Overall, New York thoroughly dominated New England. The Jets had 27 first downs to the Patriots’ 11. They outgained New England 400 yards to 139. They averaged 5.7 yards per play, compared with 2.9.
I’ve found myself thinking about the astounding and yet secondary accomplishments of the dynasty Patriots — 11 straight AFC East titles from 2009-19 is another — a little more often lately.
Tom Brady was thriving elsewhere, the Patriots were bad and they couldn’t move the ball, leaving the fans miserable. But that team finished 7-9 and wasn’t out of playoff contention until December.
The New England offense was boom-or-bust for most of the afternoon, with six of the Patriots' 11 drives ending after a three-and-out. Rhamondre Stevenson ran for just 81 yards and a touchdown on ...