If this question was asked in August or September and somebody answered 'Patriots', I would have said they were a delusional homer. But as of this moment I would have to wonder if anybody answered 'Jets' was the reverse: either a delusional Jets fan or paranoid chicken little Pats fan.
Consider the two teams most recent common opponent. Last week the Jets went to Chicago and the Bears scored 38 points. I was in a sports bar that had that game on a big screen right next to the Pats game, so I had a chance to watch a good portion of it; the 38 points was no fluke. There were a lot of very long plays by the Bears, of every style - running, passing, kick returns and punt returns. Remember how not that long ago people were suggesting teams shouldn't even bother trying to run the ball against the Jets? Well they were getting gashed time after time by Matt Forte. And as for their unstoppable pass defense, I think I saw four or five pass plays of 25 yards or more.
By comparison the same Bears team, on the same field scored all of 7 points two weeks earlier against the Pats. In the Bears first seven possessions against the Pats they punted five times and turned the ball over twice - one for 7 points for the Pats. By comparison the Bears scored six times against the Jets, plus had a field goal attempt go wide; there was a 32 minute stretch that lasted until the Jets final possession in which New York did not stop the Chicago offense once with either a punt or a turnover.
Sure, one game is a small sample size but as others have pointed out look at the last several games for each team. Yes, right now I will take the Patriots defense over the Jets defense heading into the playoffs.
