Today, we'll begin looking at the jerseys of the National Football League, specifically the AFC East division. I'll be taking into account three things: the home jersey, the away jersey, and the helmet (the pants and socks will be factored into both home and away jerseys). Some teams use throwback jerseys during some games -- these will not be discussed, as not every team uses them. Jerseys and helmets will be rated on a 5-point scale, for a total of 15 points.
New England Patriots
Home -- To me, the Patriots' jerseys seem stuck in the year 2000. Sure, the jerseys were nice when they won Super Bowl XXXVI in 2002, but now they're beginning to look dated. Much of this to me seems to be caused by those silver shoulder stripes. Score: 2/5
Away -- These jerseys look even more dated. Not in a "Oh cool, let's revel in sports history," but more in a "yuck" sort of way. The blue shoulder stripes here look even worse than on the home jersey. Score: 1.5/5
Helmet -- This is an above average helmet. Typically, I'm not nuts for a silver helmet, but I do like the logo. Nothing can beat the old school Patriots helmet, though. Score: 3/5
Final score: 6.5/15
Buffalo Bills
Home -- This is a big-time upgrade from their previous home unis. The stripes on the sleeves for the new ones are very nice, as well as the stripes socks and piping on the pants. The lighter shade of blue is more distinctive from the navy worm previously. Score: 4.5/5
Away -- Once again, a much-needed improvement. While I do like the home blues better, this is still an upgrade from their last road jersey. Score: 3.5/5
Helmet -- While I do like the red helmet they wore previously, as well as their old-school helmet, this new white one does a nice job. Score: 3.5/5
Final score: 11.5/15
New York Jets
Home -- I like these jerseys, but I can't fully commit to them, mainly because I like their previous shade of green (slightly lighter) better. See if you can tell the difference between a jersey from 2012 and one from the Joe Namath era. The piping on the pants and striped socks are above average for an NFL team, but don't do enough for me to bump up the score for the home greens. Score: 3/5
Away -- Typically I like home darks better than road whites in both the NFL and NHL. I like these, but I think the green is just too dark. If it was lighter, like in the past, this would be a killer uni. Score: 3/5
Helmet -- I like the helmet, but I like this one from 1963 even better. The current helmet works well with both home and away jerseys -- they have used this design often throughout the history of the team, and keeps a connection between past and present. Score: 3.5/5
Final score: 9.5/15
Miami Dolphins
Home -- Teal is a very hard color to pull off (I'm looking at you, Jacksonville Jaguars). However, the Dolphins manage to do it with white as a secondary color and orange as a tertiary color. They haven't ventured far from this color scheme over their history. I love the piping on the pants, but wish the socks would have some stripes. Score: 4/5
Away -- Another solid entry, though the white uni-on-white pants can look a little bate sometimes. Now those socks look really bare when paired with tons of white. Score: 2.5/5
Helmet -- Classic helmet. The Dolphins actually streamlined the logo in 1997 (the logo was looking dated in 1996). Like the Jets, the Dolphins have white helmet with a logo that doesn't change much throughout history, making them team instantly identifiable. Score: 4/5
Final score: 10.5/15
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