{"id":48041,"date":"2023-09-21T14:41:11","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T18:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?p=48041"},"modified":"2023-09-21T14:41:11","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T18:41:11","slug":"ahead-of-patriots-showdown-saleh-admits-cowboys-wore-jets-defense-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2023\/09\/21\/ahead-of-patriots-showdown-saleh-admits-cowboys-wore-jets-defense-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Ahead of Patriots Showdown, Saleh Admits Cowboys Wore Jets Defense Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Heading into Sunday&#8217;s game against the Jets, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\" title=\"New England Patriots at PatsFans.com\"><strong>New England Patriots<\/strong><\/a> are facing a talented defense that&#8217;s been widely considered among the best in the league.\u00a0 While the results on Sunday didn&#8217;t necessarily represent that after New York fell 30-10 in Dallas, there was one 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