Pats Survive Tough Game vs Jets

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New York Jets did a lot of things well against the New England Patriots

on Thursday night after dropping five of their first six games. The Jets rushed for 218 yards and limited the Pats to just 63. Geno Smith didn't turn the ball over while completing 20 of his 34 passes for 208 yards and a late touchdown. However, the Jets had to settle for field goals on their first four drives before Tom Brady's third touchdown pass of the night eventually led the Patriots to a 27-25 triumph over New York at Foxborough.

Brady's first scoring strike was a 49-yard pass to Shane Vereen just 89 seconds into the game. Vereen accounted for 114 total yards and two touchdowns.

Brady also hit Danny Amendola for a 19-yard TD with 7:49 left to put the Pats ahead 27-19 before Smith engineered a drive that ended with his 10-yard scoring pass to Jeff Cumberland with 2:31 remaining, giving theJets a chance to tie the score until Smith threw an incomplete pass on the ensuing two-point conversion.

The Jets gave themselves another opportunity to steal a victory, but Nick Folk's 58-yard field-goal attempt was blocked as time expired, allowing New England to improve to 5-2.

Brady was 20 of 37 for 261 yards and no turnovers.

Chris Ivory had 107 rushing yards, including a one-yard TD that gave the Jets a brief 19-17 lead in the third quarter before New York fell to 1-6.