2020 · Week 17
New York Jets at New England Patriots
Jan 3, 2021 · Gillette Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
New England Patriots defeated New York Jets 28–14. ScoutIndex had favored Patriots (73%) going in. Patriots improve to 7-9; Jets fall to 2-14. Cam Newton paced the offense with 242 passing yards and 3 TDs; 79 rushing yards; 1 catch for 19 yards and 1 TD. Jets turned it over 2 times to Patriots's 0.
Team stats
| NYJ | NE | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | First downs | 22 |
| 377 | Total yards | 427 |
| 266 | Passing yards | 261 |
| 111 | Rushing yards | 166 |
| 23/34 | Comp / Att | 22/31 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(11:28) (Shotgun) 1-C.Newton pass short middle to 28-J.White for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q16-N.Folk extra point is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-7-J.Bailey.
- Q2(1:45) (Shotgun) 14-S.Darnold pass deep middle to 89-C.Herndon for 21 yards, TOUCHDOWN. PENALTY on NE-41-M.Bryant, Unnecessary Roughness, 15 yards, enforced between downs.
- Q23-C.McLaughlin extra point is GOOD, Center-42-T.Hennessy, Holder-7-B.Mann.
- Q3(11:43) 36-J.Adams up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. NYJ-77-M.Becton was injured during the play.
- Q33-C.McLaughlin extra point is GOOD, Center-42-T.Hennessy, Holder-7-B.Mann.
- Q3(2:31) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 16-J.Meyers pass short right to 1-C.Newton for 19 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Handoff to NE 26-S.Michel, backwards pass to NE 16-J.Meyers who passes to NE 1-C.Newton.
- Q36-N.Folk extra point is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-7-J.Bailey.
- Q4(14:04) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 1-C.Newton pass deep right to 86-D.Asiasi for 26 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q46-N.Folk extra point is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-7-J.Bailey.
- Q4(11:51) 1-C.Newton pass short right to 26-S.Michel for 31 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q46-N.Folk extra point is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-7-J.Bailey.
Box score
NYJ
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Darnold | 23/34 | 266 | 1 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Darnold | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Josh Adams | 11 | 47 | 1 |
| Ty Johnson | 11 | 45 | 0 |
| Braxton Berrios | 2 | 16 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breshad Perriman | 3 | 6 | 84 | 0 |
| Chris Herndon | 7 | 9 | 63 | 1 |
| Josh Adams | 2 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| Ty Johnson | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 |
| Jamison Crowder | 4 | 4 | 31 | 0 |
| Braxton Berrios | 3 | 3 | 20 | 0 |
| Daniel Brown | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| Denzel Mims | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Vyncint Smith | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 21/30 | 242 | 3 | 0 |
| Jakobi Meyers | 1/1 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 11 | 79 | 0 |
| Sony Michel | 16 | 76 | 0 |
| Jakobi Meyers | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Damiere Byrd | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| Sony Michel | 3 | 3 | 60 | 1 |
| Jakobi Meyers | 6 | 7 | 68 | 0 |
| Devin Asiasi | 2 | 3 | 39 | 1 |
| James White | 4 | 7 | 31 | 1 |
| N'Keal Harry | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| Gunner Olszewski | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Damiere Byrd | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Dalton Keene | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |