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Thursday Night Football: Aaron Rodgers, Jets Beat Patriots 24-3
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Thursday Night Football: Aaron Rodgers, Jets Beat Patriots 24-3

The Jets might have something with that Aaron Rodgers.

The quarterback has the Jets doing things they haven’t done in a while, including three offensive touchdowns in their first three games for the first time since 1989. The Jets defeated the Patriots 24-3 to earn their first home win over New England since 2015.

The Jets are 2-1 and the Patriots are 1-2.

Rodgers completed 27 of 35 passes for 281 yards and two touchdowns. He threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Allen Lazard in the first quarter and a 2-yarder to Garrett Wilson in the third.

Rodgers connected with eight different receivers, with Tyler Conkin leading the way with five receptions for a total of 93 yards.

Breece Hall had a 1-yard touchdown run and finished with 54 yards on 16 carries, and Braelon Allen contributed 55 yards on 11 carries.

The Jets outscored the Patriots 400 to 139, with rookie quarterback Drake Maye contributing a 46-yard drive in his NFL debut. He replaced veteran Jacoby Brissett with 4:24 remaining and got the Patriots to the Jets’ 7-yard line before being sacked on the final play.

The Jets had seven sacks, including two by Will McDonald. Chuck Clark had a sack, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and seven tackles.

Brissett was just 12 of 18 for 98 yards and Maye was 4 of 8 for 22 yards. DeMario Douglas, frustrated by his lack of targets in the first two games, led the Patriots with seven catches for 69 yards.