major changes at that position.

Both have done quite well since that second game of the season.

Favre and Cassel meet again tonight with first place in the AFC East on the line. New York and New England go into the next installment of one of the NFL...

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