GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NFL: NEW ENGLAND (0-0) at NY JETS (0-0)

NFL: NEW ENGLAND at NY JETS

<div class="pre">NFL FG NWE
STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI 22 YD

NEW ENGLAND 31
NY JETS 14 6:51 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NFL: NEW ENGLAND at NY JETS

<div class="pre">NFL
NEW ENGLAND 31
NY JETS 14 6:44 LEFT, 4TH QTR

NYJ BALL ON NYJ 18 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: NEW ENGLAND at NY JETS

<div class="pre">NFL
NEW ENGLAND 31
NY JETS 14 6:02 LEFT, 4TH QTR

NWE BALL ON NWE 47 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: NEW ENGLAND at NY JETS

<div class="pre">NFL TWO MINUTE WARNING, 2ND HALF

NEW ENGLAND 31
NY JETS 14

NWE BALL ON NYJ 1 YD LINE
2ND AND 1</div>

 

NFL: NEW ENGLAND at NY JETS

<div class="pre">NFL TD NWE
HEATH EVANS 1 YD RUN
(STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK)

NEW ENGLAND 38
NY JETS 14 1:58 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NFL: NEW ENGLAND at NY JETS

<div class="pre">NFL
NEW ENGLAND 38
NY JETS 14 1:43 LEFT, 4TH QTR

NYJ BALL ON NYJ 19 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: NEW ENGLAND at NY JETS

<div class="pre">NFL NEW ENGLAND 38
NY JETS 14 1:29 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NFL: NEW ENGLAND at NY JETS

<div class="pre">NFL
NEW ENGLAND 38
NY JETS 14 0:02 LEFT, 4TH QTR

NWE BALL ON NWE 47 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: NEW ENGLAND at NY JETS

<div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
NEW ENGLAND 7 7 14 10 38
NY JETS 0 7 7 0 14 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: NWE - TD, WES WELKER 11 YD PASS FROM TOM
BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK),
9:48. Drive: 12 plays, 91 yards in
5:39. Key plays: Maroney 11-yard
run to New England 20; T. Brady
10-yard pass to Welker to New York
44; Morris 13-yard run to New York
31; T. Brady 18-yard pass to Moss
to New York 13. NEW ENGLAND 7-0
2ND QUARTER: NYJ - TD, DREW COLEMAN 7 YD PASS FROM CHAD
PENNINGTON (MIKE NUGENT KICK),
10:45. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards in
6:22. Key plays: Pennington 10-yard
pass to Cotchery to New York 46;
Pennington 17-yard pass to Coles to
New York 37; Pennington 16-yard
pass to Washington to New York 16.
NEW ENGLAND 7-7
NWE - TD, BENJAMIN WATSON 5 YD PASS FROM TOM
BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK),
13:53. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards in
3:08. Key plays: T. Brady 4-yard
run on 3rd-and-2 to New England 39;
T. Brady 33-yard pass to Moss to
New York 28; Brady 22-yard pass to
Moss to New York 6. NEW ENGLAND
14-7
3RD QUARTER: NWE - TD, ELLIS HOBBS 108 YD KICKOFF RETURN
(STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK), 0:14.
NEW ENGLAND 21-7
NWE - TD, RANDY MOSS 51 YD PASS FROM TOM
BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK),
7:59. Drive: 5 plays, 87 yards in
2:48. Key plays: T. Brady 19-yard
pass to Moss to New England 34. NEW
ENGLAND 28-7
NYJ - TD, LAVERANUES COLES 1 YD PASS FROM
CHAD PENNINGTON (MIKE NUGENT KICK),
12:41. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards in
4:42. Key plays: Jones 10-yard rush
to New York 30; Pennington 16-yard
pass to Baker to New England 40;
Pennington 13-yard pass to Coles to
New England 27; Jones 10-yard run
to New England 2. NEW ENGLAND 28-14
4TH QUARTER: NWE - FG, STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI 22 YD, 8:09.
Drive: 17 plays, 79 yards in 10:28.
Key plays: T. Brady 13-yard pass to
Welker to New England 30; Morris
9-yard run to New England 48; T.
Brady 12-yard pass to Moss to New
York 29. NEW ENGLAND 31-14
NWE - TD, HEATH EVANS 1 YD RUN (STEPHEN
GOSTKOWSKI KICK), 13:02. Drive: 8
plays, 53 yards in 4:04. Key plays:
15-yard personal foul penalty on
Jets' Barret to New York 32; T.
Brady 13-yard pass to Moss to Jets
2. NEW ENGLAND 38-14

ATT: 77,900</div>

 

NFL: NEW ENGLAND at NY JETS

<div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
NEW ENGLAND 7 7 14 10 38
NY JETS 0 7 7 0 14 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER:

9:48 NWE - TD, WES WELKER 11 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK).
Drive: 12 plays, 91 yards in 5:39.
Key plays: Maroney 11-yard run to New England 20; T. Brady 10-yard
pass to Welker to New York 44; Morris 13-yard run to New York 31; T. Brady
18-yard pass to Moss to New York 13. NEW ENGLAND 7-0.

2ND QUARTER:

10:45 NYJ - TD, DREW COLEMAN 7 YD PASS FROM CHAD PENNINGTON (MIKE NUGENT KICK).
Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards in 6:22.
Key plays: Pennington 10-yard pass to Cotchery to New York 46;
Pennington 17-yard pass to Coles to New York 37; Pennington 16-yard pass
to Washington to New York 16. NEW ENGLAND 7-7.
13:53 NWE - TD, BENJAMIN WATSON 5 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK).
Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards in 3:08.
Key plays: T. Brady 4-yard run on 3rd-and-2 to New England 39; T.
Brady 33-yard pass to Moss to New York 28; Brady 22-yard pass to Moss to
New York 6. NEW ENGLAND 14-7.

3RD QUARTER:

0:14 NWE - TD, ELLIS HOBBS 108 YD KICKOFF RETURN (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK).
NEW ENGLAND 21-7.
7:59 NWE - TD, RANDY MOSS 51 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK).
Drive: 5 plays, 87 yards in 2:48.
Key plays: T. Brady 19-yard pass to Moss to New England 34. NEW
ENGLAND 28-7.
12:41 NYJ - TD, LAVERANUES COLES 1 YD PASS FROM CHAD PENNINGTON (MIKE NUGENT KICK).
Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards in 4:42.
Key plays: Jones 10-yard rush to New York 30; Pennington 16-yard
pass to Baker to New England 40; Pennington 13-yard pass to Coles to New
England 27; Jones 10-yard run to New England 2. NEW ENGLAND 28-14.

4TH QUARTER:

8:09 NWE - FG, STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI 22 YD.
Drive: 17 plays, 79 yards in 10:28.
Key plays: T. Brady 13-yard pass to Welker to New England 30; Morris
9-yard run to New England 48; T. Brady 12-yard pass to Moss to New York
29. NEW ENGLAND 31-14.
13:02 NWE - TD, HEATH EVANS 1 YD RUN (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK).
Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards in 4:04.
Key plays: 15-yard personal foul penalty on Jets' Barret to New York
32; T. Brady 13-yard pass to Moss to Jets 2. NEW ENGLAND 38-14.

NEW ENGLAND - NY JETS Final Statistics

TEAM STATISTICS NEW ENGLAND NY JETS

FIRST DOWNS 28 16
Rushing 11 4
Passing 16 11
Penalty 1 1
THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 6-9-67% 3-9-33%
FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-1-0% 0-0-0%
TOTAL NET YARDS 432 211
Total offensive plays 64 50
Average gain per play 6.8 4.2
NET YARDS RUSHING 135 60
Rushing attempts 36 19
Average gain per rush 3.8 3.2
Tackles for loss-yards 1-1 2-6
NET YARDS PASSING 297 151
Times sacked: Number-Yards 0-0 4-30
Gross passing yards 297 181
PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 28-22-0 27-19-0
Avg gain per pass play 10.6 4.9
KICKOFFS: Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 7-5-1 3-2-0
PUNTS: Number and Average 1-53.0 5-41.0
Had blocked 0 0
Net punting average 47.0 41.0
TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) 6 0
Number-Yards: Punt Returns 2-6 0-0
Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns 3-156 6-140
Number-Yards: Interception Returns 0-0 0-0
PENALTIES: Number-Yards 4-16 2-20
FUMBLES: Number-Lost 1-0 1-0
TOUCHDOWNS 5 2
Rushing 1 0
Passing 3 2
Interceptions 0 0
Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 1 0
EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 5-5 2-2
Kicking: Made-Attempts 5-5 2-2
Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 1-1 0-0
FGs - PATs had blocked 0-0 0-0
RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 3-4-75% 2-2-100%
GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 2-3-67% 1-1-100%
SAFETIES 0 0
TIME OF POSSESSION 32:52 25:36


INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

NEW ENGLAND NY JETS

RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
L MARONEY 20 72 3.6 11 0 T JONES 14 42 3.0 12 0
S MORRIS 11 54 4.9 13 0 L WASHINGT 4 15 3.8 5 0
T BRADY 1 4 4.0 4 0 C PENNINGT 1 3 3.0 3 0
K FAULK 1 4 4.0 4 0
H EVANS 2 1 0.5 1 1
M CASSEL 1 0 0.0 0 0

PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
T BRADY 22-28-297 0 3 51 C PENNINGT 16-21-167 0 2 17
K CLEMENS 3- 6- 14 0 0 6

Sacked-Yards Lost: None Sacked-Yards Lost: C PENNINGT 4-30.

RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
R MOSS 9 183 20.3 51 1 L COLES 7 59 8.4 17 1
W WELKER 6 61 10.2 13 1 J COTCHERY 6 57 9.5 11 0
S MORRIS 2 11 5.5 6 0 L WASHINGT 3 30 10.0 16 0
B WATSON 2 9 4.5 5 1 C BAKER 2 29 14.5 16 0
D STALLWOR 1 19 19.0 19 0 T JONES 1 6 6.0 6 0
K FAULK 1 9 9.0 9 0
J GAFFNEY 1 5 5.0 5 0

INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
Interceptions: None

PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
C HANSON 1 53 53.0 1 0 53 B GRAHAM 5 205 41.0 1 2 58

T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20

PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
W WELKER 2 6 3.0 6 0

KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
E HOBBS 3 156 52.0108 1 L WASHINGTON 5 114 22.8 32 0
J MILLER 1 26 26.0 26 0

KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA
---------------------------------- ----------------------------------
S GOSTKOWS 5/5 1/1 M NUGENT 2/2 0/0
Dist.: 22

O-D O-D
FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC
------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
M CASSEL 1 0 0 1-0 J MILLER 1 0 0 0-0
C BAKER 0 0 0 1-0

DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD
------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
E WILSON 8 7 1 0-0 K COLEMAN 12 10 2 0-0
J GREEN 6 5 1 2-14 D REVIS 7 5 2 0-0
M VRABEL 6 5 11.5-11. D BARRETT 6 6 0 0-0
E HOBBS 5 3 2 0-0 V HOBSON 6 4 2 0-0
A THOMAS 5 1 4 0-0 E COLEMAN 6 2 4 0-0
J SEAU 4 4 0 0-0 J VILMA 6 2 4 0-0
J SANDERS 4 4 0 0-0 K RHODES 5 4 1 0-0
T WARREN 4 3 1 .5-4.5 D ROBERTSON 5 4 1 0-0
T BRUSCHI 4 3 1 0-0 S ELLIS 5 2 3 0-0
A SAMUEL 2 2 0 0-0 E BARTON 4 2 2 0-0
S THOMAS 2 1 1 0-0 B THOMAS 3 3 0 0-0
B MERIWEATHER 2 1 1 0-0 S POUHA 3 3 0 0-0
V WILFORK 1 1 0 0-0 D BOWENS 2 2 0 0-0
C MOSLEY 2 2 0 0-0
J MILLER 2 1 1 0-0
E HICKS 2 0 2 0-0
D COLEMAN 1 1 0 0-0
D HARRIS 1 0 1 0-0

Att: 77,900</div>

 

NFL: NEW ENGLAND at NY JETS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NFL
NEW ENGLAND 38
NY JETS 14 FINAL</div>

 

<div class="pre">EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Ticker) -- Randy Moss apparently</div>has had no trouble adjusting to life with the New EnglandPatriots.


Moss had 183 yards and a touchdown in his Patriots debut as NewEngland rolled to a 38-14 victory over the New York Jets onSunday.


With the convincing win, the revamped Patriots (1-0) made aclear statement to the Jets (0-1), who went 10-6 last season andwere tabbed by many as a preseason contender to unseat NewEngland from the top spot in the AFC East.


Most of those predictions had been fueled by the Jets' successlast season under first-year coach Eric Mangini, who previouslyhad worked as an assistant under Patriots coach Bill Belichick.

Under Mangini's guidance, the Jets split the 2006 regular-seasonseries with the Patriots before ultimately getting thrashed byNew England in the wild-card round of the playoffs.

The Patriots, who lost in heartbreaking fashion to eventualSuper Bowl champion Indianapolis in the conference championshipgame, opened their checkbook this past offseason, addinglinebacker Adalius Thomas and wide receivers Donte' Stallworthand Wes Welker.


But the biggest acquisition was the mercurial Moss, who wastraded to New England on draft day after spending two uneventfulseasons with the Oakland Raiders.


Often criticized for his on-field antics and his problems offthe field, the 30-year-old Moss missed most of the preseasonwith a hamstring injury, leaving many to question how well hewould adapt to playing in a new offense with All-Pro quarterbackTom Brady.


But Moss answered the call and then some on Sunday, hauling innine receptions while posting the third-highest single-gameyardage total in his career.


The presence of Moss certainly was comforting to Brady, whocompleted 22-of-28 passes for 297 yards and three TDs. Thethree-time Super Bowl winner played most of the game virtuallyuntouched in the pocket, as the Jets did not record one sack.

Brady also meshed well with Welker, who finished with sixcatches for 61 yards and a TD. Stallworth was not a factor inhis Patriots debut, catching one pass for 19 yards.

New England took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter on Brady's11-yard scoring strike to Welker, but New York forged a tie whenChad Pennington hooked up with Laveranues Coles for aseven-yard TD with 4:20 left in the first half.


The Patriots took the lead for good three minutes later whenBrady found tight end Ben Watson for a five-yard TD, capping anine-play drive covering 73 yards.


New England pushed its lead to 21-7 in historic fashion to openthe second half courtesy of kick returner Ellis Hobbs, whoreeled off a 108-yard TD return on the first play of the half.

It was the longest kickoff return in NFL history, breaking theprevious record of 106 yards last set by Roy Green of the St.Louis Cardinals on October 21, 1979.


Hobbs also tied the record for the longest play in NFL history.Devin Hester (2006) and Nathan Vasher (2005) of the ChicagoBears both have recorded 108-yard TD returns on missed fieldgoals over the past two seasons.


Hobbs received the opening kickoff of the second half deep inthe right corner of the end zone. The 5-9 speedster reversedhis field to the left and broke a tackle near the 20-yard linebefore following a convoy of blockers up the left sideline forthe historic score.


Pennington gave the Jets a major scare with just over 10 minutesremaining in the third quarter when he was sacked by defensiveend Jarvis Green and limped off the field with an injured rightankle.


The injury-prone Pennington attempted to hop off the field buttwice fell to the ground. However, he eventually returned tothe contest and finished 16-of-21 for 197 yards and two scores.

Moss delivered the decisive blow with 7:11 left in the thirdquarter, hauling in a perfectly thrown 51-yard TD strike fromBrady to make it 28-7.


Pennington found Coles again for a 1-yard TD to cut New York'sdeficit to 28-14 late in the third quarter, but New Englandtacked on a field goal and a late score in the fourth tocomplete the rout.

 

NFL: NEW ENGLAND at NY JETS

<div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
NEW ENGLAND 7 7 14 10 38
NY JETS 0 7 7 0 14 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER:

9:48 NWE - TD, WES WELKER 11 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK).
Drive: 12 plays, 91 yards in 5:39.
Key plays: Maroney 11-yard run to New England 20; T Brady 10-yard
pass to Welker to New York 44; Morris 13-yard run to New York 31; T Brady
18-yard pass to Moss to New York 13. NEW ENGLAND 7-0.

2ND QUARTER:

10:45 NYJ - TD, LAVERANUES COLES 7 YD PASS FROM CHAD PENNINGTON (MIKE NUGENT KICK).
Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards in 6:22.
Key plays: Pennington 10-yard pass to Cotchery to New York 46;
Pennington 17-yard pass to Coles to New England 37; Pennington 10-yard
pass to Coles to New England 25; Pennington 16-yard pass to Washington to
New England 16; 5-yard encroachment penalty on Patriots' Seau on 3rd-and-1
to New England 11. NEW ENGLAND 7-7.
13:53 NWE - TD, BENJAMIN WATSON 5 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK).
Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards in 3:08.
Key plays: T Brady 4-yard run on 3rd-and-2 to New England 39; T
Brady 33-yard pass to Moss to New York 28; Brady 22-yard pass to Moss to
New York 6. NEW ENGLAND 14-7.

3RD QUARTER:

0:14 NWE - TD, ELLIS HOBBS 108 YD KICKOFF RETURN (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK).
NEW ENGLAND 21-7.
7:59 NWE - TD, RANDY MOSS 51 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK).
Drive: 5 plays, 85 yards in 2:48.
Key plays: T Brady 19-yard pass to Moss to New England 34. NEW
ENGLAND 28-7.
12:41 NYJ - TD, LAVERANUES COLES 1 YD PASS FROM CHAD PENNINGTON (MIKE NUGENT KICK).
Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards in 4:42.
Key plays: Jones 10-yard rush to New York 30; Pennington 16-yard
pass to Baker to New England 40; Pennington 13-yard pass to Coles to New
England 27; Pennington 13-yard pass to Baker to New England 12; Jones
10-yard run to New England 2. NEW ENGLAND 28-14.

4TH QUARTER:

8:09 NWE - FG, STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI 22 YD.
Drive: 17 plays, 75 yards in 10:28.
Key plays: T Brady 13-yard pass to Welker to New England 30; Morris
9-yard run to New England 48; T Brady 12-yard pass to Moss to New York 29.
NEW ENGLAND 31-14.
13:02 NWE - TD, HEATH EVANS 1 YD RUN (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK).
Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards in 4:04.
Key plays: 15-yard personal foul penalty on Jets' Barret to New York
32; T Brady 13-yard pass to Moss to New York 2. NEW ENGLAND 38-14.

NEW ENGLAND - NY JETS Final Statistics

TEAM STATISTICS NEW ENGLAND NY JETS

FIRST DOWNS 28 17
Rushing 11 4
Passing 16 12
Penalty 1 1
THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 6-9-67% 4-11-36%
FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-1-0% 0-1-0%
TOTAL NET YARDS 431 227
Total offensive plays 65 55
Average gain per play 6.6 4.1
NET YARDS RUSHING 134 60
Rushing attempts 37 19
Average gain per rush 3.6 3.2
Tackles for loss-yards 1-1 2-6
NET YARDS PASSING 297 167
Times sacked: Number-Yards 0-0 5-35
Gross passing yards 297 202
PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 28-22-0 31-21-0
Avg gain per pass play 10.6 4.6
KICKOFFS: Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 7-5-1 3-2-0
PUNTS: Number and Average 1-53.0 5-41.0
Had blocked 0 0
Net punting average 47.0 41.0
TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) 6 0
Number-Yards: Punt Returns 2-6 0-0
Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns 3-156 6-140
Number-Yards: Interception Returns 0-0 0-0
PENALTIES: Number-Yards 4-16 2-20
FUMBLES: Number-Lost 1-0 2-0
TOUCHDOWNS 5 2
Rushing 1 0
Passing 3 2
Interceptions 0 0
Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 1 0
EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 5-5 2-2
Kicking: Made-Attempts 5-5 2-2
Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 1-1 0-0
FGs - PATs had blocked 0-0 0-0
RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 3-4-75% 2-2-100%
GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 2-3-67% 1-1-100%
SAFETIES 0 0
TIME OF POSSESSION 33:09 26:51


INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

NEW ENGLAND NY JETS

RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
L MARONEY 20 72 3.6 11 0 T JONES 14 42 3.0 12 0
S MORRIS 11 54 4.9 13 0 L WASHINGT 4 15 3.8 5 0
T BRADY 1 4 4.0 4 0 C PENNINGT 1 3 3.0 3 0
K FAULK 1 4 4.0 4 0
H EVANS 2 1 0.5 1 1
M CASSEL 1 0 0.0 0 0
M GUTIERRE 1 -1 -1.0 0 0

PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
T BRADY 22-28-297 0 3 51 C PENNINGT 16-21-167 0 2 17
K CLEMENS 5-10- 35 0 0 11

Sacked-Yards Lost: None Sacked-Yards Lost: C PENNINGT 4-30,
Sacked-Yards Lost: None K CLEMENS 1-5.

RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
R MOSS 9 183 20.3 51 1 L COLES 7 59 8.4 17 2
W WELKER 6 61 10.2 13 1 J COTCHERY 6 57 9.5 11 0
S MORRIS 2 11 5.5 6 0 L WASHINGT 3 30 10.0 16 0
B WATSON 2 9 4.5 5 1 C BAKER 2 29 14.5 16 0
D STALLWOR 1 19 19.0 19 0 W WRIGHT 1 11 11.0 11 0
K FAULK 1 9 9.0 9 0 J MCCAREIN 1 10 10.0 10 0
J GAFFNEY 1 5 5.0 5 0 T JONES 1 6 6.0 6 0

INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
Interceptions: None

PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
C HANSON 1 53 53.0 1 0 53 B GRAHAM 5 205 41.0 1 2 58

T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20

PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
W WELKER 2 6 3.0 6 0

KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
E HOBBS 3 156 52.0108 1 L WASHINGTON 5 114 22.8 32 0
J MILLER 1 26 26.0 26 0

KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA
---------------------------------- ----------------------------------
S GOSTKOWS 5/5 1/1 M NUGENT 2/2 0/0
Dist.: 22

O-D O-D
FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC
------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
M CASSEL 1 0 0 1-0 K CLEMENS 1 0 0 0-0
M VRABEL 0 0 1 0-0 J MILLER 1 0 0 0-0
K WASHINGTON 0 0 1 0-0 C BAKER 0 0 0 1-0
A CLEMENT 0 0 0 1-0

DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD
------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
E WILSON 8 7 1 0-0 K COLEMAN 12 10 2 0-0
M VRABEL 7 6 12.5-16. D REVIS 7 5 2 0-0
J GREEN 6 5 1 2-14 D BARRETT 6 6 0 0-0
E HOBBS 6 3 3 0-0 V HOBSON 6 4 2 0-0
A THOMAS 5 1 4 0-0 E COLEMAN 6 2 4 0-0
J SEAU 4 4 0 0-0 J VILMA 6 2 4 0-0
J SANDERS 4 4 0 0-0 K RHODES 5 4 1 0-0
T WARREN 4 3 1 .5-4.5 D ROBERTSON 5 4 1 0-0
T BRUSCHI 4 3 1 0-0 S ELLIS 5 2 3 0-0
A SAMUEL 2 2 0 0-0 E BARTON 4 2 2 0-0
S THOMAS 2 1 1 0-0 B THOMAS 3 3 0 0-0
B MERIWEATHER 2 1 1 0-0 S POUHA 3 3 0 0-0
R GAY 1 1 0 0-0 D BOWENS 2 2 0 0-0
L SMITH 1 1 0 0-0 C MOSLEY 2 2 0 0-0
V WILFORK 1 1 0 0-0 J MILLER 2 1 1 0-0
E HICKS 2 0 2 0-0
D COLEMAN 1 1 0 0-0
D HARRIS 1 0 1 0-0

Officials: Referee-Jeff Triplette, Umpire-Jim Quirk, Head
Linesman-Steve Stelljes, Line Judge-Jeff Seeman, Field Judge-Duke
Carroll, Side Judge-Greg Meyer, Back Judge-Greg Steed.

Att: 77,900 Time of Game: 3:09</div>

 

NFL: NEW ENGLAND at NY JETS

<div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
NEW ENGLAND 7 7 14 10 38
NY JETS 0 7 7 0 14 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: NWE - TD, WES WELKER 11 YD PASS FROM TOM
BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK),
9:48. Drive: 12 plays, 91 yards in
5:39. Key plays: Maroney 11-yard
run to New England 20; T Brady
10-yard pass to Welker to New York
44; Morris 13-yard run to New York
31; T Brady 18-yard pass to Moss to
New York 13. NEW ENGLAND 7-0
2ND QUARTER: NYJ - TD, LAVERANUES COLES 7 YD PASS FROM
CHAD PENNINGTON (MIKE NUGENT KICK),
10:45. Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards in
6:22. Key plays: Pennington 10-yard
pass to Cotchery to New York 46;
Pennington 17-yard pass to Coles to
New England 37; Pennington 10-yard
pass to Coles to New England 25;
Pennington 16-yard pass to
Washington to New England 16;
5-yard encroachment penalty on
Patriots' Seau on 3rd-and-1 to New
England 11. NEW ENGLAND 7-7
NWE - TD, BENJAMIN WATSON 5 YD PASS FROM TOM
BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK),
13:53. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards in
3:08. Key plays: T Brady 4-yard run
on 3rd-and-2 to New England 39; T
Brady 33-yard pass to Moss to New
York 28; Brady 22-yard pass to Moss
to New York 6. NEW ENGLAND 14-7
3RD QUARTER: NWE - TD, ELLIS HOBBS 108 YD KICKOFF RETURN
(STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK), 0:14.
NEW ENGLAND 21-7
NWE - TD, RANDY MOSS 51 YD PASS FROM TOM
BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK),
7:59. Drive: 5 plays, 85 yards in
2:48. Key plays: T Brady 19-yard
pass to Moss to New England 34. NEW
ENGLAND 28-7
NYJ - TD, LAVERANUES COLES 1 YD PASS FROM
CHAD PENNINGTON (MIKE NUGENT KICK),
12:41. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards in
4:42. Key plays: Jones 10-yard rush
to New York 30; Pennington 16-yard
pass to Baker to New England 40;
Pennington 13-yard pass to Coles to
New England 27; Pennington 13-yard
pass to Baker to New England 12;
Jones 10-yard run to New England 2.
NEW ENGLAND 28-14
4TH QUARTER: NWE - FG, STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI 22 YD, 8:09.
Drive: 17 plays, 75 yards in 10:28.
Key plays: T Brady 13-yard pass to
Welker to New England 30; Morris
9-yard run to New England 48; T
Brady 12-yard pass to Moss to New
York 29. NEW ENGLAND 31-14
NWE - TD, HEATH EVANS 1 YD RUN (STEPHEN
GOSTKOWSKI KICK), 13:02. Drive: 8
plays, 53 yards in 4:04. Key plays:
15-yard personal foul penalty on
Jets' Barret to New York 32; T
Brady 13-yard pass to Moss to New
York 2. NEW ENGLAND 38-14

ATT: 77,900</div>

 

<div class="pre">EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Ticker) -- Randy Moss apparently</div>has had no trouble adjusting to life with the New EnglandPatriots.


Moss had 183 yards and a touchdown in his Patriots debut as NewEngland rolled to a 38-14 victory over the New York Jets onSunday.


With the convincing win, the revamped Patriots (1-0) made aclear statement to the Jets (0-1), who went 10-6 last season andwere tabbed by many as a preseason contender to unseat NewEngland from the top spot in the AFC East.


"I'm so proud of our players today," Patriots coach BillBelichick said. "I thought they went out and played a real goodfootball game. We did a lot of things well during the game."

Most of those predictions had been fueled by the Jets' successlast season under first-year coach Eric Mangini, who previouslyhad worked as an assistant under Belichick.


Under Mangini's guidance, the Jets split the 2006 regular-seasonseries with the Patriots before ultimately getting thrashed byNew England in the wild-card round of the playoffs.

The Patriots, who lost in heartbreaking fashion to eventualSuper Bowl champion Indianapolis in the conference championshipgame, opened their checkbook this past offseason, addinglinebacker Adalius Thomas and wide receivers Donte' Stallworthand Wes Welker.


But the biggest acquisition was the mercurial Moss, who wastraded to New England on draft day after spending two uneventfulseasons with the Oakland Raiders.


Often criticized for his on-field antics and his problems offthe field, the 30-year-old Moss missed most of the preseasonwith a hamstring injury, leaving many to question how well hewould adapt to playing in a new offense with All-Pro quarterbackTom Brady.


But Moss answered the call and then some on Sunday, hauling innine receptions while posting the third-highest single-gameyardage total in his career.


"I've been in the league long enough that catching balls andrunning after the catch comes natural," said Moss, who alsoregistered the third-highest single-game receiving total inPatriots history. "The biggest thing that I wanted to focus onthis week was making sure my mind was fresh and tough enough toplay, because I had not played this season."


The presence of Moss certainly was comforting to Brady, whocompleted 22-of-28 passes for 297 yards and three TDs. Thethree-time Super Bowl winner played most of the game virtuallyuntouched in the pocket, as the Jets did not record one sack.

"Randy was a great player before he got to the Patriots and he'sstill a great player," Brady said. "He's a competitor. He'sfast, smart, tough, physical. He has a bunch of great receiversthat complement him well."


Brady also meshed well with Welker, who finished with sixcatches for 61 yards and a TD. Stallworth was not a factor inhis Patriots debut, catching one pass for 19 yards.

"We showed we have balance on offense and (the Jets) have todefend everybody," said Brady, who has won his last seven roadgames vs. the Jets. "It's complementary football."

New England took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter on Brady's11-yard scoring strike to Welker, but New York forged a tie whenChad Pennington hooked up with Laveranues Coles for aseven-yard TD with 4:20 left in the first half.


The Patriots took the lead for good three minutes later whenBrady found tight end Ben Watson for a five-yard TD, capping anine-play drive covering 73 yards.


New England pushed its lead to 21-7 in historic fashion to openthe second half courtesy of kick returner Ellis Hobbs, whoreeled off a 108-yard TD return on the first play of the half.

It was the longest kickoff return in NFL history, breaking theprevious record of 106 yards last set by Roy Green of the St.Louis Cardinals on October 21, 1979.


Hobbs also tied the record for the longest play in NFL history.Devin Hester (2006) and Nathan Vasher (2005) of the ChicagoBears both have recorded 108-yard TD returns on missed fieldgoals over the past two seasons.


Hobbs received the opening kickoff of the second half deep inthe right corner of the end zone. The 5-9 speedster reversedhis field to the left and broke a tackle near the 20-yard linebefore following a convoy of blockers up the left sideline forthe historic score.


"When you start going, you can feel it opening up," Hobbs said."I was running backwards and the ball continued to float.

"They pay me to return balls, so why not give them something tocelebrate. Once I got to their 20, I heard everybody screamingand I looked up at the giant screen. It was showtime."

Pennington gave the Jets a major scare with just over 10 minutesremaining in the third quarter when he was sacked by defensiveend Jarvis Green and limped off the field with an injured rightankle.


The injury-prone Pennington attempted to hop off the field buttwice fell to the ground. However, he eventually returned tothe contest and finished 16-of-21 for 197 yards and two scores.

Pennington did not offer much insight into the extent of theinjury following the game.


"It's the kind of thing that you get playing basketball," saidPennington, who was replaced by Kellen Clemens in the fourthquarter.


Moss delivered the decisive blow with 7:11 left in the thirdquarter, hauling in a perfectly thrown 51-yard TD strike fromBrady to make it 28-7.


"It was a real good read by Tommy," Moss said. "I read thedefense, the corner was down and the safety was back to theright, so I came all the way across the field. Tommy has faithin me, and we had good protection."


Pennington found Coles again for a 1-yard TD to cut New York'sdeficit to 28-14 late in the third quarter, but New Englandtacked on a field goal and a late score in the fourth tocomplete the rout.


Laurence Maroney ran for 72 yards on 20 carries while SammyMorris chipped in 54 rushing yards for the Patriots, who amassed431 yards of total offense.


Conversely, Thomas Jones struggled in his Jets debut, gainingjust 42 yards on 14 carries. Coles finished with 59 yards onseven receptions while Jerricho Cotchery had six catches for 57yards for the Jets, who went just 4-for-11 on third down.

 

<div class="pre">EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Ticker) -- Randy Moss apparently</div>has had no trouble adjusting to life with the New EnglandPatriots.


Moss had 183 yards and a touchdown in his Patriots debut as NewEngland rolled to a 38-14 victory over the New York Jets onSunday.


With the convincing win, the revamped Patriots (1-0) made aclear statement to the Jets (0-1), who went 10-6 last season andwere tabbed by many as a preseason contender to unseat NewEngland from the top spot in the AFC East.


"I'm so proud of our players today," Patriots coach BillBelichick said. "I thought they went out and played a real goodfootball game. We did a lot of things well during the game."

Most of those predictions had been fueled by the Jets' successlast season under first-year coach Eric Mangini, who previouslyhad worked as an assistant under Belichick.


Under Mangini's guidance, the Jets split the 2006 regular-seasonseries with the Patriots before ultimately getting thrashed byNew England in the wild-card round of the playoffs.

The Patriots, who lost in heartbreaking fashion to eventualSuper Bowl champion Indianapolis in the conference championshipgame, opened their checkbook this past offseason, addinglinebacker Adalius Thomas and wide receivers Donte' Stallworthand Wes Welker.


But the biggest acquisition was the mercurial Moss, who wastraded to New England on draft day after spending two uneventfulseasons with the Oakland Raiders.


Often criticized for his on-field antics and his problems offthe field, the 30-year-old Moss missed most of the preseasonwith a hamstring injury, leaving many to question how well hewould adapt to playing in a new offense with All-Pro quarterbackTom Brady.


But Moss answered the call and then some on Sunday, hauling innine receptions while posting the third-highest single-gameyardage total in his career.


"I've been in the league long enough that catching balls andrunning after the catch comes natural," said Moss, who alsoregistered the third-highest single-game receiving total inPatriots history. "The biggest thing that I wanted to focus onthis week was making sure my mind was fresh and tough enough toplay, because I had not played this season."


The presence of Moss certainly was comforting to Brady, whocompleted 22-of-28 passes for 297 yards and three TDs. Thethree-time Super Bowl winner played most of the game virtuallyuntouched in the pocket, as the Jets did not record one sack.

"Randy was a great player before he got to the Patriots and he'sstill a great player," Brady said. "He's a competitor. He'sfast, smart, tough, physical. He has a bunch of great receiversthat complement him well."


"I thought New England did a good job today with their mixtureof running the ball and having the big people available,"Mangini said. "When you have to commit to stopping the run, youbring him up in the box, which creates the opportunity fordeeps plays."


Brady also meshed well with Welker, who finished with sixcatches for 61 yards and a TD. Stallworth was not a factor inhis Patriots debut, catching one pass for 19 yards.

"We showed we have balance on offense and (the Jets) have todefend everybody," said Brady, who has won his last seven roadgames vs. the Jets. "It's complementary football."

New England took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter on Brady's11-yard scoring strike to Welker, but New York forged a tie whenChad Pennington hooked up with Laveranues Coles for aseven-yard TD with 4:20 left in the first half.


The Patriots took the lead for good three minutes later whenBrady found tight end Ben Watson for a five-yard TD, capping anine-play drive covering 73 yards.


New England pushed its lead to 21-7 in historic fashion to openthe second half courtesy of kick returner Ellis Hobbs, whoreeled off a 108-yard TD return on the first play of the half.

It was the longest kickoff return in NFL history, breaking theprevious record of 106 yards last set by Roy Green of the St.Louis Cardinals on October 21, 1979.


Hobbs also tied the record for the longest play in NFL history.Devin Hester (2006) and Nathan Vasher (2005) of the ChicagoBears both have recorded 108-yard TD returns on missed fieldgoals over the past two seasons.


Hobbs received the opening kickoff of the second half deep inthe right corner of the end zone. The 5-9 speedster reversedhis field to the left and broke a tackle near the 20-yard linebefore following a convoy of blockers up the left sideline forthe historic score.


"When you start going, you can feel it opening up," Hobbs said."I was running backwards and the ball continued to float.

"They pay me to return balls, so why not give them something tocelebrate. Once I got to their 20, I heard everybody screamingand I looked up at the giant screen. It was showtime."

Pennington gave the Jets a major scare with just over 10 minutesremaining in the third quarter when he was sacked by defensiveend Jarvis Green and limped off the field with an injured rightankle.


The injury-prone Pennington attempted to hop off the field buttwice fell to the ground. However, he eventually returned tothe contest and finished 16-of-21 for 197 yards and two scores.

Pennington did not offer much insight into the extent of theinjury following the game.


"It's the kind of thing that you get playing basketball," saidPennington, who was replaced by Kellen Clemens in the fourthquarter.


"We will be looking at Chad and obviously analyzing where heis," Mangini said. "We will just have to see as we go."

Moss delivered the decisive blow with 7:11 left in the thirdquarter, hauling in a perfectly thrown 51-yard TD strike fromBrady to make it 28-7.


"It was a real good read by Tommy," Moss said. "I read thedefense, the corner was down and the safety was back to theright, so I came all the way across the field. Tommy has faithin me, and we had good protection."


Pennington found Coles again for a 1-yard TD to cut New York'sdeficit to 28-14 late in the third quarter, but New Englandtacked on a field goal and a late score in the fourth tocomplete the rout.


Laurence Maroney ran for 72 yards on 20 carries while SammyMorris chipped in 54 rushing yards for the Patriots, who amassed431 yards of total offense.


Conversely, Thomas Jones struggled in his Jets debut, gainingjust 42 yards on 14 carries. Coles finished with 59 yards onseven receptions while Jerricho Cotchery had six catches for 57yards for the Jets, who went just 4-for-11 on third down.

"There were a lot of positive things in the game and a lot ofthings we can build off of," Mangini said. "It has got to bemore consistent through four quarters."