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Jets' winning streak comes to an end after 27-14 loss to Patriots

The Jets had their best start of the season on Thursday night, but their two-game winning streak came to an end as the New England Patriots took control to win their eighth game in a row.

Both teams possessed the ball just once in the first quarter, as the Jets ate up over eight minutes on their first drive, which ended with a Justin Fields option keeper. New England’s first possession used up the rest of the period and they tied the score on rookie TreVeyon Henderson’s seven-yard run early in the second quarter.

The game settled into a more familiar pattern from then onwards, as the Jets went three-and-out on their next three possessions while the Patriots marched downfield on their second possession to take a 14-7 lead on another seven-yard Henderson run.

Henderson scored again in the third quarter, this time on a pass from Drake Maye to make it 21-7, but the Jets responded on a 22-yard touchdown pass from Fields to John Metchie III.

New England pushed the lead to 13 on a pair of field goals by Andy Borregales and then the Jets turned the ball over on downs in the red zone with two minutes remaining to end their comeback bid.

Here are some takeaways...

-The Jets threw the ball on their first offensive snap as Fields completed a short pass to Mason Taylor, but the next nine plays were all runs, albeit that a few of those saw Fields scrambling, having initially dropped back to pass. The next pass was an incompletion by wide receiver Isaiah Williams on a gadget play but Fields did complete one more pass on the drive, as he connected with a debuting Adonai Mitchell on a third-down conversion. It was clear they intended to lean on the running game and Fields’ running abilities and this worked initially but was less successful as the game went on.

-Overall, it wasn’t the worst offensive performance in recent memory from New York, which had 245 yards. Fields was held to 116 passing yards but rushed for 67. However, the Patriots’ top-ranked run defense kept Breece Hall in check, holding him to 64 yards from scrimmage.-Coming off his big four-sack game, Will McDonald IV was not in the starting line-up, although he did rotate in off the bench. He was limited by a quad injury in practice during the week, so presumably this was a factor in that. While he had a disruptive game, McDonald was held without a sack.-Quincy Williams was back in a starting role and was tied for the team lead with six tackles. He also had a sack negated by a penalty. His benching seems to have lasted just a week.The other line-up change for the Jets was that Qwan’tez Stiggers started on the outside at cornerback with Azareye’h Thomas out with a concussion. This was a departure from what they did to replace the injured Thomas on Sunday, where they instead moved slot cornerback Jarvis Brownlee Jr. to the outside.-Brownlee’s physical play has given the Jets’ defense a boost since they added him in September, but the downside of that is starting to rear its head. For the second game in a row, Brownlee had multiple penalties, including an unnecessary roughness call that gifted the Patriots 15 yards on their first drive. He now has 11 in eight games this season, including six in the past two.-Maye got off to a hot start as he completed his first 11 passes before finally throwing an incompletion on third down with 3:31 remaining in the first half. He was impressive all day, showing good poise when pressured. If he can maintain this level of play, New England is a legitimate contender in a wide-open AFC. Maye could even be an MVP candidate.-The Jets gave Mitchell some opportunities to make plays in his Jets debut, but he didn’t quite seem to be on the same page with Fields on five incompletions. Three of these were dropped. The book on Mitchell has been that he’s talented but lacks consistency and he lived up to that reputation in this game.-Low snaps were an issue all day for center Josh Myers, and this cost the Jets in the fourth quarter as Fields was unable to scoop one off the turf and New England recovered to set up a field goal. Once again, the Jets were unable to force a turnover of their own.

Game MVP: TreVeyon Henderson

The Jets held the in-form rookie Henderson to 62 yards on 19 carries but couldn’t keep him out of the end zone as his three touchdowns proved decisive. He ended up with 93 yards from scrimmage.XX

Highlights

What's next

The Jets will travel to Baltimore to take on the Ravens on Sunday, Nov. 23 at 1 p.m.

Thursday Night Football: Patriots extend win streak to eight games

The Patriots kicked off Week 11 by winning their eighth straight game.

Running back TreVeyon Henderson scored three touchdowns and the Patriots defensed forced a turnover on downs at the two-minute warning to put the finishing touches on a 27-14 home win. The eight-game winning streak leaves the Patriots at 9-2 and in control of the AFC West.

Henderson scored two touchdowns in Week 10 and the rookie has made the most of the expanded opportunities he's received with Rhamondre Stevenson out of the lineup. The second-round pick finished with 19 carries for 62 yards and five catches for 31 yards on the evening.

One of Henderson's scores came on a pass from Drake Maye and the current MVP favorite was 25-of-34 for 281 yards to continue his breakout second NFL season. Wide receiver Stefon Diggs had nine catches for 105 yards to lead the way for the receiving corps.

The Jets were able to hang around into the fourth quarter and trailed 24-14 when they forced a punt with 7:29 to play. Any hopes of pulling off the upset dimmed when Justin Fields couldn't handle a low snap and Patriots linebacker Anfernee Jennings recovered on the Jets' 11-yard line. The Jets forced a field goal and moved the ball on their next drive, but the urgency wasn't where it needed to be and they would have been pressed for time to pull off a stunner even if a fourth-down pass to tight end Jeremy Ruckert wasn't broken up by defensive back Dell Pettus.

Fields ran 11 times for 67 yards and a touchdown while going 15-of-26 for 116 yards and a touchdown through the air. The touchdown went to recent acquisition John Metchie, but Adonai Mitchell, who was also acquired in a trade, had a pair of drops in his first game for the team.

The Jets had won two straight coming into Thursday and they'll use the mini-bye to prepare for a Week 12 trip to Baltimore. The Patriots will also hit the road and it will take them to Cincinnati as they look for their first nine-game winning streak in one season since 2017.

Justin Fields finds John Metchie, cuts Patriots lead to 21-14

Jets quarterback Justin Fields ran for a touchdown in the first quarter and he's now added a passing touchdown to the ledger.

Fields hit wide receiver John Metchie for a 22-yard score that cut New England's lead to 21-14 with 3:10 left to play in the third quarter. It was Metchie's first touchdown catch of the Jets and he was all by himself to catch the pass after safety Jaylinn Hawkins fell down.

The touchdown came on a third down that was set up by wide receiver Adonai Mitchell's second dropped pass of the night.

Fields is 10-of-15 for 77 yards and the Jets defense will try to keep the lead from growing before the ball is back in his hands.

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