Who stood out and struggled vs. NY Jets

The Patriots had been dominant from begin to end on Sunday, placing up 21 unanswered factors to start out the sport in opposition to the Jets.

New England’s passing game couldn’t be stopped. Drake Maye appeared like he had all day within the pocket. He threw 5 touchdowns and located himself on the bench by the third quarter as a result of the Patriots had been up by a lot.

An ideal passer score is 158.3. Maye completed at 157.0. He unfold the ball round effectively and didn’t commit any turnovers. Backup quarterback Josh Dobbs was sharp as nicely.

Aside from a 59-yard landing run from Breece Corridor, New York wasn’t in a position to generate a lot offense in opposition to the Patriots protection. New England had only one sack, and compelled one turnover, however they swallowed up the run sport and smothered New York’s receivers in protection.

Right here’s a take a look at who stood out and struggled within the lopsided win in opposition to the Jets.

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Drake Maye

Maye was about as near good because it will get on this sport. He accomplished all however two of his passes. He received some assistance on a spectacular catch from Stefon Diggs, however for essentially the most half, New York gave him an excessive amount of time and he picked the Jets aside. All 5 of Maye’s touchdowns went to a distinct receiver. He was correct from quick and lengthy vary.

He even stayed engaged on the sideline, lobbying the refs for a name when Kyle Williams was whistled out of bounds on a throw he hauled in from Dobbs.

Stefon Diggs

With yet one more 100-yard efficiency, Diggs is now on the cusp of his seventh 1,000 yard season in eight years. He received going with quick in-breaker routes and was productive within the deep sport. He circled and reached over New York’s Qwan’tez Stiggers for a two-handed catch and in some way received each ft down as he was pushed backwards. He caught all six of the passes thrown his means.

Jaylinn Hawkins

Hawkins was the one Patriots defender to power a turnover, intercepting a wobbly, underthrown go from Brady Cook dinner. The Patriots pass-rush was nowhere close to Cook dinner, who threw the ball with two Patriots defensive backs within the space of the one receiver he was concentrating on. Nonetheless, the play confirmed Hawkins’s playmaking skills. He had pressured an enormous turnover final week in opposition to Baltimore, too, punching the ball out from Derrick Henry in a key scenario.

Dell Pettus

Pettus, a reserve defensive again, was the one Patriot with a sack on Sunday. He tied with Jahani Tavai for the staff lead in tackles (6) and recorded a deal with for loss. He received an prolonged alternative throughout this blowout and he made essentially the most of it.

Your complete offensive line

Maye appeared tremendous comfy with the safety that his offensive line was giving him. He didn’t have to make use of his operating potential a lot in any respect. He was in a position to simply stand round within the pocket and make reads, an indication that the large guys up entrance had been doing their jobs. They opened up holes within the run sport. They received downfield on display screen passes. They allowed one sack all day.

Rhamondre Stevenson

Stevenson scored a pair of touchdowns, one speeding and one receiving. Solely Diggs had extra receiving yards than him on this sport for New England. He averaged virtually six yards per stick with it the bottom. A pleasant, balanced, versatile sport for the ability again.

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Jack Gibbens

A stable sport for Gibbens, who has stuffed in properly for Robert Spillane over the previous couple of weeks. 5 tackles, three solo, one deal with for loss. His numbers took a slight dip in comparison with the final two weeks, however this actually wasn’t a nasty effort.

TreVeyon Henderson

Henderson received one in every of his greatest workloads of the season, tying his season excessive of 19 carries. He was stable, choosing up 4.3 yards per carry and 82 complete yards however under common by his requirements. He’s a house run hitter, however there weren’t any house runs to hit on the bottom at this time. His longest run went for 17 yards.

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Christian Barmore

The one participant on New England’s protection who didn’t file a deal with. Zero tackles. Zero sacks. One quarterback hit. One shot from the TV cameras of him jawing with Mike Vrabel just before halftime. Not a productive day for one of many Patriots’ greatest gamers.

Khari A. Thompson

Sports activities Reporter

Khari Thompson covers skilled sports activities for Boston.com. Earlier than becoming a member of the staff in 2022, Khari coated faculty soccer for The Clarion Ledger in Jackson, Miss.