The Jets ran 29 offensive plays before the Patriots managed 29 yards in the first quarter, as New York’s stingy defense temporarily shut down Brady. The Jets were able to keep things close up until the final quarter, when the Pats picked up the intensity and play-calling, and Gang Green simply couldn’t match them.
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Texans running back Arian Foster, who was carted off the field in the fourth quarter, has a torn Achilles tendon. The game dropped their record to 4-2, and improved the Patriots to a flawless 6-0, widening their lead in the AFC East.
On the next New England possession, the Patriots stalled with a third-and-10 at the Jets 13, but Brady scrambled for 11 yards for the first down. “We knew what this game meant in terms of being on top in the division”. While that’s not a matchup the Patriots would look to take advantage of, it opened opportunities for the three other wide receivers and Rob Gronkowski.
Among qualified National Football League quarterbacks, the 38-year-old ranks first in passing touchdowns (16), second in passing yards (2,054), fifth in completion percentage (68.9), fourth in yards per attempt (8.2) and third in passer rating (113.2).
“We felt like we had them right where we wanted them”, said Jets guard Willie Colon. The Packers play the Panthers in Week 9 and the Broncos square off against the Patriots in Week 12 and meet the Bengals in Week 16. I think that sells him short. His receivers dropped 10 passes, including five by Brandon LaFell.
Falcons 10, Titans 7: In Nashville, Matt Ryan threw for 251 yards and a touchdown pass, and Devonta Freeman ran for 116 yards.
Despite dealing with multiple injuries across the board, Bill Belichick and Tom Brady has this team rolling. We can’t be having so many three-and-outs. I’ve played with a lot of great teammates. “If the game’s not fun anymore – and I highly doubt it because it’s fun for my parents, they’re in their 70s, it’s fun for me, it’s fun for my kids and it’s just something that I love to do”.
Entering the game, the Jets had several injury scares; cornerback Buster Skrine ended up playing but punter Ryan Quigley did not thanks to a bruised shin, which didn’t show up on the injury report. Kicker Nick Folk was ideal on the afternoon, connecting on three field goal attempts – including a long of 55 yards – and a pair of extra points for a total of 11 points on the afternoon.
The Jets held the Patriots to 16 yards rushing.
But eventually Brady figured it out.
Sticking to the “another day, another game” line he frequently invokes, Bowles said he was frustrated by Sunday’s loss, but not because his team lost to New England.
Maureen Mullen is the sports editor of the Daily Item in Lynn, Mass. She is also the author of Diary of a Red Sox Season, 2007 with the legendary Johnny Pesky, and Yogi Was Up with a Guy on Third, conversations with 53 of the 64 living Hall of Famers.
As the seconds ticked down, with the Jets expecting a rare Patriots run, Brady lobbed the ball over to a wide-open Gronkowski to make it 30-20 with 78 seconds left on the clock. They are going to be heavy favorites in a majority of their remaining games, with Denver on the road late in November and the Jets on the road in Week 16 being the lone exceptions. They gained onto one yard on the ground from a running back and dropped nine passes. If Brandon Marshall hadn’t been in motion before the spike that ended the game, the Jets would have had a last shot at a Hail Mary to tie the game. You know it’s an issue when for the majority of the game, Fitzpatrick was the leading rusher for the Jets. “There is a lot of fight in this team”.
Bill Belichick is one of the best game planners in the NFL.
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It wasn’t always pretty but in the end as we said in our pregame matchups, Tom Brady will find a way. But the loss of Lewis should not have been devastating to the Patriots because LeGarrette Blount is just behind him, ranked eighth in Rushing NEP.
