What we learned from Sunday's games

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Michael Baca’s insights:

1. Brissett leads the winning streak and ends the Pats losing streak. Afterwards, a dark cloud seemed to hang over Foxborough Drake Maye's elimination in the first half, but a good team performance allowed it Jacoby Brissett leading a 70-yard touchdown march late in the fourth quarter to topple their division opponent. The decisive drive came from Brissett, who converted two crucial third-and-longs with a 14-yard scramble and a 34-yard strike Kayshon Boutte which set up Rhamondre Stevenson's TD run from the 1-yard line. Brissett did all of this with little help from a receiving corps that dropped passes all game, but there was help elsewhere. Marcus JonesThe 62-yard punt return gave Brissett and Co. a short field. Five plays later, they reached the end zone, a needed confidence boost for a team reluctant to take risks during Mayes' absence. The Patriots' defense, which bent over but didn't break through, also kept the game within reach as Brissett tried to find a step in relief. He completed 15 of 24 passes for 132 yards and no turnovers in a day-saving effort that included his first touchdown pass and ended New England's six-game losing streak.
2. Jets can't survive sloppy play. To call Sunday's effort a disorganized mess wouldn't be unfair to a Jets offense that struggled to even line up on time early in the game, leading to a series of delay-of-game penalties that threw the Jets out of rhythm, and it It could have been even worse (Interim coach Jeff Ulbrich called all three timeouts in the first half until the end of the first quarter. Aaron RodgersWith the help of some defensive penalties from the Patriots, they managed to hold on with consecutive touchdown drives in the first half, but they couldn't put their foot on the gas pedal, even as New England suffered from the loss of their starting QB. The mistakes continued in the second half, one of which was a Greg Zuerlein missed the 44-yard field goal that the Patriots converted into three points to take the lead on their ensuing drive. Rodgers led a 70-yard TD drive to regain the lead in the fourth quarter, but the Jets' disorganization would officially end on Sunday after a delay in the game pushed back their failed 2-point conversion, leading it to one result would have made a six point lead. Cuts to a frustrated Rodgers on the sideline as the Jets abandoned a methodical winning streak were a good way to paint the picture of the surprising defeat.
3. We're still waiting for the Rodgers-Adams connection to take effect. Rodgers was determined to get it Davante Adams The ball was in play early on but the early penalties nullified any real effort to establish a rhythm. Adams, who finished the day with four catches for 54 yards (six scores), was missing for much of the game, however Garrett Wilson was up to the challenge and recorded a game-high five receptions for 113 yards. Even with a healthy rushing attack led by Breece Hall (80 yards on 16 attempts), the Jets still haven't been able to unleash the player they brought in two weeks ago to quickly fix their offensive woes. Instead, the losses are piling up – now five in a row – and Adams continues to be part of a losing team that is digging itself into an even bigger hole.

Insight into next-gen stats for Jets-Patriots (via NFL Pro): Drake Mayes' top speed of 20.33 mph on his 17-yard TD run is tied with Jacoby Brissett (Week 3, 2016) for the fastest speed by a Patriots quarterback in the NGS era (2016-present). They are the only two games that Patriots quarterbacks have played at more than 20 mph in the past nine seasons.

NFL Research: Jacoby Brissett is the first Patriots QB to lead a game-winning drive in relief since 1993, when Scott Secules led New England to a road win over the Cardinals.