Patriots-Jets recap: Maye makes debut, o-line struggles in 24-3 loss

The Patriots are now 1-2 after losing their first road game versus the Jets since 2015.

New England's offensive line was atrocious tonight. This group was penalized multiple times, while allowing seven sacks and 15 (!) QB hits.

The offensive line issues made it really tough for quarterback Jacoby Brissett to do anything in the passing attack. He completed 12 of 18 pass attempts for 98 yards. He took a bunch of hard hits.

Patriots rookie quarterback Drake Maye made his NFL debut on the team's final drive of the game. He completed four of eight pass attempts for 22 yards and rushed for 12 yards on two carries. He was sacked twice and hit multiple times despite playing one possession.

Drake Maye nearly through an interception on his first pass attempt. He then took a huge hit on a third-down scramble, but got right back up. His first completion went to running back Antonio Gibson for no gain. Maye also picked up 11 yards on a scramble on a fourth-and-eight play.

Maye found DeMario Douglas for an 11-yard gain over the middle of the field.

Maye's first drive went 46 yards on 16 plays before the game clock expired. It was the second-longest drive of the night for New England. He also was sacked twice and hit three times on the drive. Maye completed four of eight pass attempts for 22 yards in his first NFL action.

Patriots quarterback Drake Maye -- the No. 3 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft -- is jogging onto the field to make his NFL debut with 4:24 left in the fourth quarter.

This game just keeps getting worse for the Patriots. New England pass rusher Keion White appeared to be a little banged up on that last drive, but he did get off the field on his own.

Keion White reached for his right ankle on the ground, now walking off under his own power.

— Andrew Callahan (@_AndrewCallahan) September 20, 2024

Keion White getting his right ankle taped after coming off the field during that Jets drive.

— Phil Perry (@PhilAPerry) September 20, 2024

After missing a field goal in the first half, Jets kicker Greg Zuerlein just hit one from 28 yards out to increase his team's lead to 24-3.

The first turnover of the game is a fumble by Patriots running back Rhamondre Stevenson. This is the third time Stevenson has fumbled this season, but it's the first one he's lost.

The Jets lead 21-3 early in the fourth quarter.

Chuck Clark is the man.#NEvsNYJ on @NFLonPrime pic.twitter.com/fZgd41AVd5

— New York Jets (@nyjets) September 20, 2024

The latest Patriots drive just ended with three consecutive holding penalties on the offensive line (two were accepted) and another sack allowed. Jacoby Brissett now has been sacked four times and hit nine times. The veteran quarterback was slow to get up after the last sack, but he appears to be OK.

Back-to-back holds on Wallace. He's now up to three penalties. A positive drive for the Pats ends without points. Got to the NYJ 23 and went backward out of field goal range.

— Evan Lazar (@ezlazar) September 20, 2024

Aaron Rodgers has thrown his first ever touchdown pass to Garrett Wilson, and the Jets have a commanding 21-3 lead as a result.

Rodgers made a perfect throw to connect with Wilson. Even a slightly worse throw probably gets intercepted and returned for a touchdown by Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez. In fact, this was the first touchdown Gonzalez has allowed in coverage during his brief pro career (seven games).

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— New York Jets (@nyjets) September 20, 2024

The Patriots got the ball to begin the second half but their offense went three-and-out. Jacoby Brissett got drilled as he threw the ball on third-and-4. He has been hit on seven of his 15 dropbacks in this game.

Per @NextGenStats, the Jets have blitzed on 33.3 percent of Brissett's dropbacks today.

Under Saleh, they haven't topped 25 percent in a game since 2021. And that's when this was a VERY different defense in year 1 of this regime.

— Robert Mays (@robertmays) September 20, 2024

The Jets are in total command of this game.

Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers has completed 15 of 18 pass attempts for 170 yards and a touchdown. He completed a pass to eight different players. Running back Breece Hall has tallied 66 total yards (43 rushing, 23 passing) with a rushing touchdown. New York's defense held New England to just 40 total yards and four first downs in the first half.

Two issues from last week are again problems for the Patriots: offensive line struggles and a non-existent passing attack. Patriots quarterback Jacoby Brissett has been sacked three times and hit five times. He completed six of eight pass attempts for just 24 yards in the first half.

One bright spot for the Patriots has been cornerback Christian Gonzalez. He has mostly taken Jets wide receiver Garrett Wilson out of this game so far.

The Patriots are finally on the board.

Joey Slye hit a 44-yard field goal to trim the Jets' lead to 14-3 with 4:26 remaining in the second quarter. Slye is 6-for-7 on field goal attempts this season.

New England picked up 50 yards on eight plays during that scoring drive. A 34-yard pass interference penalty by Jets cornerback D.J. Reed helped the Patriots get into scoring position.

Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers is officially questionable to return due to an ankle injury.

The Jets have doubled their lead to 14-0 after running back Breece Hall scored on a one-yard touchdown run. It capped off a 13-play drive that went 91 yards and took 7:47 off the clock.

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— NFL (@NFL) September 20, 2024

This is the largest deficit the Patriots have faced this season.

The Patriots cannot afford to lose safety Jabrill Peppers.

Jabrill Peppers looks like he was hit by friendly fire from Keion White and he limps off to the blue medical tent.

Patriots' tackling, which has been a strong point the first two weeks, not so tonight.

— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) September 20, 2024

Over the last five quarters, Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith and Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers are a combined 41-for-53 for 390 yards and two touchdowns. The Patriots need to generate some semblance of pressure but the ball is coming out faster than it can get there.

The Patriots are missing injured linebacker Ja'Whaun Bentley. Three runs for 26 yards on that scoring drive for the Jets. Four runs in all for 33 yards to this point.

The Jets have opened the scoring.

Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers completed a 10-yard pass to wide receiver Allen Lazard to put New York up 7-0 with 4:21 left in the first quarter.

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— New York Jets (@nyjets) September 20, 2024

The Jets drove 73 yards on eight plays in just 4:13.

Alex Austin was the cornerback coveraging Lazard. It didn't go well, to say the least.

Patriots quarterback Jacoby Brissett was given almost no time to throw on both of his first two pass attempts. He was under pressure each time from the Jets pass rush. Patriots running back Rhamondre Stevenson was able to pick up only one yard on his first carry.

Overall, a very tough first drive for the Patriots offensive line with two rookies starting.

Here's more from Phil Perry:

Said this morning on @toucherandhardy that the Patriots should consider going with play action on the first snap tonight. Did not envision a completion for zero yards. This group can't live behind the sticks.

Three and out. Jets have it at their own 27.

— Phil Perry (@PhilAPerry) September 20, 2024

Here are the offensive starters for the Patriots:

• QB Jacoby Brissett
• RB Rhamondre Stevenson
• WR Ja'Lynn Polk
• WR K.J. Osborn
• TE Hunter Henry
• TE Austin Hooper
• LT Caedan Wallace
• LG Michael Jordan
• C David Andrews
• RG Layden Robinson
• RT Mike Onwenu

The Jets picked up a couple first downs, but a holding penalty and a sack by Deatrich Wise Jr. forced New York to punt.

D WISE up early.@wisehog94 | #NEPats

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— New England Patriots (@Patriots) September 20, 2024

Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez is following Jets star wide receiver Garrett Wilson all over the field so far. That will be a great matchup to watch throughout the game.

Here are the starters for the Patriots defense:

• OLB: Anfernee Jennings
• DT: Davon Godchaux
• DT: Daniel Ekuale
• DE: Keion White
• LB: Jahlani Tavai
• LB: Raekwon McMillan
• CB: Christian Gonzalez
• CB: Jonathan Jones
• CB: Marcus Jones
• S: Jabrill Peppers
• S: Kyle Dugger

The Patriots won the coin toss and have chosen to defer. Aaron Rodgers and the Jets offense will take the field first.

Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer joined NBC Sports Boston's Patriots Pregame Live and shared what coaches on the Bengals and Seahawks had to say about Jerod Mayo after his first two games as Patriots head coach.

Check out the video above for Breer's report.

Ja'Whaun Bentley's injury will result in linebacker Jahlani Tavai wearing the green dot for the Patriots defense, according to head coach Jerod Mayo.

#Patriots HC Jerod Mayo said during his pre-game hit on @985TheSportsHub that LB Jahlani Tavai will wear the green dot tonight with Ja'Whaun Bentley inactive.

— Evan Lazar (@ezlazar) September 19, 2024

Patriots owner Robert Kraft was interviewed by Taylor Rooks on the Amazon Prime broadcast Thursday night and talked about Jerod Mayo, including an interesting comment about when he considered the former linebacker to be the franchise's next head coach after Bill Belichick.

"Jerod learned a lot from Bill in the technical background, but they're each special individuals," Kraft said. "I've gotten to know Jerod over the last 15 years and, you know, I picked him five years ago to be our next head coach. ... It's great that he had the ability to train under Bill."

Watch the entire interview in the video below:

.@Patriots owner Robert Kraft chats to @TaylorRooks on the culture Jerod Mayo is bringing to the team.#TNFonPrime pic.twitter.com/GItteIC0iA

— NFL on Prime Video (@NFLonPrime) September 19, 2024

With Vederian Lowe inactive, the Patriots are expected to start rookie Caedan Wallace at left tackle. Wallace mostly played right tackle at Penn State last season.

Here is the projected offensive line for New England, based on pre-game warmups:

• LT Caedan Wallace
• LG Michael Jordan
• C David Andrews
• RG Layden Robinson
• RT Mike Onwenu

A lucky fan got an autograph from Patriots rookie wide receiver Ja'Lynn Polk at MetLife Stadium.

A fan with a red Patriots Ja'Lynn Polk throw back jersey finds its way into Polk’s hands to sign. pic.twitter.com/96X3DHKVPZ

— The Camera Guys (@NBCSCameraGuys) September 19, 2024

C.J. Mosley is inactive for the Jets because of a toe injury.

The Jets have a bottom-third run defense through two weeks (EPA/play), and they’re banged up in the front seven. Patriots will no doubt test their ability to hold up against running back Rhamondre Stevenson.

The Jets announced the following players are inactive:

RB Israel Abanikanda
OL Max Mitchell
OL Carter Warren
DL Eric Watts
LB C.J. Mosley
CB Jarrick Bernard-Converse

The loss of C.J. Mosley is a tough setback for the Jets defense.

The Patriots announced the following players are inactive:

• QB Joe Milton III
• LT Vederian Lowe
• LG Sidy Sow
• DE Jamree Kromah
• LB Ja’Whaun Bentley
• CB Marco Wilson

Marco Wilson is a healthy scratch. I wonder if we see Alex Austin as the fourth corner tonight. Wilson has subbed in for Jon Jones the last couple of weeks.

Former Patriots quarterback Brian Hoyer gave his keys to victory for the Patriots during Wednesday's episode of NBC Sports Boston show The Gameplan.

The quarterbacks are on the field a few hours before kickoff.

Jacoby Brissett and Drake Maye getting the lay of the land here at MetLife. pic.twitter.com/8FmIy3OkNA

— Phil Perry (@PhilAPerry) September 19, 2024