Patriots return to beat Jets 30-27 and complete 4-game skid

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ (AP) – Nick Folk threw a 51-yard field goal as time expired, and Cam Newton and the New England Patriots rallied to beat the New York Jets 30-27 winless Monday night to end to a four-game loss. trail.

Newton had two touchdown points, the second tying 27 with 1:57 remaining to wipe out a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter.

After the Jets retired three times, the Patriots recovered the ball with 47 seconds left and got to work. Newton had a 5-yard run on the third and a 1 for New England 42 and then spiked the ball 8 seconds from time. He followed with a 20-yard pass to Jakobi Meyers to put Folk – a former Jets kicker – in position for the winning basket.

He dropped the Jets to 0-9 for the first time in franchise history, and it was an excruciating loss.

After Folk’s 29-yarder with 6:04 left reduced the Patriots’ deficit to 27-20, Joe Flacco – having a good night up to this point – attempted to put the game aside.

Instead, he swayed the momentum in New England’s favor as his deep pass to Denzel Mims was held up by JC Jackson. This set up Newton’s TD – and deflated the Jets, who couldn’t recover.

Newton finished 27 of 35 for 274 yards, and Meyers had 12 catches for 169 yards for the Patriots (3-5), who avoided their first five-game losing streak since 1995 under coach Bill Parcells.

Flacco was 18 of 25 for 262 yards and three touchdowns – two to Breshad Perriman and one to Jamison Crowder – but had the game-changing interception.

With the Patriots down 10, Newton paraded them onto the pitch to open the second half, closing a 14-game practice with Rex Burkhead’s one-yard dive into the end zone to make it 20-17. .

But the Jets responded from the right back, with Flacco finding a Perriman wide open in the end zone for a 15-yard touchdown and a 27-17 lead with 30 seconds left in the third quarter. Flacco maintained the practice in the third and 9th for the 32 Patriots when he deflected a pass to Perriman for a 12-yard gain.

A Jets error on special teams kept the Patriots’ upcoming practice alive.

After Newton fell third and 1 and was stopped for a 4-yard loss, New England looked like they had to settle for a 32-yard field goal. But the Jets were called up for 12 men from the field – resulting in a first down for the Patriots. But the defense made up for the error, securing a stoppage in the red zone – with an assist from a waiting penalty over New England right tackle Mike Onwenu – and holding the Patriots to a 29-yard yardage by Folk for do 27-20 with 6:04 left.

But New England got the ball back as soon as Flacco was taken by Jackson. It marked the fourth game in a row with an interception for Jackson.

As the Jets looked for a stoppage in third place, Bless Austin was called up for a defensive outfit, keeping the player alive.

Damien Harris ran 21 yards to enter Jets territory. He followed with a 9-yard gain, but was called up due to an offensive detention penalty on Meyers. Harris also took a big hit on the run and was on the ground for several minutes before carefully walking towards the sideline.

Three plays later, Newton completed a 19-yard pass to Meyers, then ran 3 yards in the fourth and 1. Newton hit Damiere Byrd for 31 yards to put the ball to 3.

Newton ran for 2 yards on the first down, was stopped without a gain, then pushed his way into the end zone with his second running TD of the game to tie with 1:57 remaining.

INJURIES

Jets: Rookie left tackle Mekhi Becton left in the first half with a chest injury. Cornerback Brian Poole was also sent off at half-time after injuring his knee in the second quarter.

NEXT

Patriots: Host the Baltimore Ravens next Sunday night.

Jets: Bye week. New York is at the Los Angeles Chargers on November 22.