Statistical review of Thursday Night Football: Jets are superior to the Patriots

• PFF’s denoised score metric indicates dominance: After a solid overall performance against the Patriots, the Jets emerged victorious with a score of 30-11.

• The Drake Maye era could begin sooner than expected: Maye ended up taking over New England's ineffective offense in the blowout victory, a possible sign of things to come.

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The New York Jets dominated the New England Patriots on Thursday Night Football with a 24-3 victory. Here is our first statistical breakdown of the game.

Game summary

According to PFF's new, noise-canceled scoring metric, the game was as one-sided as it felt. The Jets ran the ball at will and the Patriots couldn't get anything done offensively. The only reason they could have scored in double digits was their march down the field in overtime before getting sacked near the goal line, ending the game.

Summary of passing

After two games in which not everything went smoothly, Aaron RodgersThis was a feel-good game for him and the Jets passing attack. On the other side of the ball, this could be the kind of game that leads to rookie Drake May starting earlier than originally thought.

Reception summary

Garret Wilson led the Jets in targets and cemented his status as the best receiver. Nevertheless, tight end Tyler Conklin was more productive for him that evening.

Hunter Henry led the Patriots in goal participation last night, but this time, Demario Douglas was the only receiver who made a significant contribution to the Patriots' weak passing attack.

Rushing Summary

The Jets Breece Hall And Braelon Allen Everyone was successful on the ground, while the Patriots Rhamondre Stevenson was kept in check by the course of the game and was eliminated from the game after a fumble in the fourth quarter.