Muhammad Wilkerson: "We're going to be 2-0"

New York Jets defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson is confident that his side will beat the New England Patriots on Thursday.

Rex Ryan's side have lost their last four successive games to the Patriots but got their 2013 season off to a good start when they beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.

"I think with Rex more now in the defensive meetings and helping out, I think he's going to put together a great defensive game plan," Wilkerson told radio station WFAN.

"We're going to go to Foxboro and get this win. We're going to be 2-0."

Rookie quarterback Geno Smith is poised to start for the second straight game as Mark Sanchez has failed to recover from a shoulder injury.