Halftime: Jets 14, Patriots 3
The Jets are dominating a sleepy game so far.
They have more than double the time of possession than the Patriots, 252 total yards compared to the Pats’ 40, 13 more first downs, and are averaging nearly triple the yards per play.
Aaron Rodgers has looked good. He’s completed 15-of-20 passes for 170 yards and a touchdown.
Jets miss field goal before halftime
Maybe the most exciting play of this game so far — the Jets missed a 45-yard field goal after a 12-play, 49-yard drive that took nearly four minutes off the clock.
Patriots manage a field goal
The Patriots are finally on the board. New England got into Jets territory largely thanks to a 34-yard pass interference call, but then couldn’t get any further down field. New York leads 14-3.
Jets 14, Patriots 0
The Jets are now up two scores after a marathon 13-play, 91-yard drive that resulted in a Breece Hall one-yard touchdown run.
Jets lead 7-0 after first quarter
The Allen Lazard touchdown is the only score of the game so far.
The Patriots haven’t really impressed on either side of the ball — not a lot going on offensively, and missing tackles defensively. Penalties are hurting the Jets more than anything else.
Aaron Rodgers is 8-of-9 for 63 yards and one touchdown after the first.
Patriots stall near midfield
After picking up their first first down, the Pats couldn’t do much more. Jacoby Brissett was sacked on 3rd-and-8, New England punted and the Jets will start inside their own 10.
Jets 7, Patriots 0
The Jets are on the board! Aaron Rodgers found Allen Lazard for a 10 yards and a score to cap an eight-play, 73-yard drive.
Patriots punt in a hurry
The Patriots’ first drive wasn’t pretty. A pass for no gain. A one-yard run. And then a throwaway on third down. We’re looking at a defensive battle early.
Jets punt, but Aaron Rodgers looked comfortable
The Jets’ first drive ended with a punt after a holding penalty and sack on back-to-back plays killed the momentum. Aaron Rodgers looked spry, though. He scrambled for five yards for one first down. And on multiple occasions he moved out of the pocket to buy time, flashing some of the mobility from his younger days.
The Patriots will take over after a touchback on the punt.
Aaron Rodgers ran for a first down!
Almost as if to prove a point, Aaron Rodgers ran for a first down on the Jets’ first drive tonight. Every eye in the stadium is on Rodgers’ legs and how they’ll hold up on the turf in New Jersey. So far, Rodgers is looking mobile after his Achilles lasted only four plays last season.