The 7-3 Patriots travel to Metlife Stadium today to take on the 3-7 Jets, a game that may appear to be lopsided on paper, but it never is on the field. Sam Darnold is out, so the Patriots will have to deal with veteran Josh McCown, a quarterback that has done damage to them in the past. For New England, Tom Brady is nursing a knee injury, but All-Pro tight end Rob Gronkowski is set to return. We will have the inactive list posted shortly.
Inactive List
Patriots: DL Keionta Davis, OL Matt Tobin, DB Duke Dawson, DE Derek Rivers, OL James Ferentz, TE Dwayne Allen, S Nate Ebner
Jets: QB Sam Darnold, WR Deontay Burnett, S Marcus Maye, CB Derrick Jones, LB Jeremiah Attaochu, G James Carpenter, WR Rishard Matthews
FIRST QUARTER
15:00- The Patriots deferred, and the Jets offense will take the field first. They will start at their own 25.
14:58- No gain on the run by Crowell; 2nd & 10…
14:29- Crowell runs for three; 3rd & 7…
13:47- No pass rush, and Kearse makes a great catch on a throw behind him. 17 yard gain; 1st & 10…
13:10- Four yard gain by Herndon; 2nd & 6…
12:40- Big holding call on the Jets makes it 2nd & 16; holding calls can derail a drive quickly.
12:11- Crowell picks up five through the air; 3rd & 10…
11:36- Deep ball that looked intended for…nobody? Ugly play, and the Patriots force the punt. The offense will take over at their own 14.
11:28- Seven yard run by Michel; 2nd & 3…
10:49- White gains two on the ground; 3rd & 1…
10:20- Michel slams forward for the one yard gain and 1st down pickup; 1st & 10…
9:30- 36-yard catch and run by Edelman, and the Patriots offense is in business. Edelman got drilled; 1st & 10 from the Jets 40…
8:46- No gain by Michel; 2nd & 10…
8:19- Brady pressured, throws it into the ground; 3rd & 10…
8:14- Gronk drops the pass after Brady is late with the throw. Gronk should have had that ball in his hands about one second sooner; there were some positive plays on that drive, but this offense needs to get their timing down. The Jets take over at their own 25.
7:59- Herndon gains 15 on the play; 1st & 10…
7:29- Van Noy makes a great play, forcing the ball carrier into a two-yard loss on the tackle. 2nd & 12…
6:45- Crowell gains 19 on the catch; 1st & 10 from the NE 44…
5:39- Incomplete pass on the overthrow; 3rd & 7…
5:32- Foolish roughing on Wise gives 15 added yards to the Jets, and what was going to be a stop in now a 1st down; Dumb football; 1st & 10…
5:11- Minus one on the tackle by Roberts; that play had no chance. 2nd & 11…
4:02- Touchdown, Jets. Kearse with the catch, and the Patriots defense once again looks atrocious. They literally cannot stop anyone. Jets 7, Patriots 0
3:53- Gordon with a gain of 23 on the catch; 1st & 10…
3:14- Hogan appearance! He has made a catch! Gain of 15 on the play; 1st & 10…
2:32- White runs for a gain of four; 2nd & 6…
1:57- Patterson on the reverse for a gain of four; 3rd & 2…
1:18- OPI called on James White, who was way to obvious; 3rd & 12…
1:11- TOUCHDOWN, PATRIOTS!! GRONK makes the play! He may not run as smooth, but he still has great hands, and that is exactly what the Patriots offense needed. Patriots 7, Jets 7
:53- 17 yard pickup by Enunwa; 1st & 10 from the 50…
:25- Herndon for four more; 2nd & 6…
SECOND QUARTER
15:00- Crowell runs for two; 3rd & 3….
14:10- Good pressure, and the pass is incomplete. 4th & 3…and the Patriots will take over at their own 11 after the Jets downed the punt.
14:02- Dorsett gains three, then he gets hammered. 2nd & 7 from their own 14…
13:12- Gronk picks up 15 more; 1st & 10…
12:35- A great run by Michel is negated by a holding call on Trent Brown, a questionable call after seeing it again. 1st & 18…
12:12- Gordon gets 15 back in a hurry; 2nd & 3…
11:04- Flags galore out there; after a false start, the Patriots get one back when the Jets are caught for illegal hands to the face. 1st & 10…
10:47- Michel gains three on the run; 2nd & 7…
10:08- Michel gains four on the catch; 3rd & 3…
9:24- Trent Brown with the obvious hold on the outside, but that was declined for the chop block on Andrews. 3rd & 18…
9:05- Incomplete pass, and that drive had no chance because of penalties. They need to clean up their act, especially Trent Brown. Patriots 7, Jets 7
8:56- False start on the Jets, specifically Robbie Anderson. 1st & 20…
8:50- Hightower gets good pressure and forces the incomplete pass; 2nd & 20…
8:44- Enunwa gains seven; 3rd & 13…
8:10- Enunwa gains eight on the play; 4th & 5, and the Patriots offense will take over at their own 30. Good coverage by the Jets on the play. Pats 7, Jets 7
7:18- Michel runs for 12; 1st & 10 from the Patriots 42…
6:46- Illegal motion on Patterson costs the Patriots a 15-yard run; 1st & 15…
6:30- White picks up six on the screen; 2nd & 9…
5:53- Edelman with a great catch on the out route for a gain of 11; 1st & 10…
5:10- Gordon gains 13 yard on the slant; he’s so big that every catch is at least 10.
4:31- Michel runs for five, although he should have had more; 2nd & 5…
3:55- Michel runs for a gain of seven; 1st & 10 from the Jets 22…
3:11- White runs for six on the draw play; 2nd & 4…
2:34- Brady throws a fade to Gronk in double coverage; not smart. 3rd & 4…
2:30- The same play; McDaniels goes back to the well, and Gostkowski is forced to kick the field goal. New England takes the lead, but why run two straight fades to Gronk when you have all your weapons at your disposal? Foolish forced play; Patriots 10, Jets 7
2:11- Enunwa picks up 41 yards on the reception, and the Jets are now in position to either tie or take the lead before the half. Enunwa is starting the give the Patriots secondary a lot of trouble; 1st & 10, Jets…
1:52- INTERCEPTION!! Gilmore makes the play, and the pressure forces a short throw on the bomb. The Patriots offense will take over at their own three.
1:49- No gain for Michel; 2nd & 10…
1:39- Michel runs for an impressive six; 3rd & 4…
1:34- Michel runs for one, but the Jets have zero timeouts left. Allen punted it to the Jets 47, where they will take over.
:48- Dropped pass by McGuire, a play that might have gone for many yards. 2nd & 10…
:35- Gain of four; 3rd & 6…
:08- McCown clocks it with :08 seconds on the clock, and Myers will attempt a 55-yard field goal.
:03- Myers drills the 55-yard field goal, and the Patriots worst nightmare is happening. New England needs to clean up the play-calling and start to execute on offense.
:00- Develin runs it back for 15 yards to end the half. The score is not a surprise because it’s a division game, but the Patriots are clearly the better team. They need to come out with a legitimate plan on offense, and a plan to get some real pressure on McCown.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 10, NEW YORK JETS 10
HALFTIME
THIRD QUARTER
15:00- Michel runs for 31 on the 1st play of the half. 1st & 10…
14:15- Dorsett picks up seven on the catch; 2nd & 3…
13:41- Michel runs for two; 3rd & 1…
13:00- Patterson picks up three on the jet sweep; thankfully he is strong. 1st & 10 from the Jets 32…
12:21- Michel runs for four; 2nd & 6…
11:47- Michel picks up eight through the air; 1st & 10 from the Jets 20…
11:11- White runs for five, but a late hold brought it back. Weird call that late in the play; that is their 8th penalty/ 1st & 17…
10:51- Gronk picks up seven; 2nd & 10…
10:16- Toss left to Michel for a nine-yard gain; great play design. 3rd & 1…
9:43- Same formation, and they get stuffed. Michel also got hurt on the play after a shot to the head. He walked off gingerly, but I think he’ll be ok.
9:21- Patterson gets help from his teammates on 4th & 1, and the Patriots pick up the 1st down.
8:47- Incomplete pass to White; 2nd & Goal from the nine…
8:44- Same play, same result. 3rd & Goal….
8:37- Three plays, three incomplete passes, and they’ll be forced to attempt a field goal. There was a false start on the attempt…of course.
8:34- After all that, Gostkowski drills the 34-yard field goal, and the Patriots take the three-point lead. Strong drive, but the two throws to White made no sense. Patriots 13, Jets 10
8:29- 15-yard gain by Anderson; 1st & 10…
7:10- 3rd & 3 after Crowell gained six through the air…
6:15- Crowell runs for 11; 1st & 10…
5:52- Incomplete pass; 2nd & 10…
5:46- Holding on Gilmore, automatic 1st down for the Jets. The Patriots have 10 penalties today.
5:43- Van Noy knocks down the pass; 2nd & 10…
5:31- McCown runs for 11; 1st & 10…
4:09- McCown overthrows Kearse on 3rd & 6, and the Jets will try to tie the game again. The kick is good, and the game is tied again. Patriots 13, Jets 13
4:00- Hogan picks up 27 yards on the catch; 1st & 10 from the Jets 48…
3:10- James White runs for a gain of 27; 1st & 10…
2:29- White runs for no gain; 2nd & 10…
1:52- TOUCHDOWN, PATRIOTS!! Edelman makes the catch and does the rest, running it in for the score. Great drive, and Gostkowski connects on the extra point. Four plays, 75 yards, and the Patriots take the lead on one of their best drives of 2018. Patriots 20, Jets 13
1:13- Crowell runs for seven; 1st & 10…
:31- Herndon picks up 15 on the crossing route; 1st & 10…
FOURTH QUARTER
15:00- Incomplete pass; 2nd & 20…
14:42- A pass that should have been picked off is caught by Kearse; 3rd & 14…
14:07- SACK! Finally, wise gets to McCown, and the Jets will punt.
13:23- The Patriots offense will take over at their own 25 after the punt went into the end zone. Patriots 20, Jets 13
13:15- Michel runs for 33 yards on the cutback; 1st & 10…
12:29- Deep ball to Patterson just dies in the air, and it falls incomplete. 2nd & 10…
12:24- Play action pass is incomplete; 3rd & 10…
12:17- Gordon picks up 17 on the comeback route; what a catch. 1st & 10…
11:19- Patterson picks up one yard on 1st & 5 (penalty on the Jets); 2nd & 4…
10:36- Another strong run by Michel, who picks up six more on the ground. 1st & 10…
9:58- Edelman picks up 18, and Williams is called for the late hit on Brady. 1st & Goal from the Jets two…
9:03- TOUCHDOWN, PATRIOTS!! Michel finishes off the drive, and the Patriots extend their lead to 14 after Gostkowski drills the extra point. The Patriots running game has been excellent today. Patriots 27, Jets 13
8:17- Loss of three on the pass; Jets facing 3rd & 6 from the 29…
7:39- Incomplete pass to Anderson, and the Jets are forced to punt. The Patriots offense will take over at their own 15 after a holding penalty on the punt.
6:16- Quick three-and-out for the Patriots, and they’ll be forced to punt.
5:12- Run for five; 2nd & 5…
3:27- Anderson picks up seven; 2nd & 3…
3:05- Good pressure, and the pass is incomplete. 3rd & 3…
3:00- Kearse picks up eight; 1st & 10 from the Patriots 24…
2:54- Incomplete pass after a safety blitz by Harmon; 2nd & 10…
2:44- McCown runs for 12, and the Jets are at the Patriots 13.
2:20- Gilmore breaks up the pass in the end zone; 2nd & 10…
2:14- Eight yard gain, 3rd & 2, and we have reached the two-minute warning. Patriots 27, Jets 13
2:00- Incomplete pass, and the Jets are now facing 4th & 2…
1:52- McCourty breaks up the pass, and they’ll turn the ball over on downs. With three timeouts, the Jets may get it back, but they’re in trouble.
1:39- 25 yard run for White will put this game away, and the Patriots have run for 236 yards today. If they can run and execute play-action, they’ll be as dangerous as ever.
:21- The Patriots take a knee, and that’ll do it from Metlife Stadium. New England improves to 8-3 with the win, and the Jets fall to 3-8.
Thanks again for joining us for this AFC East matchup; we look forward to seeing you again next week when the Patriots host the Minnesota Vikings.
FINAL SCORE: NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 27, NEW YORK JETS 13
