Welcome to the Week Seven Live Blog! The Patriots are in New Jersey to take on the Jets, their hated rival in the AFC East. The Jets are healthier than the first time they met this year, so this game has a better chance to be more competitive than the last meeting. We are ready for kickoff, so enjoy the game, and be sure to hit that refresh button for all your updates and opinions. Enjoy the game!
FIRST QUARTER
15:00- The Patriots will begin the night on offense. 1st & 10…Michel runs for six; 2nd & 4…
14:20-Edelman on the jet sweep for six and a first down; 1st & 10…
13:42- Edelman with the catch for seven; 2nd & 3…
13:07- Michel runs for five more; 1st & 10…
12:40- Watson with the drop, just like old times. 2nd & 10…
12:34- Meyers picks up three on the catch; 3rd & 7…
11:47- Meyers picks up 11 on the catch; 1st & 10…
11:08- Loss of two by Michel; 2nd & 12…
10:32- Bolden tripped up after a gain of two; 3rd & 10…
9:53- Edelman makes a great play on the catch and run, getting help from Meyers on a great block; 1st & 10 from the NY 27…
8:50- White gains give on the catch; 3rd & 5…
8:07- Watson with the catch and a gain of 10; 1st & 10…
7:27- Edelman gains six on the catch; 2nd & 4 from the NY 5…
6:53- Jet sweep to Bolden goes for just two; 3rd & 2 from the NY 3…
6:13- TOUCHDOWN, PATRIOTS!! Michel takes it in from three yards out to give the Patriots the lead. Strong drive for Patriots, who converted three long third downs. If the Jets can’t stop the run, this will be a long night for them. Patriots 7, Jets 0
5:45- Bell runs for two; 2nd & 8…
5:16- INTERCEPTION, PATRIOTS!! Darnold throws it into coverage due to pressure and Devin McCourty picked it off. 1st & 10, Patriots from the NY 12…
5:09- Loss of two on the screen to Edelman; 2nd & 12…
4:24- Loss of two by White; 3rd & 14…
3:53- Catch the damn ball! Michel drops a middle screen that looked like it was going to be either a first down or a touchdown. Those are the types of mistakes that keeps game close, or ultimately can cost you the game. Make the catch, THEN run. 4th & 14…
3:50- FIELD GOAL, PATRIOTS! Nugent drills the field goal to extend the Patriots lead to 10. Patriots 10, Jets 0
3:49- Gain of one on the run by Bell; 2nd & 9…
3:10- Thomas drops a first down catch; 3rd & 10…
3:05- Crowder picks up five on the catch and the Jets are forced to punt. The Patriots are bringing heavy pressure on Darnold so far tonight. The punt was fair caught at the New England 30. 1st & 10…
2:28- Brady hits Bolden for an amazing back-shoulder catch, picking up 28 yards on the catch. 1st & 10…
2:12- Edelman picks up four on the catch; 2nd & 6…
1:46- Brady misses Watson on the drag; 3rd & 5…
1:41- Incomplete, and I’m not sure what happened there. It appears that the Patriots will go for it; 4th & 6…
1:35- Huge play on the seven-yard catch by Watson; 1st & 10 from the NY 28…
:44- Gain of two on the ground by Michel; 2nd & 8…
:09- TOUCHDOWN, PATRIOTS!! Brady drops a DIME to Dorsett for the 28-yard touchdown. Converting on the 4th down was huge, and then to score like that is a big hit to the confidence of the Jets. Patriots 17, Jets 0
:09- Bell runs for a gain of seven to end the first quarter, a quarter thoroughly dominated by the New England Patriots. Patriots 17, Jets 0
SECOND QUARTER
15:00- Bell runs for 20; 1st & 10…
14:08- FUMBLE, PATRIOTS RECOVER! Van Noy recovers the fumble, which at first appeared to be a touchdown but he was down by contact. The Patriots offense takes over yet again.
14:06- Michel runs for 12; 1st & 10 from the Jets 27…
13:29- No blocking = no yards; 2nd & 10…
12:45- Meyers picks up 22 yards on the deep in; 1st & Goal from the four…
12:07- After a weak block in the back call to back the Pats up to the 11, Brady hits White for seven; 2nd & Goal…
11:22- Watson gains one on the catch, not showing any ability to turn upfield. 3rd & Goal…
10:43- Brady misses Meyers on the throw, but it was because of a hold, which gives New England an automatic first down. 1st & Goal from two…
10:27- Michel gains zero; 2nd & Goal…
9:56- Michel gains one; 3rd & Goal, watch for play action…
9:18- TOUCHDOWN, PATRIOTS!! Michel takes it in from one yard out to extend the lead to 24. Nugent drilled the extra point, got hit, but they picked up the flag. Patriots 24, Jets 0
8:35- Interference on the Patriots; 1st & 10…
8:26- Jackson defended the quick outside screen PERFECTLY; 2nd & 9…
7:45- Another DPI on the Patriots; that was a tough call. 1st & 10, Jets, from the Patriots 46…
7:39- Nine-yard run by Bell; 2nd & 1…
7:00- Powell runs for three; 1st & 10…
6:18- Roughing the passer; this is a joke. That was an awful call. 1st & 10 from the 19. 39 yards given to the Jets; not cool. 2nd & 10…
5:34- Holding going on all over the place is allowed apparently; 3rd & 10 after the incomplete pass…
5:25- INTERCEPTION, PATRIOTS! It appears that the Patriots will be stuck at their own one.
5:14- One yard gain by Michel; throw it, don’t run behind this bad line. 2nd & 10…
4:34- Brady hits Edelman for a gain of nine; 3rd & 1…
3:48- White stuffed, forcing Bailey to punt. The ball went out of bounds at the Patriots 41; not a great punt for the strong-legged rookie from Stanford. 1st & 10, Jets…
3:24- Thomas gains five on the catch; 2nd & 5…
2:58- Holding FINALLY called on the Jets, who have been getting away with it all night. 2nd & 15…
2:29- Gilmore locked down Anderson; 3rd & 15…
2:23- Thomas picks up 17 and a Jets 1st down; 1st & 10 from the 34…
1:58- McCourty makes the immediate tackle after the catch; 2nd & 10…
1:53- Incomplete pass, good coverage by McCourty; 3rd & 10…
1:45- Gain of six; 4th & 4…
1:13- Pass is overthrown, and the Jets will turn it over on downs. Darnold is having a rough first half. 1st & 10, Patriots…
1:10- No gain by White; 2nd & 10…
:39- Dorsett makes an amazing catch and gains 20; 1st & 10…
:35- Incomplete pass; 2nd & 10…
:28- Edelman drops an easy one as he looks up before securing the ball. That drop will likely cost them points; 3rd & 10…
:25- As I said, the Edelman drop costs them on this drive. Brady tried to throw a screen but the pass was batted down. 4th & 10…strong punt by Bailey.
:14- The Jets take a knee and that will end the first half, a half dominated by the Patriots.
HALFTIME: NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 24, NEW YORK JETS 0
THIRD QUARTER
15:00- Bell runs for a gain of four; 2nd & 6…
14:16- Bell runs for four; 3rd & 2…
13:39- First down run by Bell; 1st & 10…
13:03- 11-yard to Anderson through the air; 1st & 10, and the Jets are driving…
12:30- Loss of two by Bell on the run; 2nd & 12…
11:46- Gain of six by Bell on the catch; 3rd & 6…
11:02- INTERCEPTION, PATRIOTS!! Gilmore gets in on the act as the pressure once again forces Darnold to make a terrible throw. Brady and the Patriots offense will try to extend this already large lead. Patriots 24, Jets 0
10:55- Dorsett picks up five on the crossing route; 2nd & 5…
10:24- Michel runs for eight on the strong play; 1st & 10…
9:53- No gain by Michel; 2nd & 10…
9:14- Meyers makes a great catch as he continues to show he is for real. 1st & 10 from the 40…
8:34- Jets get away with a blatant hold, but the Patriots are forced to punt. Bailey pinned them perfectly in the corner
8:20- Bell runs for three; 2nd & 7 from the six…
7:41- SAFETY, PATRIOTS!! Darnold batted the ball out of the back of the end zone after the high snap. The Jets will kick the ball to New England. Patriots 26, Jets 0
7:20- Interception, Jets. Brady got his arm hit as he through it, and the ball was picked off. The Jets offense will take over.
6:57- Two-yard gain by Bell; 2nd & 8…
6:23- DPI called on Jackson…again. That was obvious; 1st & 10 from the Patriots 11…
6:18- Hightower LIGHTS UP Bell on the pass to the flat; incomplete pass; 2nd & 10…
6:14- Incomplete pass on the swing pass to Bell; 3rd & 10…
6:08- INTERCEPTION, PATRIOTS!! Terrance Brooks, who is mainly a special teams player, steps up and makes the interception in the end zone. This defense just clamps down when they need to get a stop. 1st & 10, Patriots.
6:02- Bad play there; Brady was setting up the screen, but it went for a loss of eight; 2nd & 18…
5:22- White gains eight back to make it 3rd & 10…
4:40- Meyers gets interfered with and the Patriots pick up the first down. 1st & 10 from their own 35…
4:34- Edelman runs for six on the end-around; 2nd & 4…
3:58- Brady gets pressured and throws it away; 3rd & 4…
3:54- Nothing doing there, and Brady gets called for intentional grounding. 4th & 10…
3:43- Another excellent punt by Bailey, and strong coverage too. The Jets will take over, but they are running out of time. Patriots 26, Jets 0
3:40- Gain of three on the run; 2nd & 7…
2:55- Darnold sails one out of bounds; 3rd & 7…
2:48- Bell picks up the 1st down, but the Jets were called for a hold. 3rd & 17…
2:25- A flag was thrown for DPI, but the ball was uncatchable; 4th & 17…
2:15- The Patriots offense will take over at their own 45.
2:09- Michel runs for nine; 2nd & 1…
1:25- Bolden with a gain of three on the catch; 1st & 10…
1:00- Brady throws it away; 2nd & 10…
:53- White picks up 26 yards on the catch; 1st & 10…
:19- White for six more; 2nd & 4…
:03- Five more for White; 1st & 10, and that will be the final play of the 3rd quarter. The Patriots offense didn’t score, but the defense put a safety on the board. Patriots 26, Jets 0
FOURTH QUARTER
15:00- White runs for no gain; 2nd & 10…
14:21- Edelman picks up 10; 1st & Goal…
13:51- Michel loses two on the run; 2nd & Goal…
13:08- White dives for the pylon on the pass to the flat, but he is out of bounds at the goal line; 3rd & Goal…Timeout, Patriots.
12:36- TOUCHDOWN, PATRIOTS!! Sony Michel takes it in from one yard out for his third touchdown of the night. His yards per carry aren’t great, but he is getting it done at the goal line. Patriots 33, Jets 0
12:28- Incomplete pass as the Jets offense continues to struggle. 3rd & 15…
12:15- Darnold fires one into the deep…sideline? Wow, he stinks tonight. 4th & 15…Olszewski with a 22-yard return to set the offense up again. You all know Belichick wants 40. Patriots 33, Jets 0
11:56- Tomlinson picks up one on the catch; 2nd & 9…
11:13- Brady just missed Edelman deep; 3rd & 9…
11:05- Brady spots the hard corner blitz, steps up in the pocket, and makes a throw for a seven-yard gain. Not enough for a 1st down, but still a great play. The Patriots will punt.
9:58- Funny stuff. Belichick tried to take the penalty for more room to punt, the Jets decline it. So then he has them jump offside; Jets decline it again. Belichick had a big grin on his face. The punt was eventually fair caught at the 13. That is good stuff to watch between NFL coaches. Patriots 33, Jets 0
9:07- Darnold throws it away after getting pressured heavily; 2nd & 10…
