Those Patriots Throwback Jerseys Won't Sell Themselves/The Krafts Need More Money

As we start to move away from the wreckage of Sunday's disappointing loss in Seattle, the first nugget of news around Sunday's game against the Jets (4:25 p.m., CBS) is that the Patriots will be wearing their throwback jerseys for the first time in 2012. It's a battle for first-place/last-place in the AFC East, the second worst division in the AFC (thanks AFC West) and maybe the NFL if you think the NFC South is better simply because of the Falcons.

For the record, New England (3-3) is 8-3 in its red jerseys (modeled on the 1985 jerseys) since their inception. They beat New York (3-3) 30-21 last season also at Gillette Stadium when they put the throwbacks on. In addition to the red jerseys, they rock white pants and a white helmet with the old Pat Patriot logo on them.

Everyone has an opinion on uniform changes, especially throwbacks-some people love always them and some people always hate them-but I think these are pretty sweet. I wouldn't buy one since they only wear them at most a few times per season and NFL jerseys are so overpriced but when I become a millionaire any day now that would definitely be something I splurge on.

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