If the Jets knew before Sunday’s game that they would hold Wes Welker in check for the most part while limiting Tom Brady to one touchdown pass and intercepting him once, they probably would have signed up for it.
What they wouldn’t have signed up for was what happened after the Jets cut their deficit to 27-21 with 7 minutes 7 seconds left.
The Patriots put the finishing touches on the Jets’ miserable road swing by running the ball and daring the Jets to stop them. They couldn’t. Here is the sequence of New England offensive plays — the knockout punch delivered by Bill Belichick to Rex Ryan — that burned nearly five minutes off the clock until right before the two-minute warning.
1) 1st and 10 at Patriots 22 BenJarvis Green-Ellis right end for 8 yards (David Harris).
2) 2nd and 2 at Patriots 30 Brady up the middle for 3 yards (Jamaal Westerman).
3) 1st and 10 at Patriots 33 Green-Ellis left end for 15 yards (Darrelle Revis, Brodney Pool).
4) 1st and 10 at Patriots 48 Green-Ellis right guard for 6 yards (Marquice Cole).
5) 2nd and 4 at Jets 46 Green-Ellis right end for no gain (Mike Devito; Sione Pouha).
6) 3rd and 4 at Jets 46 direct snap to Green-Ellis left end for 14 yards (David Harris).
7) 1st and 10 at Jets 32 Green-Ellis left end for 5 yards (Harris).
8) 2nd and 5 at Jets 27 Green-Ellis left tackle for 3 yards (Jim Leonhard; Harris).
The Jets used their first timeout with 2:13 remaining, but by then the damage was done. In moving from their 22 to the Jets’ 24, the Patriots did not attempt a pass. The Patriots ran Green-Ellis 7 times for 54 yards, with Brady picking up 3 yards on the other play, before Brady finally attempted and completed a pass, to Rob Gronkowski for 7 yards. By the time the Jets finally held on third down at their 8, there was only 1:06 left, and the game was essentially over.
Stephen Gotskowski’s 28-yard field goal provided the final points in the Patriots’ 30-21 victory.
Extra Point Can the Jets count on their home field in the next two weeks against Miami and San Diego to help get them back on track?
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