FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Tom Brady threw a 39-yard touchdown pass to Aaron Dobson on the game's first series before both offenses played as sloppily as the second-half weather, and the New England Patriots got by the New York Jets 13-10 on Thursday night.
Brady had trouble connecting with his rookie-filled receiving corps, while Jets rookie Geno Smith was repeatedly sacked when he took too much time to throw.
The Patriots (2-0) managed just nine first downs and 234 yards after leading the NFL in points and yards last season.
The Jets (1-1) cut the lead to 13-10 on Bilal Powell's 3-yard touchdown run with 5:05 left in the third quarter. But Smith threw three interceptions in the fourth quarter, two to Aqib Talib and one to Alfonzo Dennard.
Patriots 13, Jets 10
| N.Y. Jets |
3 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
- |
10 |
| New England |
10 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
- |
13 |
First Quarter
NE: Dobson 39 pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick), 12:54.
NE: FG Gostkowski 21, 9:17.
NYJ: FG Folk 37, 4:01.
Second Quarter
NE: FG Gostkowski 30, 5:05.
Third Quarter
NYJ: Powell 3 run (Folk kick), 5:05.
A: 68,756.
NYJ NE
First downs 15 9
Total Net Yards 318 232
Rushes-yards 32-129 24-54
Passing 189 178
Punt Returns 2-7 6-72
Kickoff Returns 0-0 1-25
Interceptions Ret. 0-0 3-14
Comp-Att-Int 15-35-3 19-39-0
Sacked-Yards Lost 4-25 1-7
Punts 9-44.6 11-46.7
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0
Penalties-Yards 8-66 3-30
Time of Possession 34:00 26:00
Individual statistics
Rushing: N.Y. Jets, Ivory 12-52, Powell 13-48, Smith 3-17, Bohanon 4-12. New England, Ridley 16-40, Blount 4-11, Edelman 1-4, Washington 1-1, Brady 2-(minus 2).
Passing: N.Y. Jets, Smith 15-35-3-214. New England, Brady 19-39-0-185.
Receiving: N.Y. Jets, Hill 4-86, Holmes 3-51, Winslow 3-16, Gates 2-42, Powell 2-22, Bohanon 1-(minus 3). New England, Edelman 13-78, Dobson 3-56, Thompkins 2-47, Develin 1-4.
Missed field goals: New England, Gostkowski 43 (WL).
Original Print Headline: Pats eke out win over Jets
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