October 17, 2019 -- #NEvNYJ
MetLife Stadium -- East Rutherford, NJ
ESPN -- 8:00 P.M. EST
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NE - 10 / 10 / 7 / 3 // 30
NYJ - 7 / 9 / 7 / 0 // 23
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Brady, Patriots close out Jets in second half to remain undefeated
If nothing else, the New York Jets can hang their hat and bang their chest on the fact that no one has played the New England Patriots tougher.
The Jets, for the second time this season, held the Patriots under forty points but it wasn't enough as the Patriots were able to come away with the 30-23 victory on Monday night.
The Jets took a 23-20 lead with 8:54 left in the game after Le'Veon Bell's 43-yard run. Bell rushed for 101 yards on just thirteen carries, averaging 7.7 yards per against the top-ranked run defense coming into the week. He also had four catches.
New England answered with a 26-yard touchdown pass to Julian Edelman to retake the lead on the ensuing drive. Sam Darnold was intercepted by Elandon Roberts, setting up a 31-yard field goal by Stephen Gostkowski to make it 30-23 with 5:27 left in the game. Darnold then threw his third interception, this time to Jason McCourty.
Darnold's three interceptions over-shadowed his 355-yard performance in a head-to-head battle against MVP favorite Tom Brady. Brady threw for 400 yards and two touchdowns.
Scoring Summary
Quarter 1
8:09 (NE) S. Michel, 4 Yd run
1:54 (NE) S. Gostkowski, 25 Yd FG
0:59 (NYJ) C. Herndon IV 67 Yd pass from S. Darnold
Quarter 2
11:59 (NE) S. Gostkowski, 20 Yd FG
8:26 (NYJ) Team Safety
8:08 (NYJ) D. Thomas 75 Yd pass from S. Darnold
5:45 (NE) A. Brown 56 Yd pass from T. Brady
Quarter 3
8:54 (NYJ) L. Bell, 43 Yd run
5:47 (NE) J. Edelman 26 Yd pass from T. Brady
Quarter 4
5:27 (NE) S. Gostkowski, 31 Yd FG
Player Stats
New England Patriots (7-0)
Tom Brady, QB: 21 of 35, 400 yards, 2 touchdowns, interception.
Sony Michel, HB: 12 carries, 44 yards, touchdown.
James White, HB: 10 carries, 42 yards, 9 receptions, 128 yards.
Antonio Brown, WR: 3 receptions, 100 yards, touchdown.
Josh Gordon, WR: 3 receptions, 82 yards.
Julian Edelman, WR: 3 receptions, 76 yards, touchdown.
Duron Harmon, S: 8 tackles, sack.
Devin McCourty, S: 8 tackles, sack.
Jason McCourty, CB: 7 tackles, interception.
Stephon Gilmore, CB: 3 tackles, interception.
Elandon Roberts, LB: Tackle, interception.
New York Jets (0-6)
Sam Darnold, QB: 22 of 35, 355 yards, 2 touchdowns, 3 interceptions.
Le'Veon Bell, HB: 13 carries, 101 yards, touchdown.
Jamison Crowder, WR: 8 receptions, 139 yards.
Chris Herndon IV, TE: 7 receptions, 118 yards, touchdown.
Demaryius Thomas, WR: 2 receptions, 73 yards, touchdown.
Blake Cashman, LB: 9 tackles, 2 tackles for loss.
Henry Anderson, DE: 7 tackles, 3.5 sacks.
Brennan Scarlett, OLB: 4 tackles, sack, interception.