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Patriots vs. Jets live updates: Thursday Night Football heads to New England as Aaron Rodgers looks for first AFC East win

Both teams enter the game 1-1 and trail Buffalo in the division

yahoo sports staff

Aaron Rodgers got his first (full-game) win in a Week 2 Jets 24-17 victory over the Tennessee Titans, and he's looking to lead Gang Green into a second-straight victory at the Meadowlands Thursday against the division-rival Patriots. The Jets got that first win of the season after a Week 1 loss at the 49ers. The Patriots have gotten to 1-1 in the opposite way, winning a Week 1 tilt with the Bengals before losing in overtime to the Seahawks in Week 2.

Rodgers and the Jets' passing attack might have to do the heavy lifting against the Patriots. New England ranks second in the league through two weeks in run defense, allowing under 60 yards per game, while the Jets enter Week 3 26th in the league in rushing, despite having a backfield led by Breece Hall and Braelon Allen. The Patriots will look to keep the ball on the ground on offense — they're fifth in the NFL at 177.5 rushing yards per game, let by Rhamondre Stevenson, who's averaging just over 100 yards per game.

  • Time: 8:15 p.m. ET

  • Location: MetLife Stadium | East Rutherford, N.J.

  • Stream: Amazon Prime Video

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  • And it all ends with another sack, which pushes them back to the 45-yard line on fourth down. Now they're punting. Brutal.

  • Out of nowhere, the Patriots ripped off plays of 22 and 19 yards on their first two plays of the drive to reach well into Jets territory.

  • TOUCHDOWN: Jets keep the rout going with Garrett Wilson TD

    That's Aaron Rodgers' first TD pass to Wilson, a year later than everyone was hoping.

  • He's 40 years old but he moves like he's only 33.

  • Patriots open the second half with more of the same. The gain six yards total on a quick three-and-out and the Jets will take over on their own 33 after a nice punt return.

  • HALFTIME: Jets 14, Patriots 3

    Aaron Rodgers is 15-of-20 for 170 yards and a TD. Jacoby Brissett is 7-of-9 for 36 yards. The Jets are outgaining the Patriots 252-40. It's honestly a wonder the margin isn't bigger right now.

  • Rodgers misfires on a pass to Garrett Wilson on 3rd-and-10 with 14 seconds left, leaving Greg Zuerlein to attempt a 45-yard field goal. The Patriots catch a break when he hooks it wide left.

  • The Jets have once again driven into Patriots territory, this time right after the two-minute warning. Rodgers has three timeouts to work with before halftime.

  • FIELD GOAL: Patriots get on the board from 44 yards

    It took 49 yards in pass interference yardage, but the Patriots will take it after how this game began.

  • The Patriots o-line is struggling out there. They get stopped before the red zone and are now attempting a 44-yard field goal.

  • And then the Jets bale out the Patriots with pass interference by DJ Reed. Now they're in Jets territory.

  • That might have been an early whistle. Jets safety Chuck Clark zoomed into the backfield and had Brissett, but couldn't get him down immediately. The refs blow the play dead as Brissett finds Antonio Gibson on a lateral, which probably cost the Patriots a few yards. 3rd-and-9 now after 2nd-and-1.

  • TOUCHDOWN: Refs give Breece Hall his TD

    One commercial break later, the Jets are up two touchdowns and having little difficult with a Patriots team that was tormenting them just a few years ago.

  • Breece Hall was ruled short of the goal line, but replay seems to pretty clearly show he had the ball across the plane before going down. Jets HC Robert Saleh challenges the ruling and New York should be up 14-0 in a few moments.

  • Fun wrinkle. Jets bring in 295-pound defensive lineman Solomon Thomas in as a fullback. It was a fake, but Thomas still flattened a rusher (Rodgers' pass was incomplete in the end zone)

  • Jets are on the move.

  • Oof, Jets send a blitz on 3rd-and-7 and Brissett takes the sack with some open receivers. Then left tackle Caedan Wallace gets called for illegal formation.

  • Jets QB is working quickly.

  • LeBron approves.

  • TOUCHDOWN: Jets take the lead on Allen Lazard screen pass

    Lazard caught a lightning-quick pass from Rodgers and made the CB whiff to reach the end zone. It's 7-0 New York after an eight-play, 73-yard drive.

  • The Jets are in NE territory after Patriots LB Jahlani Tavai tries to body slam Breece Hall and gets an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.

  • Jets rookie RB Braelon Allen, the youngest player in the NFL, had a breakout game in Week 2 and he picks up where he left off. He shakes off an early tackle to gain 11 yards to open the drive.

  • That's a quick three-and-out, Jets get the ball back at their own 27 after a great punt by Bryce Baringer. The Patriots o-line... has had better drives.

  • Rodgers got the ball to midfield, but a holding penalty and a sack left the Jets with 3rd-and-19, which they didn't convert. They punt and the Patriots get a touchback.

  • The Jets take a fair catch and we're off in Thursday Night Football. Here comes Aaron Rodgers.