Live blog: Patriots vs. Jets game updates

Patriots win. 30-27 – 11:10 p.m.

Nick Folk is good from 51 yards out. Patriots win. 30-27.

Pats will get the ball back – 11:04 p.m.

New England forces the Jets into a 3-and-out, and the Pats will get the ball with 47 seconds left at their own 22-yard line. Hold on for what could very well be an eventful finish.

Newton, Pats tie it up – 11:00 p.m.

Big drive for New England, one that started with a J.C. Jackson interception of Flacco and continued with a gutsy fourth-down pickup on the part of Newton and a 31-yard pass play to Byrd. It was capped by a 1-yard plunge from Newton for the touchdown. It’s tied at 27 with 1:57 left to play in regulation.

Can Jackson INT spark Pats? – 10:40 p.m.

J.C. Jackson made a huge play to come away with that turnover, running down the ball and giving possession back to the Patriots. Potentially a huge momentum swing here for New England, which will get the ball at its own 28-yard line with 5:50 left in regulation.

Field goal makes it 27-20 – 10:35 p.m.

The Jets couldn’t have done a better job trying to gift-wrap that one, as they were flagged for too many men on the field on New England’s first field-goal attempt. That kept the Patriots’ drive alive, but New England had to settle for a 29-yard field goal that cut the lead to 27-20 with 6:04 to go. Newton had a couple of nice plays on that sequence, including one where he kept a play alive by dodging Harvey Langi twice before completing a pass that ultimately helped move the chains.

Becton won’t return – 10:06 p.m.:

The Jets announced that Mekhi Becton won’t return.

Burkhead powers Pats – 10:03 p.m.

You rarely use words like “critical” and “important drive” when you’re writing about a Jets’ game, but this is where we are at this point in history. Anyway, down by 10, the Patriots answered the bell with their first drive at the start of the second half, as Cam Newton led a good sequence that was capped by a 1-yard touchdown run from Rex Burkhead. Burkhead had a really good series there, and now has eight carries for 38 yards and a touchdown on the night. Newton has been conservative, but he does deserve credit for his start, which has him at 17-for-18 for 154 yards. It’s 20-17 with 7:27 to go in the third quarter.

Jets take 10-point lead – 9:36 p.m.

Between the DPI and the fact he was the one in coverage on that touchdown pass, it was a miserable end to the first half for Jason McCourty. But it really was an awful breakdown across the board for a New England defense that yielded that late score. In the span of a couple of minutes, the Patriots went from looking like a team that was going to take a late second-quarter lead to one that’s now down by 10 going into the half. Inexcusable sequence.

Patriots cut the lead to 13-10 – 9:30 p.m.

The Patriots got three there with the 45-yard field goal from Folk, but that felt like something of a missed opportunity, especially given the way the drive started and the circumstances. Jakobi Meyers continues to be a tough receiver — there’s 1:06 to go in the half, and he has seven catches on seven targets for 93 yards. Good night for the youngster so far.

Jets take 13-7 lead – 9:19 p.m.

The Jets made the Patriots pay for the turnover on fourth down with a 50-yard field goal, and it’s 13-7 Jets with 4:33 to go in the first half. New York is hanging around here in the early going — Flacco is a very respectable 10-for-15 for 159 yards with a touchdown. They’ve pretty much stayed away from the run with Becton out, but Flacco’s arm has kept them in it. Not sure if that’s a long-term recipe for success, but it’s working for the Jets so far. On the other side. Cam Newton is 8-for-8 for 80 yards and a rushing touchdown to start the game, while Jakobi Meyers has four catches on four targets for 58 yards so far. Just a reminder: the Patriots will get the ball to start the second half. Can they pull a halftime wraparound and take control? We shall see.

Patriots turn the ball over – 9:08 p.m.

For the first time all season, the Patriots whiffed on a 3rd or 4th and 1 there, as they fumbled the ball away, giving the Jets the ball and pretty good field position — their own 43-yard line — with 6;13 to go in the first half. New York holds a 10-7 lead. This has the potential to get very dicey for New England if the Jets can capitalize.

Flacco leads Jets back – 9:02 p.m.

Predictably, the Jets haven’t run a whole lot since Becton left — he’s been evaluated after a chest injury, according to New York — but they’ve started doing some other things, including starting to open up the passing game. The Jets and Flacco just cashed in on a pass play, a 50-yarder from Flacco to Perriman for a 10-7 lead with 9:59 to go in the first quarter. Perriman has two catches for 55 yards and Mims has three catches for 47 yards. Overall, Flacco is 9-for-12 for 136 yards and a touchdown.

Patriots punt it away – 8:54 p.m.

Nice night so far for a couple of ex-Patriots: Braxton Berrios cleanly handled the Jets’ first punt return, while Harvey Longi made a couple of impressive plays on that last series for the New York defense. (Given how thin New England is at linebacker, the Patriots could probably use him right about now.) The Jets have the ball at their own 7-yard line with 12:43 left in the first half, and the Patriots holding a 7-3 lead.

Patriots hold 7-3 lead after one – 8:47 p.m.

Fast first quarter, as New England holds an early 7-3 lead on New York after one. Newton (4-4, 55 yards, one rushing TD) and the offense finally got a first-quarter touchdown on a nice drive that finished with a Newton TD run. Jakobi Meyers also looked strong out of the gate with two early catches for 42 yards. The Patriots allowed one field goal, and forced a Jets’ punt — New York left tackle Mehki Becton is a mountain, but he’s headed for the locker room as we move from the first quarter to the second. If he returns, I’d expect New York to try to keep running behind him, as long as it’s effective. For New England, all in all, it wasn’t perfect, but under the circumstances, as well as you could hope for.

Patriots go up 7-3 – 8:33 p.m.

You take the opponent into account — these are the Jets, after all — but you have to wonder whether or not that was the best first-quarter drive of the season for the New England offense. At the very least, it takes the honor by default, as it marked their first first-quarter touchdown since last December. The highlight was likely the 33-yard pass to Meyers, a nice sequence that included a sharp-looking play fake from Newton. The Patiots are up 7-3 with 3:34 to go in the first quarter.

Jets take 3-0 lead – 8:25 p.m.

Left tackle Mehki Becton has cleared the way nicely in the early going for the Jets’ ground game. In addition, New York had an impressive 26-yard throw and catch with Flacco and Mims on that opening drive to really get things cranked up. New York was also 2-for-3 on third down with Flacco at the controls. Ultimately, though, the Jets settled for a 35-yard field goal to make it 3-0 with 8:33 to go in the first quarter. A tidy opening drive for New York.

A very specific subset of people will understand just what Jim is driving at here with this information.

The Jets are playing Jay-Z’s Public Service Announcement during warmups as a high-level troll. #Patriots #thatsTomstune

— Jim McBride (@globejimmcbride) November 10, 2020

Doesn’t look like weather is going to play much of a role in tonight’s game in North Jersey. According to our pals at weather.com, the forecast for this one has temps in the mid-50s, clear and cool. Good football weather.

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