Jets’ season on life support with loss to lowly Patriots on last-minute touchdown

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Just erstwhile you deliberation nan Jets can’t descend immoderate lower, they find a way.

The Jets mislaid to nan dismal Patriots connected Sunday astatine Gillette Stadium, 25-22, giving up a last-minute touchdown to suffer their 5th consecutive nonaccomplishment and autumn to 2-6 and putting their play connected life support earlier Halloween moreover arrives.

The Jets took a 22-17 lead 3 minutes near successful nan game, but nan Patriots put together a game-winning thrust that would make Tom Brady proud. Quarterback Jacoby Brissett, who was playing successful spot of an injured Drake Maye, orchestrated a 12-play, 70-yard drive.

Rhamondre Stevenson scored connected fourth-and-goal from nan 1-yard statement pinch 22 seconds near successful nan crippled and past scored nan two-point conversion to descend nan Jets to caller depths.

On nan game-winning drive, Brissett scrambled for 14 yards connected 1 3rd down and past threw a 34-yard walk to Kayshon Boutte, who hit Sauce Gardner, to move nan shot to nan Jets’ 9-yard line. The Jets stopped them for 3 plays earlier Stevenson plunged successful from nan 1.

The Patriots snapped a six-game losing streak and are 2-6 conscionable for illustration nan Jets, tied astatine nan bottommost of nan AFC East.

This was disfigured each astir for nan spiraling Jets. They someway burned 3 timeouts successful nan first quarter, struggled to move nan shot for overmuch of nan game, had plentifulness of missed tackles, 2 hold of games penalties and a fewer typical teams gaffes to information things out.

They needed a 10-play, 70-yard touchdown thrust successful nan 4th fourth to regain nan lead successful nan 4th quarter. Trailing 17-16, Aaron Rodgers went 3-for-3 for 42 yards connected nan thrust and Breece Hall had 26 yards rushing. Braelon Allen scored a 3-yard touchdown to springiness nan Jets a 22-17 lead. The Jets went for two, but took a hold of crippled punishment and past Rodgers’ walk to Mike Williams came up short.

New England had immoderate occurrence early, highlighted by rookie backmost Drake Maye opening up nan scoring pinch a 17-yard scramble for a touchdown. But Maye sustained a concussion and near nan crippled successful nan 2nd quarter. The Patriots were very blimpish pinch Brissett and nan Jets defense had much occurrence against him.

The reeling Jets now person 3 days to hole for Thursday night’s crippled against nan Texans astatine MetLife Stadium.

The Jets answered Maye’s touchdown pinch 1 of nan strangest touchdown drives you’ll see. They managed 3 first downs disconnected of Patriots penalties, including 2 walk interference calls, 1 that put nan shot connected nan New England 2. Rodgers threw a touchdown walk to tight extremity Tyler Conklin from there. Kicker Greg Zuerlein, who has struggled each year, missed nan other constituent and nan Jets trailed 7-6.

The Jets utilized 3 timeouts connected nan drive, leaving them pinch nary remaining pinch 1:31 near successful nan first quarter.

The Jets put together their champion thrust early successful nan 2nd quarter, moving 60 yards connected 8 plays. Rodgers deed Xavier Gipson for a one-yard touchdown and a 13-7 lead.

With Maye retired of nan game, nan Patriots struggled to get thing going and moreover ran retired nan timepiece astatine nan extremity of nan first half alternatively than trying to trim into nan Jets’ lead.

The Jets received nan shot to unfastened nan 2nd half and grounded to do thing pinch it and had to punt. Patriots returner Marcus Jones took nan punt 62 yards backmost to nan Jets’ 26. Rhamondre Stevenson scored a three-yard touchdown 5 plays later and nan Patriots took a 14-13 lead pinch 10:55 to spell successful nan 3rd quarter.

On nan ensuing drive, Rodgers deed Garrett Wilson for a 35-yard summation to nan Patriots 35. Wilson made a beautiful drawback connected nan play and intelligibly benefitted successful this crippled from nan attraction nan Patriots paid to Davante Adams. The Jets sewage to nan Patriots’ 11 but could not scope nan extremity zone. Zuerlein deed a 29-yard section extremity to put nan Jets up 16-14 pinch 7:54 near successful nan 3rd quarter.

The Jets put together different bully thrust to commencement nan 4th fourth but they again stalled. Patriots linebacker Christian Elliss sacked Rodgers connected 3rd down to sound nan Jets backmost from nan 18 to nan 26-yard line, making it a reliable footwear for nan struggling Zuerlein, who missed nan 44-yard effort wide left, keeping nan Patriots wrong 2 points. Zuerlein has now missed six section goals this season.

The Patriots past put together a 14-play, 61-yard thrust that ended pinch Joey Slye 23-yard section extremity and a 17-16 Patriots lead pinch 7:34 to play. The Jets helped nan Patriots connected nan thrust pinch immoderate sloppy tackling and a roughing nan passer punishment connected Micheal Clemons. The Patriots converted a third-and-11 and a third-and-9 connected nan drive.