Drake Maye hit Romeo Doubs for a 42-yard touchdown to put the Patriots ahead of the Jets 7-3, per Pro Football Talk. The Jets scored first at Gillette Stadium on Sunday. Our game data has the Patriots up 17-3 at halftime, so they have added to that lead since the 7-3 report. The r/nfl highlight post carries the same 42-yard connection.
The box score shows how the lead grew. New England scored 7 points in the first quarter and 10 in the second. Maye later threw a 9-yard touchdown to DeMario Douglas, and Andy Borregales added the extra point and a 32-yard field goal. Maye is 9 of 17 for 130 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions, a 117.3 rating. Doubs has one target and one catch, the 42-yarder. A.J. Brown leads the team with seven targets and has two catches for 23 yards.
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The Jets have controlled the ball without scoring much. They have held it for 19:10 to New England's 10:50 and have 21 rushes to the Patriots' 12. Their only points are a 42-yard Jason Sanders field goal. They are 1 of 6 on third down, were 0 for 1 in the red zone and have taken four penalties for 30 yards. Geno Smith has been sacked twice, and Milton Williams and Christian Barmore each have one. The Patriots have no penalties. They are 3 of 7 on third down and 1 of 1 on fourth.
The clean first half matters for Maye. Through five games this season he has thrown for 1,228 yards, 8 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, with a 88.9 rating. He threw three interceptions at Seattle and two at Jacksonville, where he was sacked three times in a 35-6 loss. Since then he has thrown seven touchdowns and one interception in two games, including four touchdowns and 374 yards in the 45-17 win over Las Vegas. Two more scoring passes in a half and no turnovers fit that run.
New England came in at 3-2, second in the AFC East, with a two-game win streak. Pats Pulpit's preview, from Bernd Buchmasser, called the Las Vegas win the club's most dominant of the season and noted the Jets were also coming off a win. The Jets were 2-3 and third in the division after beating Cleveland 17-12 last week. Yahoo's live-update pages said the Patriots were looking for a third straight win and the Jets for a first winning streak.
The game is still live. The Patriots play at Chicago on Thursday, Oct. 22, a short week, and the Jets host Miami on Oct. 25.
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